Crosseyed and Painless

"Crosseyed and Painless"
German retail 12" vinyl cover art
Single by Talking Heads
from the album Remain in Light
B-side"The Great Curve"
ReleasedNovember 1981
Genre
Length
  • 4:48
  • 5:37 (video version)
LabelSire
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Brian Eno
Talking Heads singles chronology
"Cities"
(1980)
"Crosseyed and Painless"
(1981)
"Once in a Lifetime"
(1981)
Official audio
"Crosseyed and Painless" (2005 Remaster) 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 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 to become Talking Heads' highest-charting dance single. The band chose this song for their second music video, released in 1981.

  1. ^ Janovitz, Bill. "Crosseyed and Painless - Talking Heads : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-27.