Sail Away (The Rasmus song)
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"Sail Away" is a song by the Finnish
rock
band The Rasmus
, originally released on the band's sixth studio album
Hide from the Sun
on September 2, 2005. The song was written by the lead singer Lauri Ylönen
. Sail away has been second in United States single list in 2005.
The music video went #1 at MTV Latino
in March 2006. It has also been a popular video on many other music channels in Europe.
The single was released on October 25, 2005 by Playground Music Scandinavia
. The cover of the maxi single is different from the original version. The maxi single contains the PC
-program "The Rasmus Player". The image in the box to the right is the original cover. It is the second single from the album Hide from the Sun.
"Sail Away" is a slow and melodic song with violin featured. The strings were arranged by Jesper Nordenström and performed by Jakob Ruthberg, Anna S Wallgren, Roland Kress and Christian Bergqvist.
Maxi single
, Latvia
on 19th & 20 September 2005. It was directed by the young Berlin
team Mathias Vielsäcker and Christoph Mangler.
In the video, some black butterflies fly away to the sea after singer Lauri Ylönen
is shown walking slowly down a cold-looking beach, singing. He sees a man coming up onto the shore carrying an empty bird-cage and he carries on walking. He sees another man, digging a grave, and a woman (supposedly his wife) standing near him. The woman takes some pills, probably to commit suicide and jerks her head in Ylönen's direction. Ylönen keeps walking, finds a crow's feather on the sand in front of him, and picks it up. As he is walking, he sees some more odd happenings, such as two children dancing around a wooden sculpture (possibly a pyre) in gas masks. The pyre has dolls in coffins hung on it. Ylönen enters a shack as a sand-storm approaches the shore. There, he finds the rest of the band playing the song. He waits a few seconds and after the storm reaches the shack, he resumes playing. Aki Hakala (drummer) and Eero Heinonen (bassist) both turn into sand-figures. At the end of the video, Hakala's head and Heinonen's arms both fall off.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band The Rasmus
The Rasmus
The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1995 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Ylönen , Eero Heinonen , Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen...
, originally released on the band's sixth studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
Hide from the Sun
Hide from the Sun
Hide from the Sun is the sixth studio album by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, originally released in mainland Europe, the UK, Scandinavia and Japan on 12 September 2005. It received Platinum status in Finland and sold more than 15,000 in the UK alone. All in all Hide from the Sun sold 400,000...
on September 2, 2005. The song was written by the lead singer Lauri Ylönen
Lauri Ylönen
Lauri Ylönen is the frontman of the Finnish alternative rock band The Rasmus.-Early days:Ylönen was born and grew up in Helsinki. He learned to play the piano when he was five years old, and later learned to play guitar and drums...
. Sail away has been second in United States single list in 2005.
The music video went #1 at MTV Latino
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
in March 2006. It has also been a popular video on many other music channels in Europe.
The single was released on October 25, 2005 by Playground Music Scandinavia
Playground Music Scandinavia
Playground Music Scandinavia AB is a Scandinavian based record label and is currently owned by Jonas Sjöström....
. The cover of the maxi single is different from the original version. The maxi single contains the PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
-program "The Rasmus Player". The image in the box to the right is the original cover. It is the second single from the album Hide from the Sun.
"Sail Away" is a slow and melodic song with violin featured. The strings were arranged by Jesper Nordenström and performed by Jakob Ruthberg, Anna S Wallgren, Roland Kress and Christian Bergqvist.
Single track listing
CD-single- "Sail Away" – 3:48
- "Sail Away" (Benztown Mixdown) – 5:34
Maxi single
- "Sail Away" – 3:48
- "Sail Away" [acoustic]
- "Sail Away" (Benztown Chillout Remix)
- "Lucifer's Angel" – 4:01
- "The Rasmus Software Player:
- Sail away - music video
- Photo Gallery From the making of the video in Latvia.
- Extra video material
Music video
The music video to "Sail Away" was shot on a beach in RigaRiga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
on 19th & 20 September 2005. It was directed by the young Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
team Mathias Vielsäcker and Christoph Mangler.
Lauri Ylönen
Lauri Ylönen is the frontman of the Finnish alternative rock band The Rasmus.-Early days:Ylönen was born and grew up in Helsinki. He learned to play the piano when he was five years old, and later learned to play guitar and drums...
is shown walking slowly down a cold-looking beach, singing. He sees a man coming up onto the shore carrying an empty bird-cage and he carries on walking. He sees another man, digging a grave, and a woman (supposedly his wife) standing near him. The woman takes some pills, probably to commit suicide and jerks her head in Ylönen's direction. Ylönen keeps walking, finds a crow's feather on the sand in front of him, and picks it up. As he is walking, he sees some more odd happenings, such as two children dancing around a wooden sculpture (possibly a pyre) in gas masks. The pyre has dolls in coffins hung on it. Ylönen enters a shack as a sand-storm approaches the shore. There, he finds the rest of the band playing the song. He waits a few seconds and after the storm reaches the shack, he resumes playing. Aki Hakala (drummer) and Eero Heinonen (bassist) both turn into sand-figures. At the end of the video, Hakala's head and Heinonen's arms both fall off.
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria Singles Top 75 | 53 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 38 |
| Finland Singles Top 20 | 2 |
| Germany Singles Top 100 | 34 |
| Italy Singles Chart | 46 |
| Sweden Singles Top 60 | 58 |
| Swiss Singles Top 100 | 51 |