Speaking in Tongues

1983 studio album by Talking Heads
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Speaking in Tongues

Summary

Speaking in Tongues is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,531 views/month, #492 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Speaking in Tongues is the creator of Talking Heads[3].
  • Speaking in Tongues's instance of is recorded as album[4].
  • Speaking in Tongues's genre is new wave[5].
  • Speaking in Tongues was produced by Talking Heads[6].
  • Among the performers on Speaking in Tongues was Talking Heads[7].
  • Speaking in Tongues's record label is recorded as Sire[8].
  • Speaking in Tongues's place of publication is recorded as United States[9].
  • Speaking in Tongues is part of Talking Heads' albums in chronological order[10].
  • Speaking in Tongues is part of Talking Heads studio albums discography[11].
  • Speaking in Tongues's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Speaking in Tongues was distributed by music streaming[13].
  • Speaking in Tongues's review score is recorded as 4[14].
  • Speaking in Tongues was published on May 31, 1983[15].
  • Speaking in Tongues's tracklist is recorded as Girlfriend Is Better[16].
  • Speaking in Tongues's tracklist is recorded as Slippery People[17].
  • Speaking in Tongues's tracklist is recorded as This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)[18].
  • Speaking in Tongues's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Speaking in Tongues'}[19].
  • Speaking in Tongues's different from is recorded as Speaking in Tongues[20].
  • Speaking in Tongues's different from is recorded as Speaking in Tongues[21].
  • Speaking in Tongues's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2810'}[22].
  • Speaking in Tongues's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+9'}[23].
  • Speaking in Tongues's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[24].
  • Speaking in Tongues's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Speaking in Tongues was performed by Talking Heads[7]. It was produced by Talking Heads[6]. It is the creator of Talking Heads[3].

Publication

Speaking in Tongues was published on May 31, 1983[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is new wave[5]. Part of include Talking Heads' albums in chronological order[10] and Talking Heads studio albums discography[11]. It was distributed by music streaming[13].

Reception

Speaking in Tongues's review score is recorded as 4[14].

Why It Matters

Speaking in Tongues ranks in the top 0.81% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,531 views/month, #492 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label Sire
    Distribution format music streaming
    Language of work or name English
    Creator Talking Heads
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