Heard this track for the first time when I was driving in the middle of the Kakadu National Park in Australia. The part around 1:44 kicked in as I was crossing the bridge over the South Alligator River. I turned my head and I saw the most unreal sunset, all purple, pink and crimson, reflected in the waters of the river. I had to stop the car. get out, walk and somehow let the experience sink in, as I felt completely overwhelmed by the music. It was one of the most beautiful moments of my life.

This is the type of song that you feel is somehow bigger than life.

My best friend died at 20 from a brain aneurysm. This song plus the song "olson" played at his funeral... that's what I would like to be played at mine. RIP Buddy :))

Driving in a car with my Mom and Dad on a summer's evening, looking out the window at the world going by when I was a kid.

R.I.P. Col Joe Kittinger (USAF). Died today at 94 years of age. A life well lived.

15 Years later, still incredible, rejuvenating.

Songs that give me a similar vibe: Massive Attack - Teardrops Orbital - Halycon On and On Moby - Porcelain Hayling - FcKahuna The Cardigans - Erase / Rewind Air - La Femme d'Argent Air - All I Need Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line Zero 7 - Destiny

I am a professional athlete and every time before my performance I listen to this track. I'm doing it now. It takes away the pressure. Thank you BoC, I'm your fan for almost 12 years already.

This cool video boys and girls is historic footage of Col Joe Kittinger's (USAF) record setting parachute jump from space during Project Excelsior, a program to establish very high altitude emergency bailout procedures for astronauts. This was 1960, the altitude- 102,800'! (about 19 miles high). He free fell for 4 1/2 minutes! down to 18,000' where he deployed his chute. He was the fastest man alive without propulsion at 614 mph! He's still around to this day. An American Hero. I couldn't think of a better tune than this hit from BOC for this video. Thanks for posting...and thanks BOC for sharing your incredible creativity!

I can listen Dayvan Cowboy a million times

Can't believe this is 14 years old, like time slip in a time slip

This song stirs emotions in me I can't quite comprehend.

My dad used to play boards of Canada for me when we went to band competitions (yes I was a band nerd in high school) and just the nostalgia of driving those early early mornings at 5 AM to get to the comp, and watching the sunrise while these songs went just brings me back, I miss those days. Simpler times.

This song has been with me during some of the worst times of my life. That’s not a bad thing either, it’s just always connected me to myself when I’m going through difficult times

Chose this song for my first time flying in an airplane. Absolutely life changing experience.

RIP COL. Joseph Kittinger. You inspired me to take that leap of faith out of the plane door when I was nervous.

Humanity's official end credits song.

When I was a child, my mother introduced me to music of all kinds at a very early age. When she was pregnant she listened a lot to Board of Canada. Years later, when I was 6 or 7 years old, my mother moved house and found some Board of Canada CDs. When I listened to them I had this feeling that I had never forgotten the music of Board of Canada and that it was part of me. This sound is a perfect example of that. I'm nearly 19 and I'm grateful. Thanks to my mother and Board of Canada for existing.

BoC can make some pretty dark, mysterious music then create something so inspirational and uplifting like Dayvan Cowboy. Everytime I listen to a track of thiers it feels like my first time discovering them

I can't believe that I just discovered this wonder. This should have been in my playlist since I was born

I remember when I was watching this in 2007, after 9 years, this song still kills.

Til this day I haven't found a song that so consistently made me cry at the chorus. Not in sadness. Not in joy. But in vulnerabiliy. It makes me feel like i'm in the womb and am free to finally let out any bottled up emotions from the woes of life and release it without judgement. I'm a pretty stoic dude who keeps to themselves, but this just hits me right in the feels harder than any sad song could (except Elliot Smith)

I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS SONG FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS NOW

this sound pattern with following transition from 3:26 to 3:40 is so beautiful and emotional. I like that we are very smoothly and needlessly going to the climax, which turning into a sparkling, life-asserting anthem with a certain mixture of melancholy and sorrow. one of the best tracks from BoC.

March 31st, 2020 We are driving into the unknown but you, wherever you are watching inside this Pale Blue Dot, are going to make it.

when the world ends and the credits roll, this will be playing in the background

National anthem of earth!

13 YEARS AGO??? DANG ME WHEN I WAS 7 my mom had such cool taste

One time, whilst walking from my school back to my grandma’s house, I was listening to this song. And when that guitar riff started I felt relaxed, I was on another plane of existence. Then I almost got run over by an ambulance. Thank you, Boards of Canada, for giving me a near-death experience, I love ur songs.

I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS VIDEO SINCE I FIRST SAW IT OVER 5 YEARS AGO, THANK YOU JESUUUSSSSSS AAAAAHHH!!!!!!

Not sure why this hasn't been seen over a billion times....

RIP Joe Kittinger 27 July 1928 - 09 December 2022

Some people start their day with a cup of coffee. I start every day with this song.....

2020... still alive

one of the greatest musical achievements of mankind

This is quite possibly the best music video I've ever seen in my life. Joseph Kittinger was a United States Air Force officer that skydived from space back to Earth because why not, one must be glorious in life.

17 years later, still an incredible piece of music

Heard this song and stuck it in my "Space" playlist. I used to listen to it and other songs as background music while playing Kerbal Space Program. Now I see the video for the first time, and it starts at the edge of space.... 🤯

This is probably one of the best songs I’ve ever heard. It gives an indescribable feeling. My soul is happy when I listen to this song!! One love 💕

I listened to this song on my way to the hospital to watch my grandmother slip away. Now, once in a while, I listen to return to the bittersweet memories of the moments spent in her company.

there's something beyond human about this video yet so human at the same time.

How can people dislike this song?? It gives me goosebumps...

What a brilliant man Joe Kittinger, a true pioneer jumping through the speed of sound virtually, and turning up offering Baumgartner assistance knowing it was very likely to quash his record. A thorough gentleman

space reminds me of how tiny we are compared to life. We are nothing but mere animals living on a rock in space. yet we fret and worry over so many trivial things its crazy... the peace in realizing our insignificance yet our importance at the same time

Still gives me the chills to this day since I first listened to it back in 08’. Truly timeless

Perfect song to play on a flight, especially when you're looking down on the sea...of clouds!

Listening to this while my last flight was taking off was an absolutely incredible and honestly kinda overwhelming experience. The perfect soundtrack for that situation.

was just reminded this song exists and i could not be happier. what an epic

Dayvan Cowboy is always at the top of my KZfaq playlist and I keep clicking it.

This is a song that I will never grow tired of.

What a fucking masterpiece

HOW AM I ONLY NOW DISCOVERING BOARDS OF CANADA

I'm sorry for all the people that think this video needs to be updated. I think it's perfect the way it is. Joe's jump is the most impressive skydive in history, IMO, and the footage is beautiful. Just seeing him rise up in that balloon sends tingles down my spine like nothing else. Such an amazing and adventurous feat for the time.

how the heck has it been 17 years since this song and music video came out? That's what I like about BoC though: I get older, they stay timelessly nostalgic.

Phenomenal song, hits me every time I listen to it.

Dayvan Cowboy remains one of the very best music videos ever made.

the classic quote "play this at my funeral"

Welcome to Earth. You are here.

Captures the early 2000s aura.

Guitar progression , if anyone interested F# --- A --- E --- B there's a C# in there too

i never had a flight take off without this song playing trough my body, and i had many dozens.

This song has its own unique plot structure to it! Listen carefully! Exposition: 0:00 - 2:17 Rising action: 2:18 - 2:52 Climax: 2:52 Falling action: 2:52 - 4:17 Resolution: 4:17 - 4:36 IN BOC WE TRUST

What a masterpiece, even though you could probably say that about all their music, i always have a massive grin on my face when i listen to Boards of Canada

Makes me feel like there isn't a worry in the world. Then the song ends and I wake up

Little story: July 18, 2007, my internet connection arrived in my house. I'm 14 and a half and it was wonderful. Google was fabulous and exciting. It was a great day when my brother finally told me: "aaah it's good it works !!" with the long awaited Google page. We spent the afternoon researching obscure UFO, alien, astronomy blogs to read this. It was facinating. Then in the evening I wanted to listen to music, it was the only thing that mattered to me. I type KZfaq and I click. I type Evanescence Sweet sacrifice and I sing in front of my PC. I go back to stumble upon that gray search bar because I didn't know what else to listen to and all the videos centered one by one. I see a weird thumbnail with blue and black and I click on this unknown piece. It was so fucking beautiful. I wanted to jump out of that parachute and dive into those waves. This sound was new to me, I who had grown up with Britney Spears and pop music radio had just discovered a group that translated what I felt deep inside me: a desire for deep freedom and deep sadness. The old videos comforted me on summer nights. I really got into something and since then this group has marked me. It is Timeless and so are their works. Nothing has changed since I clicked on Dayvan Cowboy, the same thumbnail. I cry from nostalgia.

this has been one of my favorite songs and videos for like a decade, and i just now find out it was BoC's first video? - *mind blown*

1:40 The magical moment

I was listening to this song two nights ago as I walked home alone from work. I saw the face of God along the empty streets and I'm not even kidding. I almost cried from the beauty.

i was walking across campus listening to them and the beat came in and i just had to stand there for a moment and really realize the beauty in everything, props to boards of canada for being able to make a song of pure emotions

My all time favorite band.

i cried listening to this

boards of canada has this way of creating beautiful walls of sound that are chaotic and yet calming at the same time - this song makes me think of huge open spaces and bright light (memories of spring and summer come back as well). but anyway :) i wanted to share a song from a lesser known artist: search for 'mirage' by seaside - it's a beautiful piece of music, reminiscent of BoC and this song especially, and i think it deserves to be known better. hopefully you don't mind my rambling :)

The soundtrack of my life

Listened to this driving from Las vegas to the area 51 gates. Freaking awesome!!

greatest piece of music ever made

Am I the only one that has seen the travel show called Departures? I absolutely loved the intro song to that show. Little did I know, it was an edited version of this song. This is so cool.

One of my absolute favorite songs from these guys. There is something to be said when a primarily electronic artist can touch upon and bring to mind the organic beauty of nature while subsequently creating a sense of nostalgia for a time and place I've never known. Such is the case with Boards of Canada. This is music for the soul.

I get chills every time I listen to this song.

I am harvesting on the hills of a wonderful countryside: this music makes me feel I am doing one of the best things I could do and how life is wonderful

The video and the music together are so uplifting! This really is BoC's optimistic album.

I love boards of Canada

Funny how no-one has mentioned Laird Hamilton. The Big Wave surfer in the video. Coolest muthafucka alive!

Beautiful. This song makes me "zoom out" of my life, it helps me to forget my problems and aches for a moment and just notice how beautiful it is to live.. Anyway, I just wanted to recommend a song called Mirage by "Seaside", they're pretty much unrecognized but that song is lovely (in my opinion), and has strong BoC overtones - worth checking out. :)

i dont know why i love old videos from 2006

Something magic happened when this music was added to this film.

Words can not describe how beautiful this track is. Everytime I listen to it, it sounds as sublime as the first time I experienced it's hypnotic field of sound.

This track got me through studying in college.. amazing sound all around and thank you

This song is so overwhelming for me now especially with all the memories that come with it

I deeply love these Scottish brothers,they give me so many emotions...💖💖💖

1:40 THAT MOMENT.

I can’t believe this is 17 years old. I was mad into it when I was 17. And it still makes my ears happy - thank you ❤

This song has me feeling every emotion at once. Not many can do that but this beautiful song does and I'm so grateful for hearing this for the first time today.

It may sound nuts, but this band changed my life, got me through some tough times...

First time heard this must be something like 20 years ago. This is like biggest song"s in my life. I remember all those moments and feelings. One memory more today! This song boost's so hard!

still the best music video ever

There's chills literally coursing through my body... edit: 6 years later and holy crap this comment is cringe

I still can't believe this is their only official music video.

That guy is seriously amazing. I've downloaded all his music and everything. I'm glad he's gaining popularity!

Amazing! I didn´t know Borads of Canada till now! So much beauty in this music... I'm loving it.

beautiful, both the music and the video. BoC have this special magic vibe in their music....