Road to Nowhere
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- For other uses, see Road to Nowhere (disambiguation).
| "Road to Nowhere" | ||
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| Single by Talking Heads | ||
| from the album 'Little Creatures' | ||
| B-side(s) | "Give Me Back My Name" | |
| Released | 1985 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | October 1984-March 1985 | |
| Genre | New Wave | |
| Length | 4:19 | |
| Label | Sire Records | |
| Writer(s) | David Byrne/Chris Franz/Jerry Harrison/Tina Weymouth | |
| Producer(s) | Talking Heads | |
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| Talking Heads singles chronology | ||
| "The Lady Don't Mind" (1985) |
"Road to Nowhere" (1985) |
"And She Was (1985) |
"Road to Nowhere" is a cheerful song about death by the Talking Heads, from the 1985 album Little Creatures. It also appeared on Best of Talking Heads, Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites, the Once in a Lifetime box set and the Brick box set. The song was released as a single in 1985 and reached number 25 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks.
The video released to promote the single features the band and various objects revolving, as if in their own "road to nowhere.", and it was nominated for "Best Video of the Year" at the MTV Video Music Awards 1986.
[edit] In popular culture
"Road to Nowhere" is heard during the ending of the 1989 Fred Savage film Little Monsters. It was also featured on an advert for the final of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! 2006.
| Talking Heads |
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| David Byrne – Chris Frantz – Tina Weymouth – Jerry Harrison |
| Discography |
| Studio Albums: Talking Heads: 77 (1977) - More Songs about Buildings and Food (1978) - Fear of Music (1979) - Remain in Light (1980) - Speaking in Tongues (1983) - Little Creatures (1985) - True Stories (1986) - Naked (1988) |
| Live Albums: The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982) - Stop Making Sense (1984) |
| Filmography |
| Stop Making Sense (1984) - True Stories (1986) - Storytelling Giant (1988) |
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