Sail Away (David Gray song) explained

Sail Away
Cover:	Sail Away (David Gray song) cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	David Gray
Album:	White Ladder
Label:	IHT EastWest RCA
Producer:	David Gray Craig McClune Iestyn Polson Marius de Vries
Prev Title:	This Year's Love
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Say Hello Wave Goodbye
Next Year:	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 .

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]

• David Gray – writing, vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, production
• Craig McClune – bass, keyboards, drums, production
• Iestyn Polson – production
• Marius de Vries – additional production
• Steve Sidelnyk – additional programming

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	16 July 2001			^[7]
United States	23 July 2001	Triple A radio	RCA	^[8]

Notes and References

1. Sail Away. David Gray. 2001. UK CD single disc notes. IHT Records, EastWest Records. EW234CD, 8573-89750-2.
2. Sail Away. David Gray. 2001. UK cassette single sleeve. IHT Records, EastWest Records. EW234C, 8573-89750-4.
3. Sail Away. David Gray. 2001. UK DVD single liner notes. IHT Records, EastWest Records. EW234DVD, 8573-89731-9.
4. White Ladder. White Ladder. David Gray. 1998. UK CD album booklet. IHT Records. IHT CD001.
5. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 19. 32. 7. 4 August 2001. 19 September 2020.
6. America's Best: 2001 – Most-Played Triple-A Songs. Airplay Monitor. 9. 51. 45. 21 December 2001.
7. New Releases – For Week Starting July 16, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 23. 14 July 2001. 14 August 2021.
8. Triple A: Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1411. 155. 20 July 2001. 14 August 2021.