Look into the Eyeball

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{{Infobox album

| name = Look into the Eyeball

| type = Studio

| artist = David Byrne

| cover = Look Into the Eyeball.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2001|5|8}}

| recorded = The Cutting Room Studio and Sound on Sound Studio, New York City

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Art rock, alternative rock, folk rock, worldbeat

| length = 38:46

| label = Virgin

| producer = Michael Mangini

| prev_title = In Spite of Wishing and Wanting

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = Lead Us Not into Temptation

| next_year = 2003

| misc = {{Singles

| single1 = Like Humans Do

| single1date = September 18, 2001

| single2 = U.B. Jesus

| single2date = 2001

| single3 = Desconocido Soy

| single3date = 2001 (Europe and Spain)

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 68/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/look-into-the-eyeball/david-byrne |title=Look into the Eyeball by David Byrne |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=March 7, 2018}}

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r529840|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

|rev2=Pitchfork Media |rev2Score=(8.0/10) [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1060-look-into-the-eyeball/ link]

}}

Look into the Eyeball is the sixth studio album by musician David Byrne, released on May 8, 2001. The single "Like Humans Do" was supplied with the Windows XP operating system to showcase version 8 of Microsoft's Windows Media Player.[http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/aug01/08-01DavidByrnePR.mspx David Byrne to Provide Promotional Music for Windows XP: "Like Humans Do" to Give Music Fans a Taste of the Digital Music Experience in Windows XP] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212202445/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/aug01/08-01davidbyrnepr.mspx |date=2007-02-12 }}, Microsoft[https://www.forbes.com/2001/08/21/0821byrne.html You May Find Yourself On Windows XP], Forbes.com

"{{lang|es|Desconocido Soy}}" is a Spanish language song, performed with Nrü (a.k.a. Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega) from Café Tacuba. The title means "I Am Unknown" in English.[http://www.davidbyrne.com/music/cds/eyeball/eyeball_lyrics.php#7 "Desconocido Soy" - Look into the Eyeball]. DavidByrne.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.

As of August 2001 the album has sold 63,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2001/08/21/0821byrne.html|title=You May Find Yourself On Windows XP|website=Forbes}}

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by David Byrne

{{tracklist

|title1 = U.B. Jesus

|length1 = 3:49

|title2 = The Revolution

|length2 = 2:15

|title3 = The Great Intoxication

|length3 = 2:36

|title4 = Like Humans Do

|length4 = 3:32

|title5 = Broken Things

|length5 = 4:29

|title6 = The Accident

|length6 = 2:34

|title7 = {{lang|es|Desconocido Soy}}

|length7 = 2:38

|title8 = Neighborhood

|length8 = 4:32

|title9 = Smile

|length9 = 3:33

|title10 = The Moment of Conception

|length10 = 2:55

|title11 = Walk on Water

|length11 = 3:26

|title12 = Everyone's in Love with You

|length12 = 2:27

}}

{{tracklist

|headline = Special edition bonus tracks

|title13 = All Over Me

|length13 = 5:18

|title14 = Princess

|length14 = 3:56

}}

Personnel

;Additional musicians

  • Thom Bell – Rhodes on "Neighborhood"
  • Herb Besson – trombone
  • Virgil Blackwell – clarinet on "Smile"
  • Kysia Bostic – back-up vocals
  • Paulo Braga – percussion on "The Great Intoxication"
  • Vinicius Cantuária – percussion on "The Great Intoxication"
  • Bob Carlisle – French horn
  • Tara Chambers – cello
  • Vivian Cherry – back-up vocals
  • Greg Cohen – upright bass
  • Imani Coppola – back-up vocals on "Everyone's in Love with You"
  • Nick Cords – viola
  • Michael Davis – trombone
  • Larry Etkin – flugelhorn and trumpet on "Broken Things"
  • Bruno Eicher – violin
  • Arlen Fast – bassoon on "The Accident""
  • Paul Frazier – bass guitar
  • Robert Funk – trombone on "Broken Things"
  • Karen Griffin – piccolo
  • Dawn Hannay – viola
  • Jim Hayes – trumpet on "Like Humans Do"
  • Birch Johnson – trombone on "Broken Things"
  • Bradley Jones – bass on "The Revolution", baby bass on "Everyone's in Love with You"
  • Rodd Kadleck – trumpet
  • Vivek Kamath – viola
  • Lisa Kim – violin
  • Judy Leclair – bassoon on "The Accident""
  • Ken Lewis – bass and keyboards
  • Eileen Moon – cello
  • Kristina Mosso – violin
  • Maxim Moston – violin
  • Nrü (a.k.a. Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega) – vocals on "Desconocido Soy"
  • Suzanne Ornstein – violin
  • Sandra Park – violin
  • Rajnhidur Pejursdottir – violin
  • Shawn Pelton – drum kit and percussion
  • Susan Pray – viola
  • Dan Reed – violin
  • Mauro Refosco – percussion
  • Robert Rinehart – viola
  • Stewart Rose – French horn
  • Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone
  • Marlon Saunders – back-up vocals
  • Laura Seaton – violin
  • Sarah Seiver – cello
  • Fiona Simon – violin
  • Alan Stepansky – cello
  • John Vercesi – Rhodes on "The Revolution"
  • Shelley Woodworth – English horn on "The Great Intoxication"
  • Sharon Yamada – violin

;Production

Release history

class="wikitable"

! Region

! Date

! Label

! Format

! Catalog

Worldwide

|2001-05-08

|Virgin

|CD

|50924

References

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