Fear of Flying (album) Mýa recorded by the same name — not from Erica Jong's 1973 novel of the same name. During an interview with "Billboard", which discussed the name, Mýa noted that while she had not been aware of the book, she later "started reading it and noticed a lot of similarities: ""Fear of Flying" is a metaphor for the ups and downs of life. It's about handling things like an adult, knowing you must have faith to make anything happen." Interscope hired photographer and director David LaChapelle to shoot the images for the album's packaging. While she admired the work of Dave
Fear of Flying (album) release date. In Germany, it was released June 19, 2000, while in the United Kingdom, "Fear of Flying" was released on 24 July, 2000. Interscope hoped that the album would attract both pop and R&B/hip-hop audiences, with Steve Stoute, president of black music and executive VP for Interscope-Geffen-A&M commenting that all marketing surrounding the album's release would "be paying attention to the street audiences with this album." He added: "We're also looking to build upon her previous success. She gained a large pop audience through "Ghetto Supastar" and "Take Me There." She's also grown as an artist and her music