SAILOR SONG
by GIGI PEREZ
Sailor Song is the breakout hit single by US singer-songwriter Gigi Perez, released 26 July 2024.
An aching acoustic ballad, although Sailor Song has been compared to the output of indie musicians Hozier, Bon Iver and The National, it's central queer love singles it out, as Perez fantasizes over a girl who "looks like Anne Hathaway."
An immediate success upon its release, Sailor Song became Perez's first-ever charting song in the UK, and her first to reach the Top 40 of the Official Singles Chart.
By October 2024 Sailor Song had climbed all the way into the Official Singles Chart Top 10, and on 1 November Gigi toppled reigning queen of the Singles Chart Sabrina Carpenter to land her first ever UK Number 1 single.
Reacting to her chart-topping success, Gigi told Official Charts “What the hell? Oh my God, this is amazing! There’s such a big hole in the conversations that we’re having in mainstream music. There’s an entire group of people [the queer community] who need representation. Knowing that Sailor Song is a vessel for that, it’s amazing. Thank you!”
Watch Gigi Perez react to the news of Sailor Song becoming her first Number 1 single
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Chart facts
- Peak position41
- LabelISLAND
- Catalogue numberUSHM92438095
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 0No1
- 0Top 10
- 0Top 20
- 0Top 40
- 3Top 75
- 4Top 100
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Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelGIGI PEREZ
- Catalogue numberUSHM92438095
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 3Top 10
- 3Top 20
- 3Top 40
- 3Top 75
- 3Top 100
Chart run
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