"Skies the Limit"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Behind the Mask
B-side
  • "The Second Time"
  • "Lizard People"
Released1990
GenreRock
Length3:44
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Fleetwood Mac singles chronology
"Save Me"
(1990)		 "Skies the Limit"
(1990)		 "In the Back of My Mind"
(1990)

"Skies the Limit" is a single released in 1990 by British-American band Fleetwood Mac, from their album Behind the Mask. While the single did not chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, it did reach number 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and number 40 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The moderate success of "Skies the Limit" and "Save Me" helped to push their parent album into the US and Canadian top 20, albeit only briefly.[1]

McVie wrote "Skies the Limit" as an upbeat "rally song" with the intention of offsetting some Behind the Mask tracks that she believed were too depressing. "Everything was getting to the point of where it was a downer album. It sounded like this was a potential suicide band, which it wasn't. I decided to write a song that was really up, it was a rally song."[2]

"Skies the Limit" was the only track from Behind the Mask included on The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac 2-CD Set in 2002.[3]

Track listings

US 7-inch vinyl and cassette single (7-19867, 9 19867-4)[4][5]

A. "Skies the Limit" – 3:42
B. "The Second Time" – 2:30

German 7-inch single (5439-19740-7)[6]

A. "Skies the Limit" – 3:45
B. "Lizard People" – 4:48

German maxi-CD single (7599-21709-2)[7]

  1. "Skies the Limit" (LP) – 3:45
  2. "Little Lies" (live) – 4:14
  3. "The Chain" (live) – 5:12

Personnel

Fleetwood Mac

Additional personnel

  • Steve Croes – additional keyboards

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Giles, Jeff. "How Fleetwood Mac Moved On Without Lindsey Buckingham For 'Behind the Mask' Read More: How Fleetwood Mac Moved On Without Lindsey Buckingham For 'Behind the Mask'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Italie, Hillel (22 July 1990). "Christine Talks to Tulsa World (July 1990)". The Blue Letter Archives. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen. "The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac [Reprise]". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Skies the Limit (US 7-inch vinyl disc). Fleetwood Mac. Warner Bros. Records. 1990. 7-19867.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Skies the Limit (US cassette single sleeve). Fleetwood Mac. Warner Bros. Records. 1990. 9 19867-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Skies the Limit (German 7-inch vinyl disc). Fleetwood Mac. Warner Bros. Records. 1990. 5439-19740-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Skies the Limit (German maxi-CD single liner notes). Fleetwood Mac. Warner Bros. Records. 1990. 7599-21709-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "Bubbling Down Under". www.bubblingdownunder.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1341." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1328." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Tipparade-lijst van week 34, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Fleetwood Mac – Skies the Limit" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  14. ↑ "Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  15. ↑ "Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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