Il brano è stato caratterizzato da un forte apprezzamento da parte della critica contemporanea ed ha anche assegnato alla cantante la sua prima vittoria del prestigioso Premio Grammy nel 2017 nella categoria Miglior Performance R&B. Cranes in the Sky è un singolo della cantante statunitense Solange, pubblicato nel 2016 ed estratto dal suo terzo album in studio A Seat at the Table.It won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.
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Following its release, "Cranes in the Sky" debuted at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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The single's accompanying music video was directed by Solange and Alan Ferguson. "Cranes in the Sky" is a mid-tempo soul ballad, that lyrically explores the singer's unsuccessful attempts to distract herself from a longstanding pain. The song was written by Solange, Raphael Saadiq, and frequent collaborator Nick Kobe, and was produced by Sir Dylan along with Saadiq and Solange. Released on Octoby Saint Records and Columbia Records, it is the first single from Solange's third album, A Seat at the Table. "Cranes in the Sky" is a song by American singer and songwriter Solange.Die erste Singleauskopplung ihres dritten Studioalbums wurde von der Interpretin gemeinsam mit Raphael Saadiq und geschrieben und produziert. Cranes in the Sky ist ein Lied der US-amerikanischen Sängerin Solange aus dem Jahre 2016.