"Sky Is Over" is a song by Serj Tankian

Serj Tankian

Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist...

. The song was released as the second single from Tankian's debut solo album Elect the Dead

Elect the Dead

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. The song has charted on both the Modern Rock Tracks

Modern Rock Tracks

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 and the Mainstream Rock Tracks

Mainstream Rock Tracks

Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...

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Radio Edit promo single

2 Track promo

Official UK CD single

Digital download single

"Sky Is Over" website

This song is worked around the website http://www.skyisover.net which Tankian

Serj Tankian

Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist...

 supports. This means that the song is about pollution and global warming. Tankian said also, about the meaning of the song, in an interview with Roadrunner Records

Roadrunner Records

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Music video

The first music video was released September 11, 2007, along with all the other album's videos (there was a video made for each song on the album). Then, Tankian was not pleased by the original video so he and director Tony Petrossian

Tony Petrossian

Tony Petrossian is an acclaimed director of commercials and music videos. Today, he is best known for his work in television advertisements and music videos. He has directed spots for brands including McDonald's, Nike, Subway, Zoo York, Beeline, Sony Ericsson, the Environmental Defense Fund and...

 made an official video for "Sky Is Over", released on January 16, 2008.

The music video starts with Tankian playing a white piano in the middle of the street. Then he gets up from it and walks around and eventually picks up an eraser. Then he literally starts "erasing" the sky out. He throws the eraser far away after and walks to another black piano to play the last note. Then it is revealed that he wrote "Civilization Is Over". The entire video was shot in one take. At the end of the video it has the web address for the "Sky Is Over" website. On YouTube

YouTube

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, it has parts one and two of "The Making of Sky Is Over".

Chart positions

Chart (2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...	22
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...	23