Make My Heart Fly

"Make My Heart Fly" is a song by Scottish music duo the Proclaimers. Originally released on the band's 1987 album This Is the Story, "Make My Heart Fly" saw a more complete, full-band release as a single in 1988.

Album version
The version of "Make My Heart Fly" featured on This Is the Story was performed in the same stripped-back acoustic vein as the rest of the record, featuring as its sole instrumentation the backing vocals and acoustic guitar of Charlie Reid, and the lead vocals of Craig Reid.

Single version
For release as a single in 1988, "Make My Heart Fly" saw a longer version recorded with a full-band arrangement.

Cover versions
Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies covered "Make My Heart Fly" for their 1988 demo album Buck Naked.

Reception
In 1989, Bill Wyman of Chicago Reader described "Make My Heart Fly" as "a painted love song [...] of heroic intensity" and "one of the high points" of the album.

Personnel
Album version Single version
 * Craig Reid - vocals
 * Charlie Reid - vocals, acoustic guitar
 * Craig Reid - vocals
 * Charlie Reid - vocals, 12-string guitar
 * Arun Ahman - drums, percussion
 * Hugh Burns - electric guitars
 * Ian Maidman - bass, keyboard
 * Gary Taylor - acoustic guitar, keyboard, backing vocals