Wild Wild Life
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| "Wild Wild Life" | ||||
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| Single by Talking Heads | ||||
| from the album True Stories | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Sire Records | |||
| Writer(s) | David Byrne | |||
| Producer | Andy Zax, Talking Heads | |||
| Talking Heads singles chronology | ||||
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"Wild Wild Life" is a song by the American new wave band Talking Heads. Released in 1986, it was the lead single from their album True Stories.
The music video for the song won "Best Group Video" at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1987. The video was taken from the film True Stories, with some additional content added. Actor John Goodman, prior to his fame in the sitcom Roseanne, appeared in both the film and MTV versions of the video. The B-side of the single features him singing the song "People Like Us" which is also from the film.
The song was also featured in trailers for the 2006 animated film Over the Hedge, and also at the beginning of another animated film, Open Season, and is included on the soundtrack CD.
The song was also covered by Wailing Souls for the 1993 movie Cool Runnings.
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[edit] Track Listing
[edit] 7": Sire Records / 9 28629-7 (US)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wild Wild Life" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "People Like Us (Movie Version)" | 4:23 |
[edit] 12": Sire Records / 9 20593-0 (US)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wild Wild Life (Extended Mix)" | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Wild Wild Life" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "People Like Us (Movie Version)" | 4:23 |
- vocals on "People Like Us (Movie Version)" by John Goodman
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [1] | 25 |
| UK Singles Chart[2] | 43 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[3] | 2 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[4] | 42 |
| Irish Singles Chart[5] | 9 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[6] | 20 |
[edit] References
- ^ Billboard Magazine
- ^ The Official Charts Company. "UK Albums Chart". Every Hit. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (September 14, 1986). "New Zealand Singles Chart". New Zealand Charts. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Talking+Heads&titel=Wild+Wild+Life&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ MegaCharts (October 4, 1986). "Dutch Singles Chart". Dutch Charts. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Talking+Heads&titel=Wild+Wild+Life&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ Irish Recording Music Association (September 7, 1986). "Irish Singles Chart". Irish Charts. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Swiss Singles Chart". Swiss Charts. September 28, 1986. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Talking+Heads&titel=Wild+Wild+Life&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
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