"Emotionally it's about this guy who doesn't feel he belongs here and wants to be an astronaut floating out into space... a lot of people identify with the emotion of that song, that sense of alienation," said the band's Curt Smith in a statement.
"Once we realized that we were going to end up doing more than just one new track for this album, Roland sent me the original recording of 'Astronaut' and I had forgotten how good of a song it was as it gives you a sense of release," Smith said.
"It's a horrible comparison but it's the sorbet in between courses where you just can have a little breath and just float away. Forgive the pun but that's the feeling the song has," Curt Smith reflected on the song's emotional essence.
"Astronaut" features some sublime, reverb-ridden falsetto from Roland Orzabal and takes a majestic, glammy turn in the chorus. "I wanna be an astronaut," Orzabal sings with harmonies surrounding him.
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