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"Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" is a 1988 UK #1 single by Enya. The song is often incorrectly referred to as "Sail Away", a phrase repeated during the chorus. The American version of the single, however, was retitled "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)".
Background
The song was highly popular in the early 1990s and was featured on many pop music compilations.[citation needed] It shares part of its name with Orinoco Studios (now Miloco Studios), where it was recorded. [citation needed]
The division of syllables to follow the pattern of music may trick the listener into thinking that the song is written in Latin (as some Enya tracks are), but the lyrics are in fact English. At the end of the song she pays tribute to Warner Brothers Music UK CEO Rob Dickins and makes a more veiled reference to producer Ross Cullum.
In 1998 a special edition 10th anniversary remix single was released.
Locations referenced in lyrics (in order of mention)
- Orinoco River, Venezuela
- Tripoli, Libya
- Yellow Sea, Between Korea and China
- Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Palau, islands near the Philippines
- Avalon, British Isles
- Fiji, Fiji islands
- Tiree, Scotland
- Isles of Ebony, England
- Peru, Peru
- Cebu, Philippines
- Babylon, Iraq
- Bali, Indonesia
- Cali, a city in Colombia
- Coral Sea, Australia
- Ebudae (Inner Hebrides), Scotland (also the name of a later Enya song)
- Khartoum, Sudan
- Sea of Clouds, the Moon, possibly Mount Huangshan, China
- Island of the Moon (Madagascar)
- Ross Dependency, a part of Antarctica, (also an in-song reference to Ross Cullum)
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Appearances
- Louise Brooks (Kathryn Drysdale) in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps on BBC Three refers to "Orinoco Flow" as a birthing method as she is pretending to give birth.
- In 2000, a sample of "Orinoco Flow" was used by Rodney "El Chombo" Clark in his production of the track "Moriran", performed by Aldo Ranks.
- The song is featured during the credits for the season 1 finale of Peep Show.
- "Orinoco Flow" is also featured on the hit Celtic album (and production) Celtic Woman
- The song also received increased popularity[citation needed] after featuring in a U.S. commercial for car maker Volkswagen.
- It is also mentioned in the lyrics of the GLC song "RnB" in the line "Rap slow, like Enya in Orinoco Flow".
- The song is used in the opening and closing titles of Louis' Limerick's in the 2008 and 2009 series of X-factor.
- A parody of the song is used in an episode of South Park where Stan's grandfather plays this song to simulate how horrible his old age feels to him, and to convince Stan to kill him.
- Libera performs a cover in their 2008 album, "New Dawn".
- In an episode of I'm Alan Partridge, Alan is seen singing the 'Sail Away' line of the song in a BP petrol station whilst his former headteacher waits to be served.
- "Orinoco Flow" was featured in an ad aired for the introduction of new Czech channel PRIMA Cool, launched by MTG on april 1, 2009.[1]
- The song was in the soundtrack of a Brazilian Telenovela called "Que Rei sou Eu?" (Which King am I?), released by Rede Globo on February 13th of 1989.
- The song was played in the background on Channel 4 Star Stories : Peter Andre and Jordan.
- At the Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 James Corden and Mathew Horne performed a comedic dance to Orinoco Flow.
- The song was used in the audio greetings on-board Aer Lingus transatlantic flights
- Orinoco Flow is played in Kath & Kim where Kath sings Orinoco Flow after buying the CD on her honeymoon.
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Certifications
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| UK[2] | Silver | November 1, 1988 | 200,000 |
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See also
References
- ^ http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2009/03/02/cool-april-for-czech-prima/
- ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved September 5, 2008)
- ^ a b c d e f "Orinoco Flow", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 48, 1988". Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ a b c Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved September 5, 2008)
- ^ 1989 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved September 5, 2008)
- ^ 1989 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
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