"Expecting to Fly" is a song written by Neil Young and performed by Buffalo Springfield.

[3] During one of the times that Young had left the band, he booked a studio to record the song with outside musicians under the impression that it would be for a Neil Young solo project rather than for Buffalo Springfield.

[4] Producer Jack Nitzsche provided the orchestral arrangement featuring a string section plus an English horn.

The song does not feature any members of Buffalo Springfield other than Young.

In the 2018 music documentary film, Echo in the Canyon, it is suggested "Expecting to Fly" marks and exemplifies a shift in a late 1960s's movement from group-oriented folk rock compositions toward more individualized performances and single-artist recordings.