O' Sailor

"O' Sailor"
Single by Fiona Apple
from the album Extraordinary Machine
ReleasedAugust 16, 2005 (U.S.)
StudioPhantom Studios, LA and Stanley Recordings, Venice, CA
GenreArt rock[1]
Length5:36
LabelEpic
SongwriterFiona Apple
Producers
Fiona Apple singles chronology
"Paper Bag"
(2000) 		"O' Sailor"
(2005) 		"Parting Gift"
(2005)
Music video
"O' Sailor" on YouTube

"O' Sailor" is a song written and performed by American singer Fiona Apple and recorded for her third studio album Extraordinary Machine (2005). On August 15, 2005, ahead of the album's release in early October, Epic Records made both "O' Sailor" and "Parting Gift" for streaming on Apple's website. The following day, the songs were released for digital download at the online iTunes Music Store. It was later released to US adult album alternative radio stations on September 12, 2005.[2]

The single's video, directed by Floria Sigismondi, was filmed aboard the RMS Queen Mary and premiered on VH1 on November 7.[3] It was nominated for eight Music Video Production Company Awards — in the categories of "Direction of a Female Artist", "Director of the Year", "Art Direction", "Cinematography", "Choreography", "Styling", "Hair" and "Make-Up"[4] — and won two: "Direction of a Female Artist" and "Hair".[5]

Formats and track listing

Acetate promo CD single:
1. O' Sailor (Radio Edit) (4:39)
2. O' Sailor (Album Version) (5:36)

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Triple A Indicator (Radio & Records)[6] 15

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ Billboard Staff (April 15, 2025). "The 100 Best Songs of 2005: Staff Picks". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2025. ..."O' Sailor" is an art-rock voyage worth taking.
  2. ^ Trias, Mike (September 9, 2005). "R&R Going for Adds – Triple A". Radio & Records. No. 1623. Los Angeles, CA. p. 28. ISSN 0277-4860.
  3. ^ VH1 :: VH1's Music Radar, November 3, 2005
  4. ^ "mvpa - music video award nominees 2006". Archived from the original on 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2006-05-30.
  5. ^ "mvpa - events". Archived from the original on 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2006-05-30.
  6. ^ "R&R Triple A Top 30 Indicator". Radio & Records. No. 1636. Los Angeles, CA. December 9, 2005. p. 102. ISSN 0277-4860.

References


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