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“And She Was” by Talking Heads

From the album Little Creatures (1985)

“And She Was” by Talking Heads appears on 81 radio countdowns from 29 stations between 1985 and 2026. It was first released in 1985 on the album Little Creatures. Its best result is #21 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #66 alternative song of 1985, #257 alternative song of all time and #379 of the '80s.

81countdowns
29stations
#21best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1985–2026years charted

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Talking Heads - And She Was (Official Video) [HD]

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"And She Was" comes from Little Creatures, Talking Heads' sixth studio album, from 1985, and it's David Byrne writing a song that seems to float. Byrne wrote it and sings lead, with Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth on backing vocals, and the band produced it themselves, with Eric Thorngren recording and mixing.

This is Talking Heads going sunny and plain-spoken: Byrne and Harrison's guitars chiming, Weymouth's bass bouncing along, Chris Frantz keeping a steady, easy beat. It sounds like a summer afternoon with a slightly surreal edge, which is about as close to pure pop as they ever got.

It reached No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 17 in the UK. The video, directed by avant-garde filmmaker Jim Blashfield, owes a debt to the style of Terry Gilliam.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1985 21 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 115 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1988 285 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 60 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 114 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 122 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 116 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 185 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 171 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 305 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 192 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 271 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 148 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 288 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 263 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 450 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 334 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 444 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 263 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1001 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 214 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 746 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 217 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 746 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 1411 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2001 310 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 227 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 746 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 333 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 319 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 298 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 176 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 746 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 988 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 746 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 332 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2005 179 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 746 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 753 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2007 412 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2007 325 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2008 420 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 449 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 430 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 413 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2010 434 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 631 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 433 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 236 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2013 438 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 156 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 144 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 983 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 447 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 379 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 990 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 157 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 887 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 166 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 529 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 168 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 1094 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2020 491 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 1494 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 147 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2021 494 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 131 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 1362 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 603
2022 794 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 244 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 228 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 974 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 71 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850
2023 320 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 769 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 817 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2024 941 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 163 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 361 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2026 273 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917
2026 632 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

Also listed as: And She was.

Charting alongside it in 1985

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