Under the Milky Way

"Under the Milky Way"
Australian region version
Single by The Church
from the album Starfish
B-side	"Musk", "Warm Spell"
Released	15 February 1988 (1988-02-15)
Format	7" vinyl 12" vinyl
Recorded	1987 Los Angeles
Genre	Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia
Length	4:05, 4:57
Label	Mushroom Arista
Writer(s)	Steve Kilbey Karin Jansson
Producer(s)	Greg Ladanyi Waddy Wachtel The Church
The Church singles chronology
"Disenchanted" (1986) "Under the Milky Way" (1988) "Reptile" (1988)

"Under The Milky Way "
Single by Sia
Released	26 January 2010 (2010-01-26)
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2009
Genre	Electronic Synthpop
Length	3:34
Label	Rhino Records (Warner Music Group)
Sia singles chronology
"You've Changed" (2009) "Under The Milky Way" (2010) "Clap Your Hands" (2010)

"Under the Milky Way" is a single by Australian alternative rock band The Church, released on 15 February 1988 and appears on their fifth studio album Starfish. The song was written by bass guitarist and lead vocalist Steve Kilbey and his then-girlfriend Karin Jansson (ex-Pink Champagne, Curious (Yellow)). It peaked at No. 22 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart, No. 24 on the United States Billboard Hot 100, No. 25 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and appeared in the Dutch Single Top 100. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1989, the song won 'Single of the Year'. It was issued simultaneously in both 7" vinyl and 12" vinyl formats by Arista Records (internationally) and Mushroom Records (Australian region).

In 1987 Australian alternative rock band The Church travelled to Los Angeles to record their fifth studio album, Starfish, and worked with producers Waddy Wachtel (Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, Robbie Williams) and Greg Ladanyi (Warren Zevon, Jackson Browne, Fleetwood Mac).