Burning Down the House

Summary

Burning Down the House is a single^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,957 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Burning Down the House's instance of is recorded as single^[3].
• Burning Down the House's genre is new wave^[4].
• Burning Down the House followed Life During Wartime^[5].
• Burning Down the House followed Hanging Around^[6].
• Burning Down the House was followed by This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)^[7].
• Burning Down the House was produced by Talking Heads^[8].
• Burning Down the House was performed by Talking Heads^[9].
• Burning Down the House's record label is recorded as Sire^[10].
• Burning Down the House is part of Speaking in Tongues^[11].
• Burning Down the House's country of origin is recorded as United States^[12].
• Burning Down the House was published on July 1983^[13].
• Burning Down the House's lyricist is recorded as David Byrne^[14].
• Burning Down the House's lyricist is recorded as Chris Frantz^[15].
• Burning Down the House's lyricist is recorded as Jerry Harrison^[16].
• Burning Down the House's lyricist is recorded as Tina Weymouth^[17].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[18]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3553a00d-f89b-3ddc-9fb0-263a3d7768f3^[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Burning Down the House was performed by Talking Heads^[9]. It was produced by Talking Heads^[8].

Publication

Burning Down the House was published on July 1983^[13]. Its genre is new wave^[4]. It is part of Speaking in Tongues^[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include Life During Wartime^[5] and Hanging Around^[6]. Burning Down the House was followed by This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)^[7].

Why It Matters

Burning Down the House ranks in the top 1% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,957 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]