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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Road to Nowhere canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Little Creatures
artist Talking Heads
chartPositionIrishSingles 6
chartPositionUKSingles 6
chartPositionUSMainstreamRock 25
composer David Byrne
countryOfOrigin United States
genre new wave
pop rock
hasBside Television Man
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
hasNotableFeature contrast between upbeat music and existential lyrics
hasNotableLyric Come on inside
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
language English
length 4:19
partOfAlbum Little Creatures
performer Chris Frantz
David Byrne
Jerry Harrison
Talking Heads
Tina Weymouth
producer Eric Thorngren
Talking Heads
recordLabel EMI
Sire Records
releaseYear 1985
writer David Byrne

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Talking Heads notableWork Road to Nowhere
And She Was followedBy Road to Nowhere
Wild Wild Life precededBySingle Road to Nowhere
Little Creatures hasTrack Road to Nowhere
Little Creatures notableSingle Road to Nowhere
No More Tears includesTrack Road to Nowhere
subject linked to: solo album "No More Tears"
No More Tears notableSingle Road to Nowhere
subject linked to: solo album "No More Tears"