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"Sailing" is a song written by Gavin Sutherland and recorded by The Sutherland Bros. Band (featuring the Sutherland Brothers Gavin and Iain). Released in June 1972, it can be found on their album 'Lifeboat' released in the same year.^[2]

Rod Stewart recorded the song at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, for his 1975 album Atlantic Crossing, and it was subsequently a number 1 hit in the UK in September 1975 for four weeks.^[3] The single returned to the UK top 10 a year later when used as the theme music for the BBC documentary series Sailor, about HMS Ark Royal. Having been a hit twice, it remains Stewart's biggest-selling single in the UK, with sales of over a million copies.^[4]

The music video was shot in New York Harbor in 1975 and credited with a 1978 completion date. It also was one of the first to be aired on MTV when it launched on 1 August 1981.^[5] Despite Stewart's great popularity in the United States, the song never climbed higher than number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[6]

The song was re-released by Stewart as a charity single after the Zeebrugge ferry disaster in 1987,^[7] and was reworked by a group of musicians led by Steve Hackett as a protest song against the repatriation of Vietnamese boat people by Hong Kong in 1990.^[8] Stewart performed the song at the Concert for Diana (a concert in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, who had died 10 years earlier) at Wembley stadium on 1 July 2007.^[9]

Robin Trower covered the song for his "Long Misty Days" album.^[10] The melody has been used for the chant "No one likes us, we don't care".^[11]

Chart performance

Chart (1975)	Peak position	Australia (Kent Music Report)^[12]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[13]	2
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)^[14]	1
Canada (RPM 100 Singles)^[15]	58
France (SNEP)^[16]	47
Invalid chart entered Germany2	4
Ireland (IRMA)^[17]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[18]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[19]	1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[20]	3
Norway (VG-lista)^[21]	1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[22]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[23]	20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[24]	2
UK (Official Charts Company)^[3]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[25]	58

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[26]	7
Italy (FIMI)^[27]	8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[20]	9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[23]	13
UK (Official Charts Company)^[3]	3

Chart (1978)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[20]	16

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[13]	24
Ireland (IRMA)^[17]	30
UK (Official Charts Company)^[3]	41

References

^ "Rod Stewart - Sailing sheet music". Justsheetmusic.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013. "This soft rock category version of Stewart topped the charts in UK for 4 weeks and became the best selling single track for Stewart in the UK."
^ The Encyclopedia of rock, Volume 3. Panther Books. 1976. p. 264. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Rod Stewart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ Ami Sedghi (4 November 2012). "UK's million-selling singles: the full list". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ "MTV flashback: Rod Stewart's Sailing". Nippertown. 1 August 2011.
^ "Rod Stewart – Chart History – The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
^ "Crew member's body recovered from ferry". Glasgow Herald. Google News. 12 March 1987. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ "Song for boat people". The Age. Google News. 14 December 1989. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ Caroline Briggs (2 July 2007). "Old and new stars celebrate Diana". BBC News. News.bbc.co.uk.
^ Michael P. Dawson. "Long Misty Days review at Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ Tim Steer (27 August 2011). "Britain's pension funds should invest closer to home". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited.
^ bulion. "Forum - ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts - CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". ARIA. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Rod Stewart – Sailing" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ "Sailing - ROD STEWART". VRT (in Dutch). Top30-2.radio2.be. Retrieved 30 July 2013. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 1
^ "Top Singles - Volume 24, No. 10_11_12, December 13 1975". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste". Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc (in French). InfoDisc.fr. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013. You have to use the index at the top of the page and search "Rod Stewart"
^ ^a ^b "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". IRMA. Retrieved 30 July 2013. 2nd and 4th results when searching "Sailing"
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Rod Stewart - Sailing" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ "Rod Stewart – Sailing" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rod Stewart – Sailing". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ "Rod Stewart – Sailing". VG-lista. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (S)". Rock.co.za. John Samson. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Rod Stewart – Sailing". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ "Rod Stewart – Sailing". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ "Atlantic Crossing awards at Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ "Rod Stewart – Sailing" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ "Indice per Interprete: S". HitParadeItalia (in Italian). Creative Commons. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

External links

"Rod Stewart: Sailing" at Discogs (list of releases)
Template:MetroLyrics song

Preceded by "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)" by The Stylistics	UK number-one single (Rod Stewart version) 6 September 1975 (4 weeks)	Succeeded by "Hold Me Close" by David Essex

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[1] "Rod Stewart - Sailing sheet music". Justsheetmusic.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013. "This soft rock category version of Stewart topped the charts in UK for 4 weeks and became the best selling single track for Stewart in the UK."

[2] The Encyclopedia of rock, Volume 3. Panther Books. 1976. p. 264. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

[UK-3] "Rod Stewart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[4] Ami Sedghi (4 November 2012). "UK's million-selling singles: the full list". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

[5] "MTV flashback: Rod Stewart's Sailing". Nippertown. 1 August 2011.

[6] "Rod Stewart – Chart History – The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

[7] "Crew member's body recovered from ferry". Glasgow Herald. Google News. 12 March 1987. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[8] "Song for boat people". The Age. Google News. 14 December 1989. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[9] Caroline Briggs (2 July 2007). "Old and new stars celebrate Diana". BBC News. News.bbc.co.uk.

[10] Michael P. Dawson. "Long Misty Days review at Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[11] Tim Steer (27 August 2011). "Britain's pension funds should invest closer to home". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited.

[12] ulion. "Forum - ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts - CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". ARIA. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[sc_Flanders_Rod_Stewart-13] "Rod Stewart – Sailing" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[14] "Sailing - ROD STEWART". VRT (in Dutch). Top30-2.radio2.be. Retrieved 30 July 2013. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 1

[15] "Top Singles - Volume 24, No. 10_11_12, December 13 1975". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[16] "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste". Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc (in French). InfoDisc.fr. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013. You have to use the index at the top of the page and search "Rod Stewart"

[IRL-17] "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". IRMA. Retrieved 30 July 2013. 2nd and 4th results when searching "Sailing"

[sc_Dutch40_Rod_Stewart_-_Sailing-18] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Rod Stewart - Sailing" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[sc_Dutch100_Rod_Stewart-19] "Rod Stewart – Sailing" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[sc_New_Zealand_Rod_Stewart-20] "Rod Stewart – Sailing". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[sc_Norway_Rod_Stewart-21] "Rod Stewart – Sailing". VG-lista. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[22] "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (S)". Rock.co.za. John Samson. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[sc_Sweden_Rod_Stewart-23] "Rod Stewart – Sailing". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[sc_Switzerland_Rod_Stewart-24] "Rod Stewart – Sailing". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[25] "Atlantic Crossing awards at Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[sc_Austria_Rod_Stewart-26] "Rod Stewart – Sailing" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[27] "Indice per Interprete: S". HitParadeItalia (in Italian). Creative Commons. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

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