The Best of Talking Heads

The Best of Talking Heads is a greatest hits album by American rock band Talking Heads, released on August 17, 2004 by Sire, Warner Bros. Records, and Rhino Entertainment.

The Best of Talking Heads
Greatest hits album by Talking Heads
Released	August 17, 2004
Recorded	1977–1988
Genre	New wave art rock pop rock
Length	77:15
Label	Sire Warner Bros. Rhino
Producer	Talking Heads Andy Zax Gary Stewart
Talking Heads chronology
Once in a Lifetime (2003) The Best of Talking Heads (2004) Talking Heads (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Love → Building on Fire"		Non-album single, 1977	2:58
2.	"Psycho Killer"	Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth	Talking Heads: 77, 1977	4:20
3.	"Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town"		Talking Heads: 77	2:50
4.	"Take Me to the River"	Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges	More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978	5:04
5.	"Found a Job"		More Songs About Buildings and Food	5:01
6.	"Life During Wartime"	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	Fear of Music, 1979	3:41
7.	"Heaven"	Byrne, Jerry Harrison	Fear of Music	4:02
8.	"Memories Can't Wait"	Byrne, Harrison	Fear of Music	3:31
9.	"Once in a Lifetime"	Byrne, Brian Eno, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	Remain in Light, 1980	4:20
10.	"Houses in Motion"	Byrne, Eno, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	Remain in Light	4:31
11.	"This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)"	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	Speaking in Tongues, 1983	4:56
12.	"Girlfriend Is Better"	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	Speaking in Tongues	5:46
13.	"Burning Down the House"	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	Speaking in Tongues	4:03
14.	"Road to Nowhere"	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	Little Creatures, 1985	4:20
15.	"And She Was"		Little Creatures	3:39
16.	"Wild Wild Life"		True Stories, 1986	3:41
17.	"Blind"	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	Naked, 1988	5:00
18.	"(Nothing But) Flowers"	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	Naked	5:32

All lyrics are written by David Byrne, except where noted

Personnel

• David Byrne – lead vocals, guitar
• Jerry Harrison – keyboards, guitar, backing vocal
• Chris Frantz – drums, backing vocals
• Tina Weymouth – bass, backing vocals

Charts

2004 chart performance of The Best of Talking Heads

Chart (2004)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3]	96
UK Albums (OCC)[4]	30

2015 chart performance of The Best of Talking Heads

Chart (2015)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	87

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6]	Platinum	300,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Talking Heads – The Best Of Talking Heads at AllMusic
2. Talking Heads - The Best Of Talking Heads at Sputnikmusic
3. "Ultratop.be – Talking Heads – The Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
4. "Talking Heads | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
5. Ryan, Gavin (April 11, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Spirit Of The Anzacs In No 1". Noise11. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
6. "British album certifications – Talking Heads – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 May 2024.