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{{Infobox song
| name          = Learning to Fly
| cover         =
| alt           =
| border        = yes
| type          = single
| artist        = [[Christina Aguilera]]
| album         = [[Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (soundtrack)#Original songs|Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie]]
| released      = September 22, 2023
| recorded      =
| studio        =
| venue         =
| genre         = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length        = 2:56
| label         = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| writer        = *Christina Aguilera
*Jeremy Silver
| producer      = *Aguilera
*Jeremy Silver
*[[Pinar Toprak]]
| prev_title    = [[No Es Que Te Extrañe]]
| prev_year     = 2022
| next_title    =
| next_year     =
| misc          = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|0VFbFL39s1w|"Learning to Fly"}}|header=Lyric video|type=single}}
}}
"'''Learning to Fly'''" is a song by American singer [[Christina Aguilera]] from the soundtrack of the animated film ''[[Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie]]'' (2023). Written by Aguilera and Jeremy Silver, and produced by Silver, Aguilera, and [[Pinar Toprak]], the song was released on September 22, 2023, as the third standalone single from the soundtrack.
The song received positive reviews. It was praised for its emotional message, Aguilera's vocals and its piano arrangement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saunders |first=Ashley |date=2023-09-26 |title="Paw Patrol The Mighty Movie Review: A Family-Friendly Crowd-Pleaser" |url=https://www.withashleyandco.com/2023/09/paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-review/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=With Ashley and Company |archive-date=2023-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928231025/https://www.withashleyandco.com/2023/09/paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-review/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> Music and film critics considered it a classic "tearjerker".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bache |first=Vaibhav |date=2023-09-18 |title="Review of 'PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie': a super powerful sequel" |url=https://cocktailbooz.com/review-of-paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-a-super-powerful-sequel/|access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Cocktail Booz |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/rq6js|url-status=live }}</ref>
==Background and release==
At the end of August 2023, [[Paramount Pictures]] and Spin Master Entertainment revealed that the soundtrack of the animated film ''Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie'' would feature a song by Aguilera.<ref name="AM1">{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=2023-08-29 |title=''PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie'' Tunes Up with Tracks from Christina Aguilera, Bryson Tiller & More |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/08/paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-tunes-up-with-tracks-from-christina-aguilera-bryson-tiller-more/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Animation Magazine |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230921150904/https://www.nimationmagazine.net/2023/08/paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-tunes-up-with-tracks-from-christina-aguilera-bryson-tiller-more/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Cal Brunker, director of ''PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie'', noted that "When approaching the subject of [the soundtrack], we always start with the artist, looking at it from the perspective of an emotional story. Take Christina Aguilera's song for example: there's a really intense moment about Skye's story in the film, and Aguilera gives a heartwarming display of her vocal skills."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cento |first=Salvatore |date=2023-09-07 |title="Exclusive - PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie Director and Producer Discuss Pups with Superpowers" |url=https://movieweb.com/paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-cal-brunker-laura-clunie-interview/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=MovieWeb |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231110110434/https://movieweb.com/paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-cal-brunker-laura-clunie-interview/|url-status=live }}</ref>
The song was released on September 22, 2023 although promotion was halted due to the [[2023 SAG-AFTRA strike|2023 SAG–AFTRA strike]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-24 |title="Where does the actors' strike stand?" |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/business/media/actors-strike-hollywood-sag-aftra.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
==Composition==
The song was written by Jeremy Silver and Christina Aguilera.<ref name="AM1"/> The strings were arranged by Pinar Toprak, with whom Aguilera previously collaborated with, on her 2019 residency, [[The Xperience]].<ref name="AM1"/>
== Critical reception ==
==Music video==
On September 22, 2023, a promotional lyric video appeared online. It premiered on [[Nick Jr]]. on [[YouTube]]. The clip shows scenes from the animated film ''[[Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie|Paw Patrol 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VFbFL39s1w|title="'Learning to Fly' (Official Lyric Video) PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie"|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=September 22, 2023|access-date=October 23, 2023}}</ref>
==Personnel==
* [[Songwriting|Writing]] – Jeremy Silver, Christina Aguilera
* [[Record producer|Producing]] – Jeremy Silver, Christina Aguilera, [[Pinar Toprak]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/09/22/christina-aguileras-original-song-learning-to-fly-from-paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-released/|title="Christina Aguilera's Original Song 'Learning to Fly' from 'PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie' Released"|publisher= Film Music Reporter|date=September 22, 2023|access-date=October 14, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Audio mixing|Mixing]] – [[Manny Marroquin]]
* Orchestral arrangement – Pinar Toprak
* [[A&R]] – Nicelle Richards
* Executive production – SALXCO<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinemanerdz.com/christina-aguilera-paw-patrol-the-mighty-movie-song-released/|title=Christina Aguilera "PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie" Song Released|publisher= CinemaNerdz|date=September 23, 2023|access-date=October 19, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Music supervision]] – Trygge Toven, Format Entertainment; co-author Shie Rozow
==Release history==
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! scope="col"| Date
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! scope="row"| Various
| rowspan="4"| September 22, 2023
| rowspan="4"| {{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}}
| rowspan="4"| [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/learning-to-fly-single/1707931350|title="Learning to Fly – Single by Christina Aguilera"|work=Apple Music — [[Apple Inc.]]|access-date=September 26, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Germany
|-
! scope="row"| Italy
|-
! scope="row"| France
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Christina Aguilera songs}}
{{Paw Patrol}}
[[Category:2023 singles]]
[[Category:2023 songs]]
[[Category:Pop ballads]]
[[Category:Christina Aguilera songs]]
[[Category:RCA Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs written for animated films]]
[[Category:Songs written by Christina Aguilera]]
[[Category:Paw Patrol]]