Psycho Killer

Name: Psycho Killer
Duration: 4 min 21 s

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#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	US1977-09-16	Sire Records	SR 6036
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:19	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	GB1977-09	Sire Records	7222 102
1.1	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	Psycho Killer	Talking Heads	Single	US1977-12	Sire Records	SRE 1013
1.1	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	Psycho Killer	Talking Heads	Single	FR1977	Sire Records	2C 008 - 61.840
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:19	Talking Heads	Talking Heads ’77	Talking Heads	Album	IT1977	Sire Records	456647
1.10	Psycho Killer	?:??	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	CA1977	Sire Records	M5-6036
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	PT1977	Sire Records	SR 6036 NP
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	CA1977	Sire Records	QSR 6036
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	NL1977	Philips	6370 813
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	US1977	Sire Records	M5 6036
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:19	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	GB1977	Sire Records	9103 328
1.10	Psychokiller	4:19	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	GR1977	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	56647
1.10	Psychokiller	4:19	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	JP1977	Philips	RJ-7321
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	DE1987	Sire Records	7599-27423-2
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	US1989-01-20	Sire Records	6036-2
1.2	Psycho Killer	4:22	Talking Heads	Love Goes to a Building on Fire / Psycho Killer / Once in a Lifetime / Burning Down the House	Talking Heads	Single	GB1989	Sire Records	921 135-2
1.1	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of (no UK catalogue number)	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	XE1992-10-12	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7 80593 2
1.5	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	Popular Favorites: 1976–1992 Sand in the Vaseline (club edition)	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	US1992-10-12	Sire Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)	9 26760-2, D2014141-1
1.5	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	Popular Favorites: Sand in the Vaseline	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	GB1992-10-12	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	0777 7 80466 2 2, CDEQ 5010
1.1	Psycho Killer	4:19	Talkingheads	Once in a Lifetime – The Best of Talking Heads	Talkingheads	Album + Compilation	XE1992	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	0777 7 80593 1 8, EMD 1039
1.1	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of (made in Holland, printed in the UK)	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	XE1992	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	0777 7 80593 2 5
1.1	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	BR1992	EMI Odeon Brazil	780593 2
1.1	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	GB1992	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	CDEMD1039
1.1	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of (Made in Italy)	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	XE1992	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7 80593 2
1.1	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of	Talkingheads	Album + Compilation	ZA1992	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7805932, CDEMCJ (WF) 5482
1.1	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	AU1992	EMI Music Australia (not for release label use!)	0777 7 80593 2 5
1.5	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	Popular Favorites: Sand in the Vaseline	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	CA1992	Sire Records	W2 26760
1.5	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	Popular Favorites: Sand in the Vaseline (Columbia House Club release)	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	US1992	Sire Records, Columbia House (direct‐mailing distributor of club editions of releases), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	W2 26760
1.5	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	Popular Favorites: Sand in the Vaseline	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	US1992	Sire Records	9 26760-2
1.17	Psycho Killer	4:23	Talking Heads	Sounds of the Seventies: Punk and New Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1993	Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music	OPCD-2689, SOD-30
2.14	Psycho Killer	4:19	Talking Heads	The Best Punk Album in the World… Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1995	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	VTDCD 42
1.3	Psycho Killer	4:18	Talking Heads	Tijdloze honderd, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE1995
1.8	Psycho Killer	4:17	Talking Heads	Fame Greatest Popsongs, Part 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1997
1.14	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Blowout: 18 of the Best Indie Sounds	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1998-03-09
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Kneipen Hits: 80’s Wave Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1999-05-12	Disky	GDO 858072
1.13	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	Big Hits 1980–2000: Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2001	Disky Communications B.V.	DO 645352
1.2	Psycho Killer	4:19	Talking Heads	Top 40 Hitdossier 1977-1978	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2001
2.17	Psychokiller	4:22	Talking Heads	Music of the Millennium III	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2002	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	069 758-2
4.12	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	No Thanks! The ’70s Punk Rebellion	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2003-10-28	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 73926
1.8	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	Once in a Lifetime	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	GB2003-11-17	EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo)	5953970, R2 73934
1.8	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	Once in a Lifetime	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	US2003-11-18	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 73934
1.14	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Blowout: 18 of the Best Indie Sounds	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2004-04-27
1.2	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	The Best of Talking Heads	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	CA2004-08-17 US2004-08-17	Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	R2 76488
1.2	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	The Best of Talking Heads	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	GB2004-10-18	Sire Records	R2 76488
1.2	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	The Best of Talking Heads	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	ZA2004	Sire Records	CDESP 182
1.2	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	The Best of Talking Heads	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	AU2004	Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	8122764882
1.2	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	The Best of Talking Heads	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	XE2004	Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	8122-76488-2
1.2	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	The Best of Talking Heads	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	AR2004	Sire Records	8122-76488-2
1.17	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	The Original New Wave Album: 20 Post-Punk Classics from the Late 70s & Early 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2004	EMI Gold	473 9592
2.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	US2005-10-04	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 74722
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	US2005-10-04	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 74722
1.11	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	VB Slab of Rock II	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2005
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	US2006-01-10	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 76449
2.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	US2006-01-10	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 76449
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (deluxe version)	Talking Heads	Album	AL2006-02-07 DZ2006-02-07 (show 183 more) ZW2006-02-07	Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	R2 76449
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	JP2006-02-22	Sire Records	WPCR-75151
2.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	XE2006	Sire Records	8122 73297 2
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	XE2006	Sire Records	8122 73297 2
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	GB2008-01-13	Rhino (reissue label)
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	US2009-04-18	Sire Records	R1 6036
1.8	Psycho Killer	4:22	Talking Heads	Julie & Julia: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Alexandre Desplat	Album + Soundtrack	US2009-08-04	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
1.3	Psycho Killer	4:22	Talking Heads	Same as It Ever Was	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation	US2009	Starbucks, Rhino (reissue label)	NSPENT08PKG-00162, OPCD-8319
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	Talking Heads	Album	US2009	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
2.5	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	New Wave Classix	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ES2010	Universal Music Spain, S.L. (not for release label use!)	0600753260036
1.18	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	The Old Grey Whistle Test: 40th Anniversary Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2011-06-06	Rhino (reissue label)	WMTV 173
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77 (deluxe version)	Talking Heads	Album	XW2014-12-25	Sire Records
1.10	Psycho Killer	4:25	Talking Heads	Lust for Life: The Music That Changed a Generation	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016-06-17	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	5368490
1.9	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	Just Say 50: Sire Records 50th Anniversary	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2017-04-22	Sire Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	557847-1
1.5	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Essential New Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2018-04-09	X5 Music Group
1.3	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	The Monsters of New Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2018-08-31	X5 Music Group
1.18	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	La Grange: 70s Rock Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2018-09-28 US2018-09-28	X5 Music Group
1.8	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	New Wave Classic Singles	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2019-02-25	Irma Records, Pyramide (French lounge/chillout label)
1.25	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Hit Music – 100 Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2019-03-08	X5 Music Group
1.2	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	New Wave Originals	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2019-08-23	X5 Music Group
1.33	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	100 Greatest Indie: The Best Guitar Pop Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2019-12-27	Rhino (reissue label)
1.25	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Rock Heroes	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2020-03-13 AL2020-03-13 (show 205 more) ZW2020-03-13	X5 Music Group
1.27	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	The Super Seventies	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2020-03-13	X5 Music Group
1.11	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Greatest 70’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DZ2020-03-20 AD2020-03-20 (show 75 more) VN2020-03-20	X5 Music Group
1.2	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Classic New Wave	Various Artists	Album	XW2020-07-24	X5 Music Group
1.57	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	70 Hits of the 70s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2021-03-05	Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International)
1.64	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Absolute 70’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2021-04-16	X5 Music Group
1.34	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Classic Rock Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2021-06-18	X5 Music Group
1.3	Psycho Killer	4:19	Talking Heads	Stranger Things: Soundtrack From the Netflix Series, Season 4	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2021-09-09	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	19658700142
1.43	Psycho Killer - 2005 Remaster	4:21	Talking Heads	TIME CAPSULE - 70’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2022-04-01	X5 Music Group
1.3	Psycho Killer	4:19	Talking Heads	Stranger Things: Soundtrack From the Netflix Series, Season 4	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2022-05-27	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.3	Psycho Killer	4:19	Talking Heads	Stranger Things: Soundtrack From the Netflix Series, Season 4	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2022-07-03	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Netflix	19658700142
1.3	Psycho Killer	4:19	Talking Heads	Stranger Things: Soundtrack From the Netflix Series, Season 4	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2022-07-03	Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	G0100048463976
1.72	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	100 Greatest Driving Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2022-08-19	X5 Music Group
1.52	Psycho Killer (2005 remaster)	4:21	Talking Heads	100 Greatest Dinner Party Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2022-08-29	X5 Music Group
1.21	Psycho Killer (2005 remaster)	4:21	Talking Heads	Halloween Party Hits 2022	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2022-10-21	X5 Music Group
1.13	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	Sounds of the 70’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2023-01-24	Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text), X5 Music Group
1.49	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	100 Greatest Rock Songs Ever	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2023-06-09	X5 Music Group
1.12	Psycho Killer (2005 remaster)	4:21	Talking Heads	Greatest 70’s Classic Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2023-11-23	X5 Music Group
1.12	Psycho Killer (2005 remaster)	4:21	Talking Heads	Greatest 70’s Classic Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2023-11-23	X5 Music Group
1.51	Psycho Killer (2005 remaster)	4:21	Talking Heads	Solid Gold Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2024-01-12	X5 Music Group
2.8	Psycho Killer	4:18	Talking Heads	Legends: 54 Original Gold Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation		Disky	CB 904097
1.18	Psycho Killer	4:23	Talking Heads	Mastermix Classic Cuts 92: Halloween	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB-	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985)	CC092
1.8	Psycho Killer	4:20	Talking Heads	Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box (US release remastered)	Talking Heads	Album + Compilation		Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
Promotion
1.13	Psycho Killer	4:22	Talking Heads	Sheer Idiocy 2002 House Mix 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	PL2002
1.23	Psycho Killer	4:21	Talking Heads	No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion Sampler	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2003-10-28	Rhino (reissue label)	PRCD 400094

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engineer:	Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
producer:	Tony Bongiovi Lance Quinn Talking Heads
bass guitar:	Tina Weymouth (from 1976 until 1977)
drums (drum set):	Chris Frantz (from 1976 until 1977)
guitar and lead vocals:	David Byrne (Talking Heads) (from 1976 until 1977)
guitar and keyboard:	Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) (from 1976 until 1977)
vocals:	Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) (from 1976 until 1977)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Sire Records Inc. (in 1977)

recorded at:	Sundragon Studios in Flatiron District, New York, New York, United States (from 1976 until 1977)

has remixes:	Psycho Killer (Sam Redmore remix)
sampled by:	Beyond the Five Ws by John McWhorter
mash-ups:	PSYCHO by Danny Greyiers Psycho Wolf (Talking Heads vs. Shakira) by Lewis Wake (mashup DJ Edinburgh, UK) Psyco Sonne (Rammstein vs. Talking Heads) by oki (mash-up artist) Superkiller by Neil Cicierega Voodoo Killer by G3RSt

part of:	Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 108) (order: 108)

recording of:	Psycho Killer (from 1976 until 1977)

Psycho Killer

lyricist:	David Byrne (Talking Heads) Chris Frantz Tina Weymouth
composer:	David Byrne (Talking Heads)

publisher:	Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher) Index Music, Inc. Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)

later parody versions:	Psycho Chicken
later translated versions:	Psycho Killer Психо-Вбивець (Psycho Killer)
is the basis for:	Små pupiller

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