Crosseyed and Painless
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| Single by Talking Heads | ||||
| from the album Remain in Light | ||||
| B-side | "The Great Curve" | |||
| Released | August 1980 (US, promotional), November 1981 (Germany) | |||
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| Label | Sire | |||
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| Producer | Brian Eno | |||
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| "Crosseyed and Painless" on YouTube | ||||
"Crosseyed and Painless" is a song by American new wave band Talking Heads. It was released in 1980 in the United States as a promotional single and in Germany in 1981 as a regular single from the band's fourth studio album, Remain in Light. Although the single failed to reach the US main chart, it reached No. 20 on the US Dance chart, becoming Talking Heads' highest-charting dance single. The band chose this song for their second music video, which was released in 1981.