Life During Wartime (song)
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| Single by Talking Heads | ||||
| from the album Fear of Music and The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads | ||||
| B-side | "Electric Guitar" (1979) | |||
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| Label | Sire | |||
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"Life During Wartime" is a song by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on October 14, 1979, by Sire Records as the first single from their third studio album Fear of Music (1979). It entered the U.S. Billboard Pop Singles Chart on November 3, 1979, and peaked at No. 80, spending a total of five weeks on the chart.
The song is also performed in the film Stop Making Sense (1984), which depicts a Talking Heads concert. The performance featured in the film prominently features aerobic exercising and jogging by David Byrne and the backing vocalists. The Stop Making Sense live version of the track is featured in the film's accompanying soundtrack album. Its official title as a single, "Life During Wartime (This Ain't No Party... This Ain't No Disco... This Ain't No Foolin' Around)", makes it one of the longest-titled singles.
The song is included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.