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| album = [[Look into the Eyeball]] | | album = [[Look into the Eyeball]] | ||
| A-side = Like Humans Do | | A-side = Like Humans Do | ||
| B-side = {{ubl| | | B-side = {{ubl|''[[All Over Me]]''|''[[Princess]]''}} | ||
| released = {{Start date|2001|09|18}} | | released = {{Start date|2001|09|18}} | ||
| recorded = | | recorded = | ||
| studio = | | studio = | ||
| venue = | | venue = | ||
| genre = {{hlist| | | genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|folk rock|art rock}} | ||
| length = 3:32 | | length = 3:32 | ||
| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[Luaka Bop]] | | label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[Luaka Bop]] | ||
| writer = David Byrne | | writer = David Byrne | ||
| producer = [[Michael Mangini]] | | producer = [[Michael Mangini]] | ||
| prev_title = Miss America | | prev_title = ''[[Miss America]]'' | ||
| prev_year = 1997 | | prev_year = 1997 | ||
| next_title = [[U.B. Jesus]] | | next_title = ''[[U.B. Jesus]]'' | ||
| next_year = 2001 | | next_year = 2001 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''"Like Humans Do"''' is the fourth track from [[David Byrne]]'s ''[[Look into the Eyeball]]'' and was also released as a single in 2001. Most notably, the | '''"Like Humans Do"''' is the fourth track from [[David Byrne]]'s ''[[Look into the Eyeball]]'' and was also released as a single in 2001. Most notably, the radio edit version of the song (which omits the line referring to cannabis) was selected by Microsoft<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.microsoft.com/2001/08/01/david-byrne-to-provide-promotional-music-for-windows-xp/ |title=David Byrne to Provide Promotional Music for Windows XP |date=August 1, 2001 |website=Microsoft |access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref> as the sample music for Windows XP to demonstrate the new Windows Media Player,<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/2001/08/21/0821byrne.html You May Find Yourself On Windows XP - Forbes.com]</ref> though it was only included in early releases of the operating system. It was also included as a sample track on the Rio Karma media player. | ||
The song was also featured on Byrne's 2007 | The song was also featured on Byrne's 2007 live album ''[[Live from Austin, TX (David Byrne album)|Live from Austin, Texas]]'' and 2004's ''[[David Byrne Live at Union Chapel|Live at Union Chapel]]''. In the latter 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== | ==Track listing== | ||