"Cloud Riders" | ||||
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Single by Tori Amos | ||||
from the album Native Invader | ||||
Released | July 27, 2017 | |||
Studio | Martian Engineering Cornwall | |||
Genre | Alternative rock [1] | |||
Length | 5:23 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tori Amos | |||
Producer(s) | Tori Amos | |||
Tori Amos singles chronology | ||||
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"Cloud Riders" is a song by American musician Tori Amos. It was released on July 27, 2017 as the lead single from her fifteenth studio album Native Invader. [2] Like the rest of the album, the song was self-produced and recorded at Martian Engineering in Cornwall, England, with mixing being done by Amos' husband Mark Hawley and Marcel van Limbeek. [3]
Amos stated the inspiration for the song came from the experience of watching a shooting star at 4:22 A.M. [4] That morning, she completed the lyrics for the vast majority of the song, which she has stated took inspiration from Nordic mythology and imagery. [5]
"Cloud Riders" was positively received by critics. NPR stated the song "smolders and shimmers" and "never stops moving and slowly changing shape". [2] Albumism called the song "fantastic" and "melodious". [6]
Adapted from the liner notes of Native Invader: [3]