Road to Nowhere
~ Recording by Talking Heads
Annotation
FLAC CD rip of Dark Side of the 80s generates fingerprint 3830b51f-e8ee-4dc9-bc94-b4b23a9047ab.
Annotation last modified on 2022-03-21 12:11 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| Sire Records | 9 25305-1 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures (made in U.S.A.) | Talking Heads | Album |
| Sire Records | 9 25305-2 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures (made in West Germany) | Talking Heads | Album |
| Sire Records | 9 25305-2 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures (made in Japan) | Talking Heads | Album |
| Sire Records | 9 25305-2 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:22 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 7 46158 2 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| Sire Records | CD 25305 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 1C 064 24 0352 1 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:22 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| Sire Records | 25305 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | TAH 2 |
| 1.1 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Road to Nowhere | Talking Heads | Single |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 12EMI 5530 |
| 3.1 | Road to Nowhere | 4:21 | Talking Heads | The Best of 1980–1990 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | 652-7 94147 2 |
| 1.14 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | The Very Best of the 80's: 1985, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | Road to Nowhere | 4:23 | Talking Heads | Lifetime Piling Up | Talking Heads | Single |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDEMS 250 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of (No UK catalogue number) | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7 80593 2 |
| 2.5 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Popular Favorites: 1976–1992 Sand in the Vaseline (club edition) | Talkingheads | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 9 26760-2, D2014141-1 |
| 2.5 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Popular Favorites: Sand in the Vaseline | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 0777 7 80466 2 2, CDEQ 5010 |
| 1.8 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talkingheads | Once in a Lifetime – The Best of Talking Heads | Talkingheads | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 0777 7 80593 1 8, EMD 1039 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of | Talkingheads | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7805932, CDEMCJ (WF) 5482 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!) | 0777 7 80593 2 5 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDEMD1039 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Odeon Brazil | 780593 2 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of (Made in Italy) | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7 80593 2 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of (Made in Holland) | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 0777 7 80593 2 5 |
| 2.5 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Popular Favorites: Sand in the Vaseline | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records | W2 26760 |
| 2.5 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Popular Favorites: Sand in the Vaseline (Columbia House Club release) | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records, Columbia House (direct-mailing distributor of club editions of releases), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | W2 26760 |
| 2.5 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Popular Favorites: Sand in the Vaseline | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records | 9 26760-2 |
| 2.4 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | Rock Line 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Versailles (French label) | VER 474105 2 |
| 1.15 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | Rock Line 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Versailles (French label) | VER 474106 2 |
| 1.1 | Road to Nowhere | 4:18 | Talking Heads | L'America del rock 09: La nascita del punk e della new wave | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| La Repubblica | AdR-09 |
| 1.7 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | Drive Time | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.15 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Was het nu 70 of 80? | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation) | 7243 839954 2 |
| 2.4 | Road to Nowhere | 4:21 | Talking Heads | Party Power Pack, Volume 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 535 611-2 |
| 2.2 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Pop & Wave, Volume 6: A Reflection on the 80's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 485338 2 |
| 2.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:21 | Talking Heads | The Originals | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 35113 2 7, CDOMB003 |
| 2.3 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | The Best Rock Anthems… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTDCD 215 |
| 1.11 | Road to Nowhere | 4:21 | Talking Heads | Pop & Wave, Volume 6 (reissue) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 485338 9 |
| 4.14 | Road to Nowhere | 4:21 | Talking Heads | Pop Complete | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 4 98608 2, 4 98609 2 |
| 1.19 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | The Best Pub Jukebox in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 308 |
| 2.2 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | Pop & Wave: The Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | SMM 497926 2 |
| 2.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:22 | Talking Heads | Rough Trade Shops: 25 Years | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | CD STUMM 191, CDSTUMM191 |
| 2.15 | Road to Nowhere | 4:21 | Talking Heads | Top 40 Hitdossier 1985-1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.5 | Road to Nowhere | 4:22 | Talking Heads | Absolument 80 : Les plus grands tubes internationaux | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 543 309 2 |
| 1.19 | Road to Nowhere | 4:21 | Talking Heads | Don’t Stop the 80’s, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing Germany (subsidiary of Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH) | 0927-48056-2 |
| 1.5 | Road to Nowhere | 4:22 | Talking Heads | Platinum 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.7 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | Dark Side of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar TV | TTVCD3322 |
| 1.43 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | Once In a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box (remastered) | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | ||
| 3.5 | Road to Nowhere | 4:21 | Talking Heads | Once in a Lifetime | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo) | 5953970, R2 73934 |
| 3.5 | Road to Nowhere | 4:21 | Talking Heads | Once in a Lifetime | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 73934 |
| 1.14 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | The Best of Talking Heads | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 76488 | |
| 1.14 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | The Best of Talking Heads | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records | R2 76488 |
| 1.14 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | The Best of Talking Heads | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 8122764882 |
| 1.14 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | The Best of Talking Heads | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 8122-76488-2 |
| 1.14 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | The Best of Talking Heads | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records | 8122-76488-2 |
| 1.11 | Road to Nowhere | 4:22 | Talking Heads | The Absolute Very Best of the World's Best Ever Beer Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.7 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Songs for My Ute, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rajon Music Group | CDRTV0183 |
| 14.16 | Road to Nowhere | 4:17 | Talking Heads | Classic Cuts Presents: 80's Night: The Ultimate DJ Collection: Special Stereo Wide Edition 16 CD Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985) | |
| 2.16 | Road to Nowhere | 4:17 | Talking Heads | Classic Cuts Presents: 80s Night: The Ultimate DJ Collection: S to T | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985) | BX019 |
| 2.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 0946 3 48660 2 6, 348 6602 |
| 1.13 | Road to Nowhere | 4:22 | Talking Heads | The Collection | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | SI 904737 |
| 2.4 | Road to Nowhere | 4:22 | Talking Heads | Die ultimative Chart Show: Die erfolgreichsten New Wave & Pop Songs aller Zeiten | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 06007 5303303 |
| 2.6 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | The World's Best Ever Beer Songs: 10th Anniversary | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 50999 235763 2 2 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 6.15 | Road to Nowhere | ?:?? | Talking Heads | Pub Jukebox | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 5099 9688425 2 9 |
| 1.8 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Music for the Road, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 260474 |
| 1.8 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Music for the Road: Rock & Ballads, Vol.2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Media (EMM in logo above EMI Music Media) | 260474 |
| 1.14 | Road to Nowhere | 4:23 | Talking Heads | Same As It Ever Was | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| Starbucks Entertainment | |
| 2.7 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | WDR 200 (Die Hits der besten Bands) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 6.15 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Jukebox: 115 Original Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 688 4242 |
| 1.20 | Road to Nowhere | 4:18 | Talking Heads | Alle 40 goed - Driving Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 50999 6786482 9 |
| 4.2 | Road to Nowhere | 4:21 | Talking Heads | 101 Driving Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!) | 6386622 |
| 3.2 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | 101 80s Hits Platinum Edition | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!) | 50999 721437 2 8 |
| 2.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:21 | Talking Heads | Der letzte Bulle, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Sony Music Media | 88691 91175 2 |
| 2.15 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Hitarchief Top 2000, Volume 7 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Belgium | 536.386-8 |
| 1.33 | Road to Nowhere (2005 remaster) | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Hits of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.23 | Road to Nowhere (2005 remaster) | 4:20 | Talking Heads | 80s Classics 80s Pop 80s Bangers 80s Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.23 | Road to Nowhere (2005 remaster) | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Eighties Mixtape | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.20 | Road to Nowhere (2005 remaster) | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Relax and Unwind: Chilled Pop Throwback Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 2.13 | Road to Nowhere | 4:22 | Talking Heads | Jukebox-Hits: Die Dritte | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SR International | |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:22 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures (barcode inside back picture, approx. 1990-1993) | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 7 46158 2 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:21 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CD FA 3301, CDP 7 46158 2 |
| 1.9 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album | Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it) | ||
| 2.5 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Popular Favorites: Sand in the Vaseline | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| CD 26760 | |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 24.5 | Road to Nowhere | 4:20 | Talking Heads | 80’s Giga Hits Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.7 | Road to Nowhere | 4:19 | Talking Heads | Drive Time | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| recording engineer and mixer: | Eric Thorngren |
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| assistant engineer: | Melanie West (engineer) |
| producer: | Talking Heads |
| bass guitar: | Tina Weymouth |
| drums (drum set): | Chris Frantz |
| guest accordion: | Jimmy MacDonell |
| guest saxophone: | Lenny Pickett |
| guest washboard: | Andrew Cader |
| guitar: | David Byrne (Talking Heads) |
| guitar and keyboard: | Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) |
| background vocals: | Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) Tina Weymouth |
| guest background vocals: | Erin Dickens Diva Gray Gordon Grody Lani Groves Kurt Yahijian |
| vocals: | David Byrne (Talking Heads) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985) |
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| sampled by: | Greenday Massacre by Dean Gray |
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| recording of: | Road to Nowhere |
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Related works
Road to Nowhere
| lyricist and composer: | David Byrne (Talking Heads) |
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| publisher: | Bleu Disque Music Co. |
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