Girlfriend Is Better

"Girlfriend Is Better" is a 1984 song by new wave band Talking Heads, from their fifth studio album Speaking in Tongues. The song's single version was a live version from the soundtrack of their 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense. The film's title comes from a lyric in the song.

Rolling Stone's David Fricke described the song: "On the surface, 'Girlfriend Is Better' is a brassy, straightforward bump number sparked by Byrne's animated bragging ... and by the kind of rapid, zizagging synth squeals so common on rap and funk records. But the edgy paranoia smoldering underneath ... is colorfully articulated by guitar and percussion figures that burble along in a fatback echo, sounding like a sink backing up."^[1]

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart^[2]	59
New Zealand Singles Chart^[3]	21
UK Singles Chart^[4]	99

References

↑ Fricke, David (June 9, 1983). "Talking Heads' Arty Party". Rolling Stone (397): 52. Retrieved February 4, 2016. Note: The online version of the review retains most of the text of the original print edition, but omits the title.
↑ "Discography Talking Heads". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
↑ "Discography Talking Heads". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
↑ "Chart Stats - Talking Heads". Chart Stats. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Talking Heads

David Byrne Chris Frantz Jerry Harrison Tina Weymouth

Studio albums	Talking Heads: 77 More Songs About Buildings and Food Fear of Music Remain in Light Speaking in Tongues Little Creatures True Stories Naked

Live albums	The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads Stop Making Sense

Compilations	Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads Once in a Lifetime The Best of Talking Heads Talking Heads Bonus Rarities and Outtakes

Singles	"Love → Building on Fire" "Psycho Killer" "Take Me to the River" "Life During Wartime" "I Zimbra" "Cities" "Crosseyed and Painless" "Once in a Lifetime" "Houses in Motion" (alternate mix) "Life During Wartime" (live) "Burning Down the House" "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" "Girlfriend Is Better" (live) "Road to Nowhere" "And She Was" "Once in a Lifetime" (live) "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (live) "Wild Wild Life" "Blind" "(Nothing But) Flowers" "Sax and Violins"

Other songs	"Heaven" '"Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)"

Filmography	Stop Making Sense True Stories Storytelling Giant

Related articles	Discography Brian Eno How Music Works My Life in the Bush of Ghosts No Talking, Just Head Sounds from True Stories Tom Tom Club

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