Road to Nowhere
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"Road to Nowhere" is a 1985 song by the American new wave band Talking Heads, known for its upbeat sound paired with lyrics about uncertainty and the future.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Road to Nowhere canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Little Creatures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionIrishSingles | 6 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 6 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSMainstreamRock | 25 ⓘ |
| composer | David Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | Television Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely praised ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
accordion
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasLyricTheme |
mortality
ⓘ
the future ⓘ uncertainty ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | upbeat ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Road to Nowhere music video ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideoDirector | David Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | contrast between upbeat music and existential lyrics ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
Come on inside
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I can’t tell you ⓘ Maybe you wonder where you are ⓘ We’re on a road to nowhere ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecognition | considered one of Talking Heads’ signature songs ⓘ |
| isOpeningTrackOf | Little Creatures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:19 ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Little Creatures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Chris Frantz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Weymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Eric Thorngren
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
EMI
ⓘ
Sire Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| writer | David Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.