Peak
56
Weeks
18
Score
845
Chart Year
2017
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This bouncy ballad was written for the Disney animated movie Moana by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film is set in Polynesia and this tune is sung by its titular character, a young princess. It concerns her planned journey from the South Pacific island to save her people. If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me One day I'll know If I go there's just no telling how far I'll go The song is sung during the movie by Auli'i Cravalho, the actress playing Moana. Later Alessia Cara's version plays over the end credits. "So cool to be a part of @DisneyMoana," Alessia tweeted. "Such a killer story. thanks disney for letting me sing this song." Alessia Cara told ABC Radio that she was thrilled to sing a tune written by the Hamilton creator. "Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the song, which is incredible," she said. "So we Skype called and he just basically let me do kind of whatever I wanted with the song, and change it up to make it my own. And they ended up really liking it, so they put it at the end of the movie." Miranda described this to the BBC as "an 'I want' song" in the tradition of The Little Mermaid's "Part of Your World." "The first time I sat at my piano to work on it I said, 'Don't think about Let It Go!" laughed the composer. "But the job is to tell the truth about our characters and really make you feel about where they are in the journey, so you try to treat it as honestly as possible." Both Auli'i Cravalho and Alessia Cara's versions entered the Billboard Hot 100 in the week after the release of Moana. Auli'i Cravalho's version eventually peaked at #41 on the listing. Lin-Manuel Miranda locked himself in his childhood bedroom to write the song. "I wanted to get to my angstiest possible place," he said, "so I went Method on that." This won the Grammy for Best Song Written For Visual Media at the 2018 ceremony.
I've been staring at the edge of the water Long as I can remember, never really knowing why I wish I could be the perfect daughter But I come back to the water, no matter how hard I try Every turn I take, every trail I track Every path I make, every road leads back To the place I know, where I can not go Though I long to be See the line where the sky meets the sea? it calls me And no one knows how far it goes If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me One day I'll know If I go, there's just no telling how far I'll go Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh I know everybody on this island Seems so happy on this island Everything is by design I know everybody on this island Has a role on this island So maybe I can roll with mine I can lead with pride, I can make us strong I'll be satisfied if I play along But the voice inside sings a different song What is wrong with me? See the light as it shines on the sea, it's blinding But no one knows how deep it goes And it seems like it's calling out to me, so come find me And let me know what's beyond that line Will I cross that line? See the line where the sky meets the sea, it calls me And no one knows how far it goes If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me One day I'll know how far I'll go
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec 17, 2016 | 88 | 38 |
| 3 | Dec 31, 2016 | 94 | 32 |
| 4 | Jan 7, 2017 | 81 | 45 |
| 5 | Jan 14, 2017 | 69 | 57 |
| 6 | Jan 21, 2017 | 58 | 68 |
| 7 | Jan 28, 2017 | 59 | 67 |
| 8 | Feb 4, 2017 | 56 | 70 |
| 9 | Feb 11, 2017 | 68 | 58 |
| 10 | Feb 18, 2017 | 77 | 49 |
| 11 | Feb 25, 2017 | 83 | 43 |
| 12 | Mar 4, 2017 | 91 | 35 |
| 13 | Mar 11, 2017 | 94 | 32 |
| 14 | Mar 18, 2017 | 80 | 46 |
| 15 | Mar 25, 2017 | 89 | 37 |
| 16 | Apr 1, 2017 | 100 | 26 |
| 17 | Apr 8, 2017 | 91 | 35 |
| 18 | Apr 15, 2017 | 92 | 34 |
| 19 | Apr 22, 2017 | 98 | 28 |