Song · Talking Heads
“Air” by Talking Heads
From the album Fear of Music (1979)
“Air” by Talking Heads appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1979 on the album Fear of Music. Its best result is #1036 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,345 alternative song of all time.
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"Air" is a David Byrne song, words and music, from Fear of Music, the third Talking Heads album, which Sire put out in August 1979. The band produced it with Brian Eno after sessions around New York City that April and May, Rod O'Brien engineered, and a guest backing group billed as the Sweetbreathes turns up on the song.
It wasn't one of the singles; those were "Life During Wartime", "I Zimbra" and "Cities". But the album around it drew praise for its off-kilter rhythms and for Byrne's way with a lyric, and it has lasted, often counted among the band's best records and still turning up on all-time best-album lists.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1036 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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