Sail Away (David Gray song)

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"Sail Away"
Sail Away (David Gray song) cover.jpg
Single by David Gray
from the album White Ladder
Released16 July 2001 (2001-07-16)
Length5:15
Label
Songwriter(s) David Gray
Producer(s)
David Gray singles chronology
"This Year's Love"
(2001)
"Sail Away"
(2001)
"Say Hello Wave Goodbye"
(2001)

"Sail Away" is a song by British singer-songwriter David Gray. It was released as the fourth single from his fourth studio album, White Ladder (1998), on 16 July 2001 and charted at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart, number 31 on the Irish Singles Chart, and number 11 on the US Billboard Triple-A chart. Remixes by Rae and Christian and Biffco were also commissioned and featured on the single formats. The DVD single features live video footage taken from his concert DVD release David Gray: Live .

Contents

Track listings

UK CD and cassette single [1] [2]

  1. "Sail Away" (Biffco radio edit) – 3:44
  2. "Sail Away" (Biffco club mix) – 7:02
  3. "Sail Away" (Rae and Christian remix) – 5:35

UK DVD single [3]

  1. "Sail Away" (live at the Point video)
  2. "Sail Away" (Biffco radio edit audio)
  3. "This Year's Love" (live at the Point video excerpt)
  4. "Please Forgive Me" (live at the Point video excerpt)
  5. "Wisdom" (live at the Point video excerpt)

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the White Ladder album booklet. [4]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [11] Platinum30,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom16 July 2001
  • CD
  • cassette
[13]
United States23 July 2001 Triple-A radio RCA [14]

References

  1. Sail Away (UK CD single disc notes). IHT Records, EastWest Records. 2001. EW234CD, 8573-89750-2.
  2. Sail Away (UK cassette single sleeve). IHT Records, EastWest Records. 2001. EW234C, 8573-89750-4.
  3. Sail Away (UK DVD single liner notes). IHT Records, EastWest Records. 2001. EW234DVD, 8573-89731-9.
  4. White Ladder (UK CD album booklet). IHT Records. 1998. IHT CD001.
  5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 19, no. 32. 4 August 2001. p. 7. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. "Irish-charts.com – Discography David Gray". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  9. "David Gray Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  10. "America's Best: 2001 – Most-Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor . Vol. 9, no. 51. 21 December 2001. p. 45.
  11. "New Zealand single certifications – David Gray – Sail Away". Radioscope. Retrieved 7 April 2025.Type Sail Away in the "Search:" field.
  12. "British single certifications – David Gray – Sail Away". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  13. "New Releases – For Week Starting July 16, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 14 July 2001. p. 23. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  14. "Triple A: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records . No. 1411. 20 July 2001. p. 155. Retrieved 14 August 2021.