This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads
- Key
- G major
- Camelot
- 9B
- BPM
- 114.4
Key confidence high · relative E minor (9A) · BPM confidence medium · half-time 57.2 · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13
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As of 2026-10-10, "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" by Talking Heads has charted in 3 markets across 1 platform, peaking at #11 (LT) on the Rotation chart. Measured from the full recording, it reads G major (9B) at 114.4 BPM.
- Markets
- 3
- First seen
- 2026-07-29
- Latest chart date
- 2026-10-10
- Peak
- #11 lt
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.
Why it's 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. [1] 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. [2]
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
- Covered The Lumineerssource
- Covered Shawn Colvinsource
- Covered Gloriasource
- Covered David Byrnesource
- Covered Arcade Firesource
- Covered Unwomansource
- Covered Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox feat. Sara Niemietzsource
- Covered Kishi Bashisource
- Covered Brothertigersource
- Covered BADBADNOTGOOD featuring Norah Jonessource
- Covered Exit Clovsource
- Covered Kate Schuttsource
Across markets · earliest pickup first
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- MarketFirst seenPeak
- Estoniaee · deezer#85#85—
- Lithuanialt · deezer#11#11—
- South Koreakr · deezer#59#59—
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Identity
- ISRC
- USWB10502911
- Slug
- talking-heads__this-must-be-the-place-naive-melody
- Sources
- deezer
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