Sky Is Over
| "Sky Is Over" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Serj Tankian | ||||
| from the album Elect the Dead | ||||
| Released |
January 16, 2008 [1](Radio) February 2008 (promo CD) March 28, 2008 (Acoustic promo CD) March 31, 2008 (CD) | |||
| Format | Digital download, CD | |||
| Recorded | 2006-2007 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, art rock | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Serjical Strike/Reprise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Serj Tankian | |||
| Producer(s) | Serj Tankian | |||
| Serj Tankian singles chronology | ||||
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"Sky Is Over" is a song by Serj Tankian. The song was released as the second single from Tankian's debut solo album Elect the Dead. The song has charted on both the Modern Rock Tracks and the Mainstream Rock Tracks in the US.
Track listing
- All songs written by Tankian.
Radio Edit promo single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sky Is Over" (Radio edit) | 2:59 |
2 Track promo[2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sky Is Over" (Acoustic) | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Empty Walls" (Acoustic) | 3:46 |
Official UK CD single
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sky Is Over" | 2:59 | |
| 2. | "Sky Is Over" (Fawk Yeah Remix) | Tankian | 3:38 |
Digital download single[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sky Is Over" | 2:59 | |
| 2. | "Sky Is Over" (Fawk Yeah Remix) | Tankian | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Sky Is Over" (Acoustic) | 2:59 |
Song meaning
This song is worked around the website which Tankian supports. This means that the song is about pollution and global warming. Tankian said also, about the meaning of the song, in an interview with Roadrunner Records:
| “ | I've always thought of the sky as, like, an open canvas. When I was a kid and I looked at the sky, I always remember being able to daydream, just looking at the sky, being creative, being able to design things. What would happen if we had no sky? Where would we be? Well, obviously, scientifically, without an atmosphere, we'd all be dead. | ” |
| — Serj Tankian, Roadrunner Records[4] | ||
Music video
Elect the Dead was accompanied by a complete set of videos for each track, September 11, 2007. Tankian was not pleased by the original video and so he and director Tony Petrossian made an official video for "Sky Is Over", released on January 16, 2008.
The music video starts with Tankian playing a white piano in the middle of the street. Then he gets up from it and walks around and eventually picks up an eraser. Then he literally starts "erasing" the sky out. He throws the eraser far away after and walks to another black piano to play the last note. Then it is revealed that he wrote "Civilization Is Over". The entire video was shot in one take. At the end of the video it has the web address for the "Sky Is Over" website. On YouTube, it has parts one and two of "The Making of Sky Is Over".
Chart positions
| Chart (2008) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5] | 22 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] | 23 |
References
- ↑ SERJ TANKIAN Paints Grim Picture With 'Sky Is Over' - Jan. 16, 2008
- ↑ "Elect The Dead 2 Track Acoustic Promo". Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ↑ Sky Is Over - Serj Tankian - Musik Infos - Musicload
- ↑ "Interview with Serj Tankian". Roadrunner Records. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ↑ "Serj Tankian Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Serj Tankian Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.