And She Was
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| Single by Talking Heads | ||||
| from the album Little Creatures | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Rock, New Wave | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Sire Records | |||
| Writer(s) | David Byrne | |||
| Producer | Talking Heads | |||
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"And She Was" is the name of a rock song written by David Byrne for the 1985 Talking Heads album Little Creatures. According to Byrne, the song was written about a girl he knew who used to take LSD in a field next to a Yoo-hoo beverage factory in Baltimore, Maryland. It reached number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the British singles chart. The accompanying music video was directed by avant-garde filmmaker Jim Blashfield.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1985/1986) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [1] | 54 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[2] | 33 |
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 17 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[4] | 16 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[5] | 31 |
| Irish Singles Chart[6] | 9 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ | Billboard Magazine
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- ^ The Official Charts Company. "UK Albums Chart". Every Hit. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (February 6, 1986). "New Zealand Singles Chart". New Zealand Charts. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Talking+Heads&titel=And+She+Was&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ MegaCharts (February 8, 1986). "Dutch Singles Chart". Dutch Charts. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Talking+Heads&titel=And+She+Was&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ Irish Recording Music Association (January 30, 1986). "Irish Singles Chart". Irish Charts. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
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