I'll Sail This Ship Alone

"I'll Sail This Ship Alone"
Single by the Beautiful South
from the album Welcome to the Beautiful South
B-side	"But 'til Then"
Released	20 November 1989 (1989-11-20)
Length	4:02
Label	Go! Discs
Songwriter(s)	Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray
Producer(s)	Mike Hedges
The Beautiful South singles chronology
"You Keep It All In" (1989) "I'll Sail This Ship Alone" (1989) "A Little Time" (1990)

"I'll Sail This Ship Alone" was the third and final single to be taken from the Beautiful South's debut album, Welcome to the Beautiful South. The single reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1989. The track was remixed for its release as a single; whereas the album version was mainly a simple piano and strings production, the drums were more prominent on the single version.