Road to Nowhere

Name: Road to Nowhere
Duration: 4 min 3 s

~ Recording by Talking Heads

Annotation

AcoustID 3830b51f-e8ee-4dc9-bc94-b4b23a9047ab on many compilations Anthems: Alternative 80s

Annotation last modified on 2024-09-07 10:40 UTC.

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#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
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1.1	Road to Nowhere	4:01	Talking Heads	Road to Nowhere	Talking Heads	Single	XE1985	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	1C 016 20 0771 7
1.1	Road to Nowhere	3:58	Talking Heads	Road to Nowhere	Talking Heads	Single	GB1985	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	EMI 5530
1.5	Road to Nowhere	4:01	Talking Heads	Now That’s What I Call Music! 1985	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1993-08-23	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	CDNOW1985
1.2	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Hits of the 80’s	Various Artists	Compilation	GB1994	Music for Pleasure	CDMFP 6136
1.16	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	The Ultimate Eighties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1994	PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)	516 831-2
2.3	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Totally 80s 5+6	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1994	Insight (Polygram sublabel)	525 352-2
1.12	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	On the Road Again	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1995	The Ultimate Collection (UK compilations)	ULTCD 004
1.6	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Probably 10 of the Best Tracks From Carlsberg	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1995	Fastforward Music Promotions Ltd.	FFCD023
2.15	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	The Very Best of Pop Music 1985–86	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DK1995	Egmont Music Club	EMC8586010
2.7	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Untitled	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1996-04-01	Global Television	RADCD32
2.7	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Untitled	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1996-04	Global Television	RADMC32
2.2	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	The No. 1 Eighties Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1996-07-01	PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)	535 683-2
2.7	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Untitled 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1996-07	Global Television	RADCD39
4.1	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	80’s Super Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1996	Disky	BX 874952, BX 874962, BX 874972, BX 874982
1.14	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Best Sellers of the 80’s, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1996	Disky	DC 866382
1.6	Road to Nowhere	4:01	Talking Heads	Drive	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1996	PolyGram	525 307-2
1.6	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Hit the Road With… Drive (4 disc boxset)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1996	Insight (Polygram sublabel)	525 306-2, 525 309-2
1.13	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Just the Best	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1996	Disky	DC 869722
1.11	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Romantik, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1996
1.7	Road to Nowhere	4:01	Talking Heads	Drive On: 36 Classics for the Open Road	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-04-14	Global Television, Warner.ESP	RADCD55
2.8	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	The No. 1 Drive Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-08-22	PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)	553 940-2
2.3	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Classic Rock: 1984–1985	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1997 DE1997	Time–Life Music	TL 559/07
3.7	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Essential 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1997	Disky	EH 885002
4.2	Road to Nowhere	4:01	Talking Heads	Permanent Revolution [Sunday Times]	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997	The Sunday Times	Vol 02
1.16	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Soft Rock Collected	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1997	Disky Special Products	DC 881482
1.16	Road to Nowhere	4:05	Talking Heads	Totally Rock (The Essential Rock Album)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA1997	EMI Gold	7243 8 57700 2 9
1.16	Road to Nowhere	4:05	Talking Heads	Totally Rock (The Essential Rock Album)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997	EMI Gold	7243 8 57700 2 9
1.16	Road to Nowhere	4:05	Talking Heads	Totally Rock (The Essential Rock Album)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1997	EMI Gold	7243 8 57700 4 3, TC GOLD 1095, TCGOLD 1095
1.16	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Greatest Hits of the 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1998-10-26	Disky	DC 853332
3.8	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Greatest Hits of the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1998-11-16 NL1998	Disky	HR 853222
2.11	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Kneipen Hits, die Zweite	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1998	Disky	GDO 852122
1.12	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Made in the U.S.A.	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1998	Disky	DC 888722
1.1	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Retro 70s & 80s: The Greatest Hits, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1998		STELCD0072
1.7	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	The Best of the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1998
1.10	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Now That’s What I Call Music! 1985: The Millennium Series	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999-06-21	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	7243 5 20268 2 1, NOWMIL 1985
1.4	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Simply the Best of the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999-10-30	BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	DIRCD17
2.13	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Music of the Millennium	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999-11-08	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	CD Set No.: 545 300-2. CD1: 545 301-2. CD2: 545 302-2
1.7	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Drivetime	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999	Marks & Spencer	3672 884
3.5	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Grandes Éxitos Del Milenio	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1999	Vale Music	VLCD 935
1.14	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Hits of the Century - The 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1999	Disky	DC 859632
1.8	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Il était une fois le 20ème siècle – 1980–1989 – 10 années de chansons et de sport	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1999	Disky	FDO 249142
1.3	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Shout to the Top - 80s Pop Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	499 7892
1.3	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Shout to the Top - 80s Pop Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999	Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)	499 7892
1.16	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Soft Rock Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1999	Disky	BX 858522, BX 858532, BX 858542, CB 858512
1.16	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Superhits of the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1999	L&D Records	LBSCD 020
1.16	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Soft Rock Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000-05-08
1.1	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Best of the Eighties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2000-10-16	EMI Gold	5284352
1.12	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Essential 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2000	Disky	BX 993342, BX 993352, BX 993362
3.6	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Greatest Hits of the 70’s, 80’s & 90’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2000	Disky	DB 995092
1.8	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Greatest Hits of the 80’s 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2000	Disky	DO 996372
1.6	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Hit the Road With… Drive (CD1 & CD2, reissue)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2000	Insight Music Ltd	541 420-2
7.8	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Il était une fois le 20ème siècle – 1950–1999 – 50 années de chansons et de sport	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2000	Disky	FCB 990722
4.1	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	On the Road Music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2000	Disky	DB 991822
2.1	Road to Nowhere	4:00	Talking Heads	Pop Revolution: 1984–1985	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2000	Time–Life Music	708/02, TL 708/02
3.17	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	The Greatest Driving Rock Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001-01-01	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), HMV (record store promos)	7243 5 35400 2 9
5.8	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Romantic Rock & Love Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2001-06-11	Disky	BX 998292, BX 998302, BX 998312, BX 998322, BX 998332, BX 998342, BX 998352, BX 998362, DB 998252
1.1	Road to Nowhere	4:05	Talking Heads	1000 Original Hits: 1985	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2001	EMI Plus	724357631624
2.9	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Classic Rock (exclusive to Tesco)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7243 5 34906 2 1, 7243 5 34907 2 0, 7243 5 34908 2 9, 7243 5 34909 2 8
1.18	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Music of the Millennium II	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	7243 811 466 2 0
1.18	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Music of the Millennium II	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ZA2001	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	DARCD3038
1.18	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Music of the Millennium II	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2001	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	7243 811 469 2 7
1.6	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Soft Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2001	Disky	DB 645032
4.5	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	The Greatest Eighties Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7243 5 33863 2 0
1.18	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	VH1 Classic Tracks	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002-11-18	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)
2.12	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Greatest Hits of the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2002	Disky	CB 791642
3.2	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	School’s Out	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), EMI Gold
1.18	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Music of the Millennium 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	HK2003-01-23	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)
6.7	Road to Nowhere	4:06	Talking Heads	100% Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2003-03-11 US2003-03-24	Disky	MP 791912
1.19	Road to Nowhere	4:01	Talking Heads	Destination Hits 1985	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2003-09	EMI Music France (1994–2013)	7243 5926742 5
2.8	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Full Throttle	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2003-10-13	Disky	901451
2.1	Road to Nowhere	4:05	Talking Heads	Edge of the 80s: 1984–1985	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2003	Time–Life Music	TL PRA/02
1.12	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	The 80’s Collection: Super Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2003	Time–Life Music	TL 544/32
1.16	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Greatest Hits of the 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-07-12	EMI Gold	571 0962
2.5	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	The Rock Box: 54 Classic Rock Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-07-12	EMI Gold	571 9222
3.17	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Greatest Hits of Punk & New Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-10-18	EMI Gold	8634762
2.3	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Classic Drive: Cruisin'	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004	Time–Life Music
1.10	Road to Nowhere	4:06	Talking Heads	I Love Music 1985–1989: Alive and Kicking	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004	Disky	BX 901804, BX 901805, BX 901806, CB 901789
2.12	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	School Reunion: The Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2005-11-07	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	VTDCD 757
2.8	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Full Speed	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2005	Disky
2.15	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Rock Collection, Vol.4: Greatest Rock of the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2005	Disky Special Products	SP 903453
1.8	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	Your Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2005	Marks & Spencer
1.14	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Essential Rock: 54 Electrifying Guitar Greats	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006-01-30	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	349354 2
2.3	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Dad Rocks!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006-06-05	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	00946 3 11377 2 3, VTDCD 720
1.12	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	DIY Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006-06-05	Virgin TV	VTDCD 801
2.7	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Driving Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006-09-04	Virgin TV	VTDCD785
2.11	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Classic Driving Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	0946 3 74044 2 3
1.5	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Fantastic 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	3645622
3.14	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	mySounds: Ready to Load & Play: Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2006	Disky	CB 904387
1.5	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	The Must‐Have Hits: 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2006	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	0946 3 70970 2 1
4.9	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	101 80s Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-02-26	Virgin TV	VTDCDX 865
3.14	Road to Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	101 Jukebox Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-06-04	Virgin TV	VTDCDX 871
1.7	Road to Nowhere	4:01	Talking Heads	Now That’s What I Call Music! 1985	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-06-11	NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead)
4.9	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	100 80s Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ZA2007-07-12
2.10	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	The Original 80s Box Set	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-11-05	EMI Gold
3.7	Road to Nowhere	4:04	Talking Heads	mySounds: Ready to Load & Play: Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2007	Disky	CB 904624
Promotion
2.6	Road To Nowhere	4:00	Talking Heads	Pop Beats Series 2, Volume 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1998	CD Pool	PB 2003
1.5	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	The Best of the 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003	Metro Life (the magazine), London Evening Standard (newspaper)	CARBON80SCD01
1.5	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	PCgo 80's Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2005	VIAS Entertainment
(unknown)
2.2	Road to Nowhere	4:03	Talking Heads	Cabrio Feeling	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2001-07	Disky	DO 646442
1.14	Road To Nowhere	4:02	Talking Heads	Eighties. Simply Irresistable	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NZ2004	EMI Music New Zealand	5959532

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sampled by:	The Starting Line by Neil Cicierega (lead vocals)

recording of:	Road to Nowhere

Road to Nowhere

lyricist and composer:	David Byrne (Talking Heads)

publisher:	Bleu Disque Music Co. (publisher) Index Music, Inc. Warner Bros. Music Corp.

later parody versions:	Road to Somewheer

Road to Nowhere

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