"Strange Overtones" is a song recorded by David Byrne and Brian Eno, written by the duo with Leo Abrahams.

"Strange Overtones" is an uptempo electronic gospel song, and its lyrics explore the themes of humanity overcoming technology that are central to the album.

While discussing the 2006 remix of My Life in the Bush of Ghosts at a dinner party, Eno suggested finishing some songs that he had written but that did not have lyrics.

[7] In September 2008, YouTube user dogonaut created a music video for the song featuring paintings by Eno, using the short film "Beauty" by Jon Yeo.

[10][11] Eno has also said the album is about "paint[ing] a picture of the human trying to survive in an increasingly digital world;"[6] themes that are explored in this song.

[20] The Los Angeles Times called the track "intimate"[21] and Stereogum[22] echoed this by labeling it "warm"; it also received a positive review from Rolling Stone.