 " Ghost " is a song written , recorded , produced and performed by American musician Luis Dubuc for his solo project Mystery Skulls . The track was released by Warner Bros. Records as the lead single off the project 's debut album Forever described as an electro retro funk track , written , produced and performed by Dubuc , is about him wanting to " disappear completely and start over " after he didn 't let anyone know about him moving from Dallas to Los Angeles , as reflected in the song 's chorus . The official music video for the track , directed by Josh Thomas , was released in February 2014 by Vice Media 's electronic music channel Thump . However , a fan @-@ animated music video for the song , which garnered over two million views in less than a month , helped put the track in the top 20 of the American Billboard Dance / Electronic Songs chart . The song was also well @-@ received critically . 
