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Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)

"Once in a Lifetime" is a 1981 song by Talking Heads and was taken from their fourth studio album Remain in Light. It went to number 16 in Ireland, number 14 in the United Kingdom, number 24 in the Netherlands and number 28 in Canada. The live version went to number 91 in the United States and number 15 in New Zealand.

"Once in a Lifetime"
Single by Talking Heads
from Remain in Light"
B-side
ReleasedJanuary 1981[1]
RecordedJuly–August 1980
Studio
GenreNew wave,[2][3] rock,[4] art pop[5][6]
Length4:19
LabelSire
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Brian Eno
Talking Heads singles chronology
""Crosseyed and Painless"
(1980) 		Once in a Lifetime ""Houses in Motion"
(1980)
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"Once in a Lifetime" at YouTube
"Once in a Lifetime" at YouTube

References

  1. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 809. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Once In a Lifetime - Talking Heads". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ Gallucci, Michael (November 7, 2024). "Top 50 New Wave Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  4. ↑ Wolfinson, Debby. "The 25 best rock songs of all time". Entertainment Weekly. https://ew.com/music/best-rock-songs/. Retrieved 2024-01-21. 
  5. ↑ Potton, Ed (August 15, 2015). David Byrne: composer, curator, cyclist — not just a Talking Head. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/music/article4526801.ece. Retrieved February 28, 2016. 
  6. ↑ Pitchfork Staff (August 24, 2015). "The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s". Pitchfork. p. 10. Retrieved October 18, 2022. "Lifetime" is also the epitome of 1980s art-pop...
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