Who Is the Sky?

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All tracks are written by David Byrne.

Who Is the Sky?
Who is the Sky Byrne Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2025 (2025-09-05)
Genre Art pop [1]
Length37:33
Label Matador
Producer Kid Harpoon
David Byrne chronology
American Utopia on Broadway
(2019)
Who Is the Sky?
(2025)
Ghost Train Orchestra chronology
Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog
(2023)
Who Is the Sky?
(2025)
No.TitleLength
1."Everybody Laughs"3:48
2."When We Are Singing"3:24
3."My Apartment Is My Friend"3:03
4."A Door Called No"2:35
5."What Is the Reason for It?" (featuring Hayley Williams)3:11
6."I Met the Buddha at a Downtown Party"3:14
7."Don't Be Like That"3:01
8."The Avant Garde"3:42
9."Moisturizing Thing"2:42
10."I'm an Outsider"3:32
11."She Explains Things to Me"2:19
12."The Truth"3:02
Total length:37:33
Apple Music version
No.TitleArtistLength
13."DefCon"David Byrne1:16
Total length:38:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [8]

David Byrne and Ghost Train Orchestra

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart performance for Who Is the Sky?
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 17
Irish Albums (IRMA) [13] 76
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA) [14] 10
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [15] 40
Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon) [16] 11
Japanese Top Albums Sales ( Billboard Japan ) [17] 52
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [18] 17
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [19] 75
Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] 4
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [21] 16
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 34
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [23] 7
US Billboard 200 [24] 172
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [25] 28
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [26] 41

Release history

Release history and formats for Who Is the Sky?
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousSeptember 5, 2025
Matador Records [27] [28]
United States
  • Vinyl (Black, Lemon Yellow, Cantaloupe Orange / Strawberry Pink split, and Apple Green (Indie Exclusive))
  • CD
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