PRETTY WINGS, One of The Top Songs of 2009
PRETTY WINGS (Maxwell, BLACKsummers’night 2009) is topping many lists as the year of 2009 comes to a close. This year alone, the single saw much success on the Billboard charts and US. airway charts having consecutively held the number one slot on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for a record number of 14 weeks. Thus, joining 4 other songs that hold the top spots on the chart in its entire history. Also, the song managed to remain in the number one spot on the URBAN AC (Adult Contemporary) charts for many weeks; often times, wrestling for the top position with Maxwell’s second single, BAD HABITS.
Whether the lists are focusing on R&B songs, love songs or just songs in general, one thing is for sure, Pretty Wings is a song to remember not only for the close of 2009 but for the ending of the 200s. Below are a few lists Pretty Wings has graced, along with the Pretty Wings music video.
3 ) -”Pretty Wings” by Maxwell
I love, love, love this one. You can’t go wrong with Maxwell’s sexy, soulful, soothing voice. It’s the classic if you love someone set them free. He sets her free so she can fly. He also reveals that he wasn’t the greatest man to her singing he should’ve given her better nights and days. “Let love set you free to flap your pretty wings and fly” by Christina Porcelli Top 10 Love Songs of 2009 | Associated Content
8 ) -Maxwell: ‘Pretty Wings’
This top R&B song from 2009 is about how Maxwell’s last relationship ended; he left so he could be free to find someone new to love. The song was a hit, peaking No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-hop Songs chart and earning a 2010 Grammy nomination for Song of the Year by Boonsri Dickinson Top R&B Songs of 2009 | AOL Radio
3 )- “Pretty Wings,” Maxwell
A luscious, bittersweet ballad that was the perfect re-entry for Maxwell after an eight-year layoff by Nekesa Mumbi Moody | Associated Press
Sources: Billboard, Maxwell (vevo), Associated Press, AOL Radio, Associated Content
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