The song was released as the second single from Tankian's debut solo album Elect the Dead.

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.

Well, obviously, scientifically, without an atmosphere, we'd all be dead.Elect the Dead was accompanied by a complete set of videos for each track, September 11, 2007.

The music video begins with Tankian playing a white piano in the middle of the street.

At the end of the video a web address is shown for the now defunct "Sky Is Over" website, which gave links to various environmental organizations.