Burning Down the House
| "Burning Down the House" | ||||
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| Single by Talking Heads | ||||
| from the album Speaking in Tongues | ||||
| B-side | "I Get Wild / Wild Gravity" | |||
| Released | July 1983 | |||
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| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Sire | |||
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| Lyricist | David Byrne | |||
| Producer | Talking Heads | |||
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| "Burning Down the House" on YouTube | ||||
"Burning Down the House" is a song by the American rock band Talking Heads, released in July 1983 by Sire Records as the first single from their fifth studio album Speaking in Tongues. The song became their only top ten single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 9.