Come Sail Away

Styx · 1977

Signature

C major · 8B 6:05 Multiple Crescendos · peaks 4:17 Energy 3 of 5 Bright

key confidence medium · relative A minor · tempo confidence medium · half-time 71.8 · low end 22% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-12 · how accurate

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Good for

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Lineage

CoveredBetter Than Ezra source
CoveredChaz West source
CoveredCornbread Red source
Written byDennis DeYoung source
CoveredDennis DeYoung source
CoveredEric Cartman source
CoveredJonathan Rundman source
CoveredMe First and the Gimme Gimmes source
CoveredOlivia Holt source
CoveredSinkhole source
CoveredThe Neal Morse Band source
CoveredTrey Parker source
CoveredTufts University Beelzebubs source

Why it is here

The song was written by Dennis DeYoung while depressed after Styx's first two A&M albums sold fewer units than expected following the success of 'Lady'. source
Cash Box praised the track's contrast between a solitary voice with light piano accompaniment and a subsequent explosion of drums, guitar and vocals. source
Billboard ranked 'Come Sail Away' number one on its list of the 10 greatest Styx songs. source

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