Sailing on the Seven Seas

"Sailing on the Seven Seas"
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album Sugar Tax
B-side	"Burning"
Released	18 March 1991 (1991-03-18)[1]
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	3:45
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Andy McCluskey, Stuart Kershaw
Producer(s)	Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"Brides of Frankenstein" (1988) "Sailing on the Seven Seas" (1991) "Pandora's Box" (1991)
Music video
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"Sailing on the Seven Seas" is a 1991 song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and is the leading single from their eighth studio album Sugar Tax. It went to number 3 in the United Kingdom, Sweden and Austria, number 77 in Australia, number 9 in Germany and number 5 in Ireland and was covered by German band Fools Garden in 2015.

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single^[2][3]

1. "Sailing on the Seven Seas"
2. "Burning"

12-inch single^[4]

A. "Sailing on the Seven Seas" (extended version)

B. "Floating on the Seven Seas"

CD single^[5]

1. "Sailing on the Seven Seas"
2. "Floating on the Seven Seas"
3. "Sailing on the Seven Seas" (Larrabee mix)
4. "Sugar Tax"

Special-edition CD single^[6]

1. "Sailing on the Seven Seas" (extended version)
2. "Burning"
3. "Dancing on the Seven Seas"
4. "Big Town"

References

1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 16 March 1991. p. 19.
2. Sailing on the Seven Seas (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Virgin Records. 1991. VS 1310, 113 790.
3. Sailing on the Seven Seas (UK cassette single sleeve). Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Virgin Records. 1991. VSC 1310.
4. Sailing on the Seven Seas (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Virgin Records. 1991. VST1310, 613 790.
5. Sailing on the Seven Seas (UK CD1 liner notes). Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Virgin Records. 1991. VSCDT 1310, 663 790.
6. Sailing on the Seven Seas (UK CD2 liner notes). Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Virgin Records. 1991. VSCDX 1310.