The album was produced by Guy Garvey and Craig Potter of the band Elbow[2] and was released on 5 July 2010.
On 15 November 2010, it was announced that Sky at Night has received the German Record Critics' Award (Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik) in the "Pop and Rock" category.
The line "we've got all the bullets, but there's no-one left to shoot" comes from "Oblivious" – a song by Aztec Camera.
The Japanese edition of Sky at Night includes additional track (#11) called "Black & Blue".
[19] The original version of this song appeared on You, Me and the Alarm Clock (1990) – a solo album by John Bramwell, then known as Johnny Dangerously.