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Talking Heads

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Talking Heads
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Summary

Talking Heads is a rock band[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of rock band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,360 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: MTV Video Music Award for Best Group[3], Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[4], MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects[5], MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance[6], MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video[7], Brit Award for International Group[8], MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year[9], MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film[10], Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[11]
  • Instance of: musical group[12]
  • Genre: post-punk[13], new wave[14]
  • Record label: Sire[15]
  • Discography: Talking Heads discography[16]
  • Commons category: Talking Heads[17]
  • Country of origin: United States[18]
  • Has part(s): David Byrne[19], Chris Frantz[20], Tina Weymouth[21], Jerry Harrison[22]
  • Inception: 1975[23]
  • Location of formation: New York City[24]
  • Official website: https://talkingheadsofficial.com/[25], https://talkingheadsofficial.com[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Talking Heads[27]
  • Topic has template: Template:Talking Heads[28]
  • Official name: Talking Heads[29]
  • Different from: The Heads[30]
  • Start of work period: 1975[31]
  • End of work period: 1991[32]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[33]

  • Country: US[34]

  • Began / founded: 1974[35]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1991-12[36]

  • Genre(s): art pop, art punk, art rock, funk rock, new wave, pop rock, post-punk, rock[37]

  • Community tags: 80s, american, art pop, art punk, art rock, funk rock, new wave, new york punk, pop rock, post-punk, prog related, rock[38]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a94a7155-c79d-4409-9fcf-220cb0e4dc3a[39]

Why It Matters

Talking Heads has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

It has been cited as an influence by Living Colour[42], a musical group[43], founded in 1984[44].

FAQs

What awards did Talking Heads receive?

Honors received include MTV Video Music Award for Best Group[3], Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[4], MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects[5], and MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance[6].

Who did Talking Heads influence?

Talking Heads has been cited as an influence by Living Colour[42].

Related Entities

Adrian Belew David Byrne Museum of Modern Art New York City Sire United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum of Modern Art, Groninger Museum
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  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0219693-Talking-Heads-hudebni-skupina
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  3. 23w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work period end → —
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    Tmdb person id → 1128385
    Instance of → rock band, musical group
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