Burning Down the House
Talking Heads
- Key
- G minor
- Camelot
- 6A
- BPM
- 103.0
Key confidence high · relative Bb major (6B) · BPM confidence high · double-time 206.0 · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13
The recording is tuned near 445 Hz, not A440.
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As of 2026-07-27, "Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads has charted in 1 market across 1 platform, peaking at #94 (TH) on the Rotation chart. Measured from the full recording, it reads G minor (6A) at 103.0 BPM.
- Markets
- 1
- First seen
- 2026-07-27
- Latest chart date
- 2026-07-27
- Peak
- #94 th
Momentum
This song has not appeared on a Rotation chart, so it has no score and no receipts. The rank history below is the ledger; a score is only published once the momentum run puts it on a chart.
Why it's 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!" [1] It became Talking Heads' only top-ten single on the US Billboard Hot 100. [2] 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. [3]
In culture
Every place this record has lived. A solid chip states a fact and carries the citation that earns it; a dashed one is a connection somebody drew, and carries their name instead.
- Written by David Byrnesource
- Written by Chris Frantzsource
- Written by Jerry Harrisonsource
- Written by Tina Weymouthsource
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- Covered Tom Jones with The Cardiganssource
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Across markets · earliest pickup first
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- MarketFirst seenPeak
- Thailandth · deezer#94#94—
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Identity
- ISRC
- USWB10901938
- Slug
- talking-heads__burning-down-the-house
- Sources
- deezer
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