Sail is a song by American

United States

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 electronic rock band AWOLNATION

AWOLNATION

AWOLNATION is an American alternative pop band, and is the solo project of Aaron Bruno, formerly of Under the Influence of Giants, Hometown Hero, and Insurgence...

, taken from the band's debut EP Back from Earth

Back from Earth

Back from Earth is the debut extended play from American electronic rock band AWOLNATION. It was released digitally by Red Bull Records on May 18, 2010 for iTunes. "Sail", "Burn It Down" and "Guilty Filthy Soul" appear on Megalithic Symphony, the band's debut album.-Tracklisting:...

and debut album Megalithic Symphony

Megalithic Symphony

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. The song reached #5 on the Billboard

Billboard charts

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Alternative Songs chart, and is the band's highest charting song to date.

Music video

The video starts with Aaron Bruno running to a house. As he does, he shuts the blinds. He then grabs a tape recorder. He starts singing at it and looks in a mirror. A green strike of light then covers his house, his astronaut hat and his hoodie that reads "AWOLNATION". Bruno then hides inside a nearly wet bathtub. He then pulls himself inside a pulley. Bruno crawls and opens a door. He then plays a piano. As he sings the chorus to Sail, the house nearly shakes and lights and lamps turn on and off as a gust of wind blows. Because of this, Bruno nearly starts floating to space. The tape recorder drops, with a ripped Post-It note on it reading "Awol's".

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	82
US Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Rock Songs Rock Songs Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs...	10
US Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Alternative Songs	5