"Learn to Fly" is the first single from the Foo Fighters' third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. It was released on two different singles in the UK in 1999. "Learn to Fly" is one of the band's most successful singles, including a #19 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 and a #1 peak on Modern Rock Tracks.

"Learn to Fly" is a song originally recorded by United Kingdom boyband A1, and covered by Australian singer Shannon Noll.

Featured on a1's 2001 album Make It Good, "Learn to Fly"—written by a1 bandmember Christian Ingebrigtsen—was never released as a single.

The song was covered in 2004 by singer Shannon Noll, a member of Australian Idol. It was released as the third single from his debut album, That's What I'm Talking About.

The single was promoted as a strictly limited edition release of 40,000 copies, all of which were sold during its 13 week chart run. In July 2004, it debuted at number one on the Australia ARIA singles chart and is certifed Gold by ARIA with sales of 35,000+.

Noll often mentioned that "Learn to Fly" was his favourite track from his debut album, and dedicated the performance of the track to his late father during the "Up Close with Shannon Noll" television special.

The single release includes two previously unreleased b-sides, one being a cover of the Southern Sons 1991 hit "Hold Me In Your Arms" (the song which Shannon auditioned for Australian Idol with) and the other being a cover of the Michael Jackson hit "Gone Too Soon". Shannon performed "Gone Too Soon" to a tearful audience during the broadcast of the 2004 Allan Border Medal as a tribute to Australian cricketer David Hookes who was killed during an altercation at a Melbourne bar several months earlier.