"We Fly High"
Single by Jim Jones
from the album Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)
A-side	"Reppin' Time"
Released	October 21, 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:56
Label	Koch/Diplomat
Songwriter(s)	Jim Jones, Zukhan Bey
Producer(s)	Zukhan Bey
Jim Jones singles chronology
"I Love You" (2006) "We Fly High" (2006) "We Fly High (Remix)" (2006)
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"We Fly High" is a song by American rapper Jim Jones, released as the lead single from his third studio album, Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) (2006). The song is Jim Jones' highest-charting single to date, charting at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. It was written by Jones and produced by Zukhan Bey who produced his previous single, "Baby Girl".

Music video

The music video was directed by Dale Resteghini (a.k.a. RAGE) and Jim Jones (a.k.a. CAPO). Several of Jones' cohorts, namely Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, Max B and Stack Bundles, all make cameo appearances. Jones' girlfriend at the time, Chrissy Lampkin, and his manager, Yandy Smith, of VH1's Love & Hip Hop fame also make appearances in the music video. Parts of the music video were filmed in front of a green screen.

Charts

Remix

"We Fly High (Remix)"
Single by Jim Jones featuring T.I., Diddy, Birdman and Young Dro
from the album A Dipset X-Mas
Released	November 1, 2006
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:26 ("A Dipset X-Mas" Version) 4:35 (Main Version) 4:49 (Video Version)
Label	Koch, Diplomat
Songwriter(s)	Jim Jones, Charly Wingate, Clifford Harris, Jr., Sean Combs, Bryan Williams, D'Juan Hart
Producer(s)	Zukhan-Bey
Jim Jones singles chronology
"We Fly High" (2006) "We Fly High (Remix)" (2006) "Emotionless" (2007)
T.I. singles chronology
"Top Back (Remix)" (2006) "We Fly High (Remix)" (2006) "I'm a Flirt (Remix)" (2007)
Diddy singles chronology
"Tell Me" (2006) "We Fly High (Remix)" (2006) "Last Night" (2007)
Birdman singles chronology
"Leather So Soft" (2006) "We Fly High (Remix)" (2006) "Make It Rain (Remix)" (2007)
Young Dro singles chronology
"Top Back (Remix)" (2006) "We Fly High (Remix)" (2006) "Tell 'em What They Wanna Hear" (2006)

The official remix of the song features fellow American rappers T.I., Diddy, Juelz Santana, Birdman and Young Dro. It is featured on Jim Jones' compilation album A Dipset X-Mas and released as its lead single. The album and digital download versions of the remix features an additional verse by Jermaine Dupri after Diddy's verse.

• Other Versions
  • "We Fly High" (NY Giants Remix)
  • "Brooklyn High" (Jim Jones Diss) (Jay-Z)
  • "We Fly High" (Beef Mix) (featuring Juelz Santana & Jim Jones)
  • "We Fly High" (Reggaeton Remix) (featuring Tego Calderón & Don Omar)
  • "We Fly High" (New Orleans) (Lil Wayne Remix) (Lil Wayne & Mack Maine)
  • "We Fly High" (Cassidy Remix) Cassidy

Confrontation with Jay-Z

Soon after "We Fly High" was released, Jay-Z recorded a diss aimed at Jim Jones, entitled "Brooklyn High", over the same beat. The chorus contains the vocals of Jones and others, but the phrase "BALLIN'!" was replaced by Jay-Z yelling "Brooklyn!". The song is thought to be disrespectful of both Jones and Cam'ron, another Dipset hip hop artist.

Jim Jones has released a rebuttal to Jay-Z's song "Brooklyn High" also on the "We Fly High" beat. Less than a day after Jay-Z's retaliative record came out, Jim Jones and Juelz Santana released a remix called "We Fly High (Beef Mix)" in response to Jay-Z.

Popularity

The song's popularity began throughout the US in October 2006 when the New York Giants' Michael Strahan and teammates began taking "jump shots" to celebrate sacks against the Washington Redskins.^[10]

Because of this incident, the NFL issued a "clarification" two weeks after the Giants/Redskins game^[11] to remind the Giants that if their celebrations included two or more players, that they would be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct.^[12] The song is also popular across North America; when played in the clubs, it is typical for everyone to take "jump shots" when Jim Jones says "ballin'". The dance in the video along with the jump shot has been named the "Fadeaway" by Jones.

WWE's Montel Vontavious Porter, is known to do the "Fadeaway" jump shot before dropping an elbow on his opponent. The crowd often cheers "ballin'" before the elbow drop. Homicide celebrated with this song after defeating Bryan Danielson for the ROH World Championship in his hometown of New York City at the Manhattan Center. Combat Zone Wrestling group BLKOUT has also used the song as their entrance theme.

The song has become Jim Jones' most successful single to date, peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first top ten single. The single also remains his most successful single on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and Hot Rap Tracks, peaking at number 4 and number 1, respectively, and also ranked at number 1 on the Hot RingMasters chart. It has been certified Platinum by the RIAA, as a digital single and as a "Master Tone" (a.k.a. Ringtone).

Jones has also made a "We Fly High" remix for the New York Giants and a "We Fly High" reggaeton version remixed by the famous reggaeton producer; Nely 'El Arma Secreta', or 'The Secret Weapon', which features Jones, Tego Calderón and Don Omar.

On the BET show Rap City, The Game used the second verse from his new album Doctor's Advocate from the song "Too Much" while rapping on the "We Fly High" beat. It was also featured in the Electronic Arts game Def Jam Icon.

Soulja Boy's song "Report Card" samples the Ballin ad-lib.

"We Fly High" was also used as the introduction song to the videos by Anthony Pinto under the alias of 'Chad Warden' on YouTube, who is mainly known as one of the earliest internet trolls on YouTube.

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