Speaking in Tongues (Talking Heads album)

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All tracks are written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth.

Speaking in Tongues
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1, 1983
Studio
Genre
Length40:51 (LP)
46:56 (cassette)
Label Sire
Producer Talking Heads
Talking Heads chronology
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
(1982)
Speaking in Tongues
(1983)
Stop Making Sense
(1984)
Singles from Speaking in Tongues
  1. "Burning Down the House"
    Released: July 1983
  2. "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)"
    Released: November 1983
  3. "Swamp"
    Released: December 1983 (NL and AUS) [4]
  4. "Slippery People / Making Flippy Floppy"
    Released: 1983
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Burning Down the House"4:01
2."Making Flippy Floppy"4:34
3."Girlfriend Is Better"4:22
4."Slippery People"3:31
5."I Get Wild/Wild Gravity"4:07
Total length:20:35
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Swamp"5:12
7."Moon Rocks"5:03
8."Pull Up the Roots"5:08
9."This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)"4:53
Total length:20:16 (40:51)

Cassette/later CD versions

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Burning Down the House"4:01
2."Making Flippy Floppy" (extended version)5:54
3."Girlfriend is Better" (extended version)5:44
4."Slippery People" (extended version)5:05
5."I Get Wild/Wild Gravity" (extended version)5:15
Total length:25:59
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Swamp"5:12
2."Moon Rocks" (extended version)5:44
3."Pull Up the Roots"5:08
4."This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)"4:53
Total length:20:57 (46:56)

2006 DualDisc reissue bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
10."Two Note Swivel" (unfinished outtake)5:51
11."Burning Down the House" (alternate version)5:09
Total length:57:56

Personnel

Talking Heads

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Speaking in Tongues
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [39] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [40] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [41] Silver60,000
United States (RIAA) [42] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

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