Signature
key confidence high · relative Bb major · tempo confidence high · double-time 206.0 · low end 59% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- CoveredBonnie Raittsource
- CoveredCarbon 12source
- Written byChris Frantzsource
- CoveredDave Matthews Bandsource
- Written byDavid Byrnesource
- CoveredDavid Byrne & Olivia Rodrigosource
- CoveredGoosesource
- CoveredHeather Luttrellsource
- Written byJerry Harrisonsource
- CoveredMarcus Millersource
- CoveredPhishsource
- Written byTina Weymouthsource
- CoveredTom Jones with The Cardiganssource
- CoveredTom Jonessource
- CoveredWiener Sängerknabensource
- CoveredWindmill Saxophone Quartetsource
Why it is here
- The song grew out of a jam started after drummer Chris Frantz saw Parliament-Funkadelic at Madison Square Garden and began chanting the P-Funk audience call "Burn down the house!" source
- It became Talking Heads' only top-ten single on the US Billboard Hot 100. source
- An extended live version is a highlight of the band's concert film Stop Making Sense, which was remastered and released in IMAX theaters for its 40th anniversary in 2023. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.