Sailing

song written, composed and recorded by Christopher Cross in 1980
MusicComposition song Q1172628
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Sailing

Summary

Sailing is a song[1]. Sailing ranks in the top 0.83% of song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,605 views/month, #18 of 2,171).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sailing received the Grammy Award for Song of the Year[3].
  • Sailing's instance of is recorded as song[4].
  • Sailing's instance of is recorded as single[5].
  • Sailing's composer is recorded as Christopher Cross[6].
  • Sailing's genre is soft rock[7].
  • Sailing followed Ride Like the Wind[8].
  • Sailing was followed by Never Be the Same[9].
  • Sailing was produced by Michael Omartian[10].
  • Sailing was performed by Christopher Cross[11].
  • Sailing's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[12].
  • Sailing is part of Christopher Cross[13].
  • Sailing's Commons category is recorded as Sailing[14].
  • Sailing's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Sailing's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Sailing was released on June 15, 1980[17].
  • Sailing's lyricist is recorded as Christopher Cross[18].
  • Sailing's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Song of the Year[19].
  • Sailing's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sailing'}[20].
  • Sailing's different from is recorded as Sailing[21].
  • Sailing's form of creative work is recorded as song[22].

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Recognition

Sailing received the Grammy Award for Song of the Year[3].

Why It Matters

Sailing ranks in the top 0.83% of song entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,605 views/month, #18 of 2,171).[2] Sailing has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

What awards did Sailing receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Song of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Sailing. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sailing-q1172628
MLA “Sailing.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sailing-q1172628.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sailing-q1172628_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Sailing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sailing-q1172628}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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