"Sky Walker" is a song by American singer

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featuring American rapper

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. It was written by the two artists with

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and

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, who produced it with Miguel. The song was released through ByStorm Entertainment and

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on August 25, 2017, as the

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from Miguel's fourth studio album, ''

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version of the song was included on his extended play ''

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'' (2019).

Critical reception

Lauren O'Neill of ''

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'' wrote that the song has "a super chilled-out, laid back vibe in the vein that Miguel always does best". Mikey Fresh of ''

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'' thinks that the song, which he described as "trippy", "takes listeners on a smoked-out voyage complete with kush clouds and outer-body experiences". Carl Lamarre of ''

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'' called it a "celebratory song". Jordan Sargent of ''

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'' described the song as "light and airy". He compared the song to Miguel's previous collaboration with Scott on a remix of "Waves", and opined that "Sky Walker" is "more organic". Michelle Geslani of

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wrote that "the two recapture the lushness of" the "Waves" remix. Mitch Findlay of HotNewHipHop regarded the song as "a solid blend of party track and introspective banger". Joshua Espinoza of Pigeons and Planes wrote that the song is "everything you'd expect from a Miguel record: Smooth and airy with an infectious beat that can easily be bumped in a club". Michael Cuby of ''

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'' called it an "oddly perky song", and wrote that "the whole thing is quintessential end-of-the-summer BBQ vibes". Ryan Reed of ''

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'' named it "a synth-driven new single" and wrote that it has "a trap-leaning beat, accented with splashes of color from a delayed electric guitar".

Commercial performance

"Sky Walker" is Miguel's third-highest-charting single as a lead artist, on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, only behind 2010's " Sure Thing" and 2012's " Adorn". It is his fifth-highest-charting single as a lead artist on the ''Billboard''

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chart.

Music video

The accompanying music video was directed by

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and Miguel. It shows Miguel in various locations such as a sauna, a basketball court, and a cockpit, as he parties inside the mansion, doing activities like surfing, "pouring out shots, stacking cups on a passed out friend's head, pretending to be a matador" and taking pictures in a bedroom. It also features both Miguel and Scott performing part of the song on top of a Toronto Police Services Ford Interceptor Sedan.

Track listing

* Digital download # "Sky Walker" (featuring

) – 4:20 * Digital download – Spanish version # "Sky Walker" (Spanish version) – 3:10

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. * Miguel – songwriting, production, engineering, programming * Travis Scott – songwriting * Happy Perez – songwriting, production, keyboard, guitar, programming * Rogét Chahayed – songwriting, keyboard, programming * David Davis – mixer, engineer * Bo Bodnar – assistant engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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