| "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" | ||||
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| Single by Talking Heads | ||||
| from the album Speaking in Tongues | ||||
| B-side | "Moon Rocks" | |||
| Released | November 1983[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Post-disco[2] | |||
| Length | 4:56 (LP version) 3:50 (Single version) | |||
| Label | Sire | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Talking Heads | |||
| Talking Heads singles chronology | ||||
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| "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" on YouTube | ||||
"This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" is a song by new wave band Talking Heads. The closing track of their fifth studio album Speaking in Tongues, it was released in November 1983 as the second and final studio[a] single from the album; a live version would be released as a single in 1986. The lyrics were written by frontman David Byrne, and the music was written by Byrne and the other members of the band, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison.
Byrne intended the song to be a love song without the clichés of the genre. The parenthesized title refers to the simple ("naïve") construction of the song, which is framed on a sparse ostinato that lasts for the song's duration. This simplicity marked a departure for Talking Heads, whose work was known for its complex African-inspired polyrhythms and funk.
- ^ "Talking Heads singles".
- ^ Breihan, Tom (October 27, 2020). "The Number Ones Bonus Tracks: Talking Heads' "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
Together, they came up with a strange, repetitive, hypnotic groove — a bloopy and comforting post-disco lullaby.
- ^ "ASCAP entry for song".
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