Sailing (Christopher Cross song)
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"Sailing" single cover art
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Single by Christopher Cross from the album Christopher Cross |
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A-side | "Sailing" | ||||
B-side | "Poor Shirley" | ||||
Released | 1980 | ||||
Genre | Soft rock Pop |
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Length | 4:14 | ||||
Label | Warner Bros. | ||||
Writer(s) | Christopher Cross | ||||
Producer | Michael Omartian | ||||
Christopher Cross singles chronology | |||||
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Sailing is a #1 Easy Listening single, written and performed by Christopher Cross on his 1980 eponymous debut album. The song was a phenomenal hit, winning Grammys for best new record, song, and arrangement of the year. VH1 named this the greatest soft rock song of all time.
It was a number one single in the USA.
'N Sync covered this song on their 1998 debut album *NSYNC.
The lyrics tell of the joys of sailing.
The Mexican airline AeroMéxico used the theme in the middle 1980s as a jingle in its ads; it was also used by the cigarette brand Winston.
Preceded by "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single August 30, 1980 |
Succeeded by "Upside Down" by Diana Ross |
Preceded by "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John |
ARC Weekly Top 40 number one single August 23, 1980 |
Succeeded by "Emotional Rescue" by The Rolling Stones |
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