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Orinoco Flow

"Orinoco Flow", also released as "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)", is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Enya from her second studio album, Watermark (1988). It was released on 3 October 1988 by WEA Records in the United Kingdom and by Geffen Records in the United States the following year. The song topped the UK Singles Chart for three weeks and received two Grammy Award nominations for Best Music Video and Best New Age Performance at the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards. The Guardian ranked "Orinoco Flow" at number 77 on its list of the 100 greatest UK number-one singles in 2020.[1]

This article is about the Enya single. For the Enya tribute album by the Taliesin Orchestra, see Orinoco Flow – The Music of Enya.

"Orinoco Flow"

"Smaoitím..." (d'Aodh agus do Mháire Uí Dhúgain)

  • "Out of the Blue"

3 October 1988 (1988-10-03)

New-age

4:25

WEA

Nicky Ryan

Critical reception[edit]

Ned Raggett from AllMusic described the song as "distinct" and "downright catchy". He noted "its implicit dramatics, [that] gently charges instead of piling things on".[13]

Music video[edit]

A video was made to accompany the song. It features Enya singing the song in front of footage of rivers, flowers and nature, edited to have the appearance of a painting. It was directed by Michael Geoghegan.

cover of this song in their concerts.

Celtic Women

A version is performed by the main character of when he and his friend are sailing on a homemade raft.

Moone Boy

Australian tv show features the song in the opening scene of the first episode of its fourth season.

Please Like Me

In the 2018 animated film .

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Played in the background during a scene in the 6th episode of season 2 of , when A-Train was being recruited to the Church of the Collective.[59]

The Boys

In the 2021 film .

The Boss Baby: Family Business

The song appears briefly in the background of season 2 episode "The Moon" of Australian sitcom , as one of the title characters reveals they purchased the CD during an extended stay at an airport.

Kath & Kim

In the 2023 film , when Jann Mardenborough listened to it to calm down before competing in the GT Academy heat with the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3, in addition to his other song to calm down which is Kenny G's "Songbird".

Gran Turismo

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Orinoco Flow