{"id":19026,"date":"2025-09-04T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=19026"},"modified":"2025-09-04T08:20:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T08:20:00","slug":"david-byrne-performs-new-song-what-is-the-reason-for-it-on-fallon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=19026","title":{"rendered":"David Byrne Performs New Song &#8216;What Is The Reason for It?&#8217; on &#8216;Fallon&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The new single features on Byrne&#8217;s upcoming album, <em>Who Is the Sky?<\/em>, arriving Friday<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tDavid Byrne swapped his big suit for an orange tracksuit on <em>The Tonight Show<\/em> during an intimate performance at Rough Trade NYC in Rockefeller Plaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn the episode aired on Wednesday, the\u00a0former Talking Heads frontman\u00a0performed his new single \u201cWhat Is The Reason For It?\u201d from his upcoming album, <em>Who Is the Sky?<\/em>. As Byrne sang the chorus, \u201cWhat is the reason for it? Why is it there? Is it my body or my brain?,\u201d he danced alongside his backup singers and band in matching jackets and pants.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe song is the fifth track on <em>Who Is the Sky?<\/em>, which is set for release on Friday, and features Paramore\u2019s Hayley Williams. The Kid Harpoon-produced album\u00a0follows 2018\u2019s\u00a0<em>American Utopia<\/em>, and also features contributions from St. Vincent (whom he collaborated with on 2012\u2019s\u00a0<em>Love This Giant<\/em>), the Smile\u2019s Tom Skinner, and more. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn a previous statement, Byrne said that the record is \u201ca chance to be the mythical creature we all harbor inside. A chance to step into another reality. A chance to transcend and escape from the prison of our \u2018selves.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhen speaking to late-night host Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, Byrne said that although he cautioned Kid Harpoon (who has worked with Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus, and Maggie Rogers) that his songs were a \u201clittle bit left field\u201d compared to music from his previous collaborators, the producer embraced Byrne\u2019s new project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tJust a few weeks after revealing that he is engaged to Mala Gaonkar, Byrne announced that along with his album release, he would also be tying the knot this week, and shared a playlist of instrumental songs that will play at his wedding dinner. 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