Like Humans Do

"Like Humans Do" is the fourth track from David Byrne's 2001 album Look into the Eyeball and was also released as a single that year. The radio edit version of the song was selected by Microsoft^[1] as the sample music for Windows XP (not found in Windows XP SP2 and Windows XP SP3) to demonstrate the new Windows Media Player.^[2] It was also included as a sample track on the Rio Karma media player.

The song was also featured on Byrne's 2007 live album Live from Austin, Texas. In that film, he explains that the song is about trying to love human beings despite their failings, by taking a "Martian's perspective" on humanity and trying to accept them for what they are.

Track listing

1. "Like Humans Do" (Radio Edit)
2. "All Over Me"
3. "Princess"

Personnel

Arrangement by Thom Bell, with string and horn contracting by Sandra Park^[3]

• Herb Besson – trombone
• David Byrne – vocals and guitar
• Bob Carlisle – French horn
• Nick Cords – viola
• Michael Davis – trombone
• Bruno Eicher – violin
• Paul Frazier – bass guitar
• Karen Griffin – piccolo
• Dawn Hannay – viola
• Jim Hayes – trumpet
• Rodd Kadleck – trumpet
• Vivek Kamath – viola
• Lisa Kim – violin
• Eileen Moon – cello
• Suzanne Ornstein – violin
• Sandra Park – violin
• Shawn Pelton – drum kit
• Dan Reed – violin
• Mauro Refosco – percussion
• Robert Rinehart – viola
• Stewart Rose – French horn
• Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone
• Laura Seaton – violin
• Fiona Simon – violin
• Alan Stepanksy – cello
• Sharon Yamada – violin

Release history

The B-sides were appended to a re-release of Look into the Eyeball

References

External links

• DavidByrne.com on Look into the Eyeball
• Like Humans Do at Allmusic