What Is the Reason for It?

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What Is the Reason for It?
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Single by David Byrne and Ghost Train Orchestra featuring Hayley Williams
from the album Who Is the Sky?
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2025 (2025-09-03)
Length3:10
LabelMatador Records
Songwriter(s)David Byrne
Producer(s)Kid Harpoon
David Byrne singles chronology
"The Avant Garde"
(2025)
"What Is the Reason for It?"
(2025)

"What Is the Reason for It?" is a song by David Byrne featuring Hayley Williams from his 2025 studio album Who Is the Sky?. The fourth and final single from the album, the song was released on September 3, 2025, alongside an animated music video. Recording sessions for the song and album took place in 2024 with Ghost Train Orchestra. The song was first performed live on September 2, 2025 for broadcast on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.