| # | Title | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | I Zimbra | 3.85 | 3:07 |
| 2 | Cities (alternate version) | | 5:28 |
| 3 | Life During Wartime | 4.3 | 3:42 |
| 4 | Air | 4.2 | 3:33 |
| 5 | Memories Can't Wait | 3.7 | 3:31 |
| 6 | Drugs (alternate version) | | 3:33 |
| 7 | Once in a Lifetime- assistant engineer:
- Kendal Stubbs
- engineer:
- Dave Jerden
- producer:
- Brian Eno
- mixer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Dave Jerden and John Potoker
- background vocals:
- Brian Eno and Nona Hendryx
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne
- arranger:
- Talking Heads
- vocals arranger:
- David Byrne and Brian Eno
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1980)
- additionally recorded at:
- Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- recorded at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 28), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 35) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 54)
- recording of:
- Once in a Lifetime
- lyricist:
- David Byrne
- composer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., E.G. Music Ltd. and Index Music
| 4.55 | 4:20 |
| 8 | Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)- assistant engineer:
- Kendal Stubbs
- engineer:
- Dave Jerden
- producer:
- Brian Eno
- mixer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Dave Jerden and John Potoker
- background vocals:
- Brian Eno
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne
- arranger:
- Talking Heads
- vocals arranger:
- David Byrne and Brian Eno
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1980)
- additionally recorded at:
- Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- recorded at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
- recording of:
- Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
- lyricist:
- David Byrne and Brian Eno
- composer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., E.G. Music Ltd. and Index Music
| 4.5 | 5:47 |
| 9 | Listening Wind- assistant engineer:
- Kendal Stubbs
- engineer:
- Dave Jerden
- producer:
- Brian Eno
- mixer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Dave Jerden and John Potoker
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne
- arranger:
- Talking Heads
- vocals arranger:
- David Byrne and Brian Eno
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1980)
- additionally recorded at:
- Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- recorded at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
- recording of:
- Listening Wind
- lyricist:
- David Byrne
- composer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., E.G. Music Ltd. and Index Music
| 3.5 | 4:42 |
| 10 | Houses in Motion- assistant engineer:
- Kendal Stubbs
- engineer:
- Dave Jerden
- producer:
- Brian Eno
- mixer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Dave Jerden and John Potoker
- trumpet:
- Jon Hassell
- background vocals:
- Brian Eno and Nona Hendryx
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne
- brass [horn] arranger:
- Jon Hassell
- arranger:
- Talking Heads
- vocals arranger:
- David Byrne and Brian Eno
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1980)
- additionally recorded at:
- Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- recorded at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
- recording of:
- Houses in Motion
- lyricist:
- David Byrne
- composer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., E.G. Music Ltd. and Index Music
| 4 | 4:32 |
| 11 | Crosseyed and Painless- assistant engineer:
- Kendal Stubbs
- engineer:
- Dave Jerden
- producer:
- Brian Eno
- mixer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Dave Jerden and John Potoker
- background vocals:
- Brian Eno
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne
- arranger:
- Talking Heads
- vocals arranger:
- David Byrne and Brian Eno
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1980)
- additionally recorded at:
- Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- recorded at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
- recording of:
- Crosseyed and Painless
- lyricist:
- David Byrne and Brian Eno
- composer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., E.G. Music Ltd. and Index Music
| 4 | 4:45 |
| 12 | Burning Down the House | 4.45 | 4:02 |
| 13 | Making Flippy Floppy | 4.5 | 5:54 |
| 14 | Girlfriend Is Better- assistant engineer:
- John Convertino , Franklin Gibson and Jay Mark
- engineer:
- Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin
- producer:
- Talking Heads
- mixer:
- Alex Sadkin
- bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and percussion:
- David Byrne and Jerry Harrison
- bass guitar, keyboard and percussion:
- Brian Eno and Tina Weymouth
- double bass, guitar and synthesizer:
- Tina Weymouth
- guitar:
- Adrian Belew
- guitar and keyboard:
- Jerry Harrison
- keyboard, membranophone and percussion and membranophone and synthesizer:
- Chris Frantz
- percussion:
- Robert Palmer and José Rossy
- synthesizer:
- Bernie Worrell
- background vocals:
- Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison , Nona Hendryx and Tina Weymouth
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1983)
- recording of:
- Girlfriend Is Better
- lyricist:
- David Byrne
- composer:
- David Byrne , Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
| 4.35 | 5:43 |
| 15 | Slippery People | 4.5 | 5:06 |
| 16 | Swamp | 4.25 | 5:11 |
| 17 | This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) | 3.4 | 4:56 |
