Look into the Eyeball

Look into the Eyeball
Studio album by David Byrne
Released	May 8, 2001
Recorded	The Cutting Room Studio and Sound on Sound Studio, New York
Genre	Alternative rock, folk rock, worldbeat
Length	38:46
Label	Virgin
Producer	Michael Mangini
David Byrne chronology
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting (1999) Look into the Eyeball (2001) Lead Us Not into Temptation (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.0/10) link

Look into the Eyeball is an album by musician David Byrne, released on May 8, 2001. The single "Like Humans Do" was supplied with Windows XP Home Edition operating system to showcase Microsoft's Windows Media Player.^[2][3]

"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.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by David Byrne

1. "U.B. Jesus" – 3:49
2. "The Revolution" – 2:15
3. "The Great Intoxication" – 2:36
4. "Like Humans Do" – 3:32
5. "Broken Things" – 4:29
6. "The Accident" – 2:34
7. "Desconocido Soy" – 2:38
8. "Neighborhood" – 4:32
9. "Smile" – 3:33
10. "The Moment of Conception" – 2:55
11. "Walk on Water" – 3:26
12. "Everyone's in Love with You" – 2:27

A special edition of the release contained a second CD with these two tracks:

1. "All Over Me" – 5:18
2. "Princess" – 3:56

Personnel

• David Byrne – vocals and guitar, keyboards on "Walk on the Water", Mellotron on "Everyone's in Love with You", and timpani on "The Accident"

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 Cantuaria – 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 Stepanksy – cello
• John Vercesi – Rhodes on "The Revolution"
• Shelley Woodworth – English horn on "The Great Intoxication"
• Sharon Yamada – violin

Production

• David Byrne – photography
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Danny Clinch – photography
• Stephen Doyle – photography
• Ken Lewis – engineering, mixing (tracks 2 to 12)
• Michael Mangini – producer
• Doyle Partners – artwork

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Worldwide	2001-05-08	Virgin	CD	50924

References

1. Allmusic review
2. 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, Microsoft
3. You May Find Yourself On Windows XP, Forbes.com
4. "Desconocido Soy" - Look into the Eyeball. DavidByrne.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.

External links

• DavidByrne.com on Look into the Eyeball