Psycho Killer
Talking Heads
- Key
- A minor
- Camelot
- 8A
- BPM
- 123.3
Key confidence medium · relative C major (8B) · BPM confidence high · half-time 61.6 · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · essentia.js@2.1-beta6-dev
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"Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads has charted in 3 markets across 1 platform, peaking at #24 (KR) on the Rotation chart. Measured from the full recording, it reads A minor (8A) at 123.3 BPM.
- Markets
- 3
- First seen
- 2026-07-26
- Latest chart date
- 2026-09-17
- Peak
- #24 kr
Started in 1 market, now in 3.
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.
In culture
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- Remixed by Talking Heads — Psycho Killer (Sam Redmore remix)source
- Remixed by Talking Heads — Psycho Killer (The Cube Guys remix extended mix)source
- Remixed by Talking Heads — Psycho Killer (The Cube Guys remix radio edit)source
- Sampled by John McWhorter — Lexicon Valley #190, "Beyond the Five Ws"source
- Written by David Byrnesource
- Written by Chris Frantzsource
- Written by Tina Weymouthsource
- Covered David Byrne & Richard Thompsonsource
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Across markets · earliest pickup first
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- MarketFirst seenPeak
- Lebanonlb · deezer#29#29—
- Romaniaro · deezer#68#68—
- South Koreakr · deezer#82#24#82
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Identity
- ISRC
- USWB19900858
- Slug
- talking-heads__psycho-killer
- Sources
- deezer
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