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) track, "The Best of Me", was produced by Swizz Beatz, and features Jadakiss. The TLC-sounding "How You Gonna Tell Me" has Mýa telling her girlfriend to spare her bad advice, while the "dance-floor-ready" "Takin' Me Over", produced by Robin Thicke featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, begins with Mýa acting like the women she has expressed dislike for, while holed up in her bathroom with hair products. Track fourteen, "Can't Believe", is an emotional ballad. Initially set for a late 1999 release, "Fear of Flying" was later scheduled for a February 2000 release, before Interscope settled on an April 25, 2000