Girlfriend Is Better

"Girlfriend Is Better (Live)"
Single by Talking Heads
from the album Stop Making Sense
Released 1984
Format 7", 12"
Recorded 1983
Genre New Wave
Length 3:32
Label Sire
Writer(s) David Byrne
Producer Talking Heads
Talking Heads singles chronology
"Slippery People" (Live)
(1984)
"Girlfriend Is Better" (Live)
(1984)
"The Lady Don't Mind"
(1985)

"Girlfriend Is Better" is a song by New Wave band Talking Heads, from their fifth studio album Speaking in Tongues. The song's single version was a live version from the soundtrack of their concert film Stop Making Sense.

The song is probably best known for its video, taken from the same movie. In the video lead singer David Byrne performs dressed in an iconic over-sized gray suit.

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[1] 59
New Zealand Singles Chart[2] 59
UK Singles Chart[3] 99

References