Signature
key confidence high · relative E minor · tempo confidence medium · half-time 57.2 · low end 50% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
Character
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Good for
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Lineage
- CoveredArcade Firesource
- CoveredBADBADNOTGOOD featuring Norah Jonessource
- CoveredBrothertigersource
- Written byChris Frantzsource
- Written byDavid Byrnesource
- CoveredDavid Byrnesource
- CoveredExit Clovsource
- CoveredGloriasource
- Written byJerry Harrisonsource
- CoveredKate Schuttsource
- CoveredKishi Bashisource
- CoveredScott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox feat. Sara Niemietzsource
- CoveredShawn Colvinsource
- CoveredThe Lumineerssource
- Written byTina Weymouthsource
- CoveredUnwomansource
Why it is here
- The song marked a deliberate departure for Talking Heads, stripping away their complex African-inspired polyrhythms and funk in favor of a sparse ostinato that runs the length of the track. source
- Pitchfork ranked it number 22 on its list of the 200 Best Songs of the 1980s, and it later placed at number 123 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.