The Best of Talking Heads

The Best of Talking Heads is a 2004 compilation album by Talking Heads, released by Sire/Warner Bros./Rhino, and contains in all 18 tracks, from the beginning to the end of the Talking Heads history. It was released the same day (August 17, 2004) as the expanded The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads.

Track listing

All songs written by David Byrne unless otherwise noted.

1. "Love → Building on Fire" (from single, 1977) – 2:59
2. "Psycho Killer" (Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth) (from Talking Heads: 77, 1977) – 4:20
3. "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town" (from Talking Heads: 77, 1977) – 2:55
4. "Take Me to the River" (Al Green, Teenie Hodges) (from More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978) – 5:04
5. "Found a Job" (from More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978)– 5:00
6. "Life During Wartime" (from Fear of Music, 1979) – 3:41
7. "Heaven" (Byrne, Jerry Harrison) (from Fear of Music, 1979) – 4:01
8. "Memories Can't Wait" (from Fear of Music, 1979) – 3:30
9. "Once in a Lifetime" (from Remain in Light, 1980) – 4:20
10. "Houses in Motion" (from Remain in Light, 1980) – 4:31
11. "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (from Speaking in Tongues, 1983) – 4:56
12. "Girlfriend Is Better" (from Speaking in Tongues, 1983) – 5:43
13. "Burning Down the House" (from Speaking in Tongues, 1983) – 4:01
14. "Road to Nowhere" (from Little Creatures, 1985) – 4:20
15. "And She Was" (from Little Creatures, 1985) – 3:39
16. "Wild Wild Life" (from True Stories, 1986) – 3:41
17. "Blind" (from Naked, 1988) – 4:59
18. "(Nothing But) Flowers" (from Naked, 1988) – 5:33