Burning Down the House

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Burning Down the House by Talking Heads

About Burning Down the House

"Burning Down the House" is a 1983 song by Talking Heads, from their album Speaking in Tongues. It became their highest-charting hit single in North America, reaching #9 on the US Charts and #8 in Canada in the year of its release. Outside of North America, however, it was not a hit. In the UK, where Talking Heads would release 14 charting singles, it failed to make the charts at all, and in Australia it peaked at a very modest #94. Chris Frantz .

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About this song

Credited to: Talking Heads
Album: Popular Favorites 1976 - 1992 / Sand in the Vaseline · Track 16 of 33
Released: October 13, 1992
Duration: 4:03
On Last.fm: 897,011 listeners on Last.fm

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