Come Sail Away

"Come Sail Away"
Artwork for US and Dutch vinyl releases
Single by Styx
from the album The Grand Illusion
B-side"Put Me On"
ReleasedAugust 1977 (US)[1]
Recorded1977
Genre
Length3:10 (Single Version)
6:07 (Album Version)
4:30 (w/o instrumental)[4]
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Dennis DeYoung
Producer(s)Styx
Styx singles chronology
"Crystal Ball"
(1977)
"Come Sail Away"
(1977)
"Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)"
(1978)
Alternate cover

"Come Sail Away" is a song by American pop-rock group Styx, written and sung by singer and songwriter Dennis DeYoung and featured on the band's seventh album The Grand Illusion (1977). Upon its release as the lead single from the album, "Come Sail Away" peaked at #8 in January 1978 on the Billboard Hot 100, and helped The Grand Illusion achieve multi-platinum sales in 1978. It is one of the biggest hits of Styx's career.

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  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (November 27, 2019). "The Number Ones: Player's "Baby Come Back"". Stereogum. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2023. Styx's majestic, melodramatic, utterly preposterous prog-pop opus "Come Sail Away" peaked at #8 behind "Baby Come Back".
  3. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "Artificial Heart: Corporate Rock". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
  4. ^ "Styx - Come Sail Away (Official Video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 23 April 2021.