Broken Wings by Mr. Mister
Artist: Mr. Mister Weeks at #1: 2 weeks Chart dates: December 7, 1985 – December 14, 1985
About
“Broken Wings” is the lead single from Mr. Mister’s second album Welcome to the Real World. John Lang, one of the track’s songwriters, used Khalil Gibran’s book “The Broken Wings” as a source of inspiration for this song. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1985, where it remained for two weeks.The song peaked at number four in the United Kingdom, the highest chart position the group ever achieved in Britain. Although released in 1985, the song has stayed in the public listening sphere with artists Rick Springfield and Clay Aiken covering the song. On top of this, the song was featured in the game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on fictional station Emotion 98.3. Furthermore, the song has been sampled and rapped over by notable rappers 2Pac (“Until the End of Time”) and Joe Budden.
