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

Release history

Release history and formats for Who Is the Sky?
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
WorldwideSeptember 5, 2025
Matador Records [9] [10]
United States
  • Vinyl (Black, Lemon Yellow, Cantaloupe Orange / Strawberry Pink split, and Apple Green (Indie Exclusive))
  • CD
[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

References

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  2. Aswad, Jem (2025-06-10). "David Byrne Announces New Album, 'Who Is the Sky?,' and World Tour". Variety . Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  3. Hageman, Mitchell (2025-06-11). "Talking Heads frontman David Byrne returns to NZ for one-off Auckland show in January 2026". NZ Herald . Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  4. 1 2 Denning, Reagan (2025-06-13). "David Byrne announces upcoming LP, 'Who Is the Sky,' and accompanying tour". MELODIC Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  5. Taylor, Sam (2025-06-10). "David Byrne has announced his new album 'Who Is the Sky?', featuring St. Vincent, Hayley Williams and more". Dork . Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  6. "David Byrne announces Who Is the Sky? Tour". Spotlight Report. 2025-06-11. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  7. 1 2 Kennedy, Jade (2025-06-10). "David Byrne Announces Australia and New Zealand Return". Rolling Stone Australia . Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  8. "Who Is The Sky? / David Byrne / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  9. Who Is the Sky? by David Byrne on Apple Music, 2025-09-05, retrieved 2025-06-16
  10. "Who Is the Sky?, by David Byrne". David Byrne. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  11. "Who Is the Sky? (Vinyl)". JB Hi-Fi NZ . Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  12. "Who Is the Sky? (Lemon Yellow Vinyl)". JB Hi-Fi NZ . Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  13. "David Byrne Announces New Album 'Who Is the Sky?'". RTTNews. 2025-06-13. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  14. "DAVID BYRNE - Who Is the Sky?". Flying Out. 2025-09-05. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  15. "Who Is the Sky?". JB Hi-Fi NZ . Retrieved 2025-06-16.