| Cloud Riders | |
| Cover: | Tori_Amos_Cloud_Riders.jpeg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tori Amos |
| Album: | Native Invader |
| Released: | July 27, 2017 |
| Studio: | Martian Engineering Cornwall |
| Genre: | Alternative rock[1] |
| Length: | 5:23 |
| Label: | Decca |
| Producer: | Tori Amos |
| Prev Title: | Flicker |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Up the Creek |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
"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]