Song · Fiona Apple
“O'Sailor” by Fiona Apple
From the album Extraordinary Machine (2005)
“O'Sailor” by Fiona Apple appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2005 and 2022. It was first released in 2005 on the album Extraordinary Machine. Its best result is #36 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #195 alternative song of 2005.
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Fiona Apple wrote "O'Sailor" by herself, words and music, for Extraordinary Machine, her third album, and Epic let it out early: in August 2005, weeks before the album arrived in early October, the label put it up for streaming on Apple's website alongside "Parting Gift", then for download on iTunes the next day. Mike Elizondo produced it, with Brian Kehew as co-producer, and plays bass. Zac Rae turns the track into a cabinet of curiosities with harmonium, vibraphone, clavinet, Chamberlin, Farfisa, tack piano and strings, while Jebin Bruni adds keyboards and Glen Berger flute. Dave Way mixed.
Floria Sigismondi shot the video aboard the RMS Queen Mary, and it went up for eight Music Video Production Company Awards and won two, for direction of a female artist and for hair.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 75 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 | 150 |
| 2005 | 36 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2005 | 230 |
| 2006 | 57 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 | 159 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 214 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2022 | 384 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
Also listed as: O' Sailor; O Sailor.
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