"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 ''White Ladder'' is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter David Gray. It was first released in November 1998 through Gray's own record label, IHT Records, but failed to chart. On 24 April 2000, the album was re-released by Dave ...

'' (1998), on 16 July 2001 and charted at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart, number 31 on the

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, and number 11 on the US ''

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'' Triple A chart. Remixes by

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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''.

Track listings

UK CD and cassette single # "Sail Away" (Biffco radio edit) – 3:44 # "Sail Away" (Biffco club mix) – 7:02 # "Sail Away" (Rae and Christian remix) – 5:35 UK DVD single # "Sail Away" (live at the Point video) # "Sail Away" (Biffco radio edit audio) # "

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" (live at the Point video excerpt) # " Please Forgive Me" (live at the Point video excerpt) # "Wisdom" (live at the Point video excerpt)

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the ''

'' album booklet. * David Gray – writing, vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, production *

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– bass, keyboards, drums, production *

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– production *

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– additional production * Steve Sidelnyk – additional programming

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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