"Singles certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America" . "%22I Believe I Can Fly%22 is a 1996 song written, produced and performed by R&B singer R. Kelly from the soundtrack to the 1996 film Space Jam. It was originally released on November 26, 1996, and was later included on Kelly's 1998 album R..In early 1997, %22I Believe I Can Fly%22 reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100; it was kept from the No. 1 spot by Toni Braxton's %22Un-Break My Heart%22. Although Kelly has had two number one songs, %22I Believe I Can Fly%22 is his most successful single. It peaked at number one on the Billboard R&B Singles, and also topped the charts in the United Kingdom. It has won three Grammy Awards, and was ranked No. 406 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004. The music video was directed by Kelly with Hype Williams." . "Rhythm and blues ballads" . . "August 1996" . "2006-10-16"^^ . "17"^^ . . "Atlantic Records" . "1996 singles" . . "I Believe I Can Fly" . "Gold" . "Jive Records" . "Songs written by R. Kelly" . "550227" . "R. Kelly" . "Pop ballads" . "Singles certified silver by the Syndicat National de l'\u00C9dition Phonographique" . . "European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles" . "1996 songs" . "R. Kelly" . "true"^^ . . "R. Kelly songs" . . "true"^^ . "NBC Sports" . "120.0"^^ . "Platinum" . "Bianca Ryan songs" . "185" . "Irish Singles Chart number-one singles" . "TRFDATM12903CA445B" . "UK Singles Chart number-one singles" . "english" . "Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles" . "Music videos directed by Hype Williams" . "Number-one singles in Switzerland" . . "320000.0"^^ . "1990s ballads" . "false"^^ . "2"^^ . "a6685ec6-2a43-42ee-901d-8b498e3ba868" . "Number-one singles in New Zealand" . "-0.337203"^^ . "-0.383129"^^ . "Jive Records singles" . "Cassette single" . "-9.6"^^ . . "USJI19610437" . . . . . . "1997 singles" . . "724514"^^ . "1996-11-26"^^ . . . "Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media" . "5714dee025ac0d8aee4eb11e" . "CD single" . "I Believe I Can Fly" . . . "Dutch Top 40 number-one singles" . "eng" . "National Basketball Association music" . "Looney Tunes songs" .