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) and Germany. Initially, "Free" appeared on the original soundtrack to the comedy film "Bait" (2000) starring Jamie Foxx. As effort to continue to increase "Fear of Flying" sales performance, her label opted to include "Free" on a re-release edition of "Fear of Flying". A disco dance inspired track written in collaboration with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, "Free" was added to the re-release edition of "Fear of Flying" and chosen as the third and final single. A late blooming minor hit, "Free" peaked at number forty-two on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number fifty-two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.