Psycho Killer
~ Recording by Talking Heads
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.10 | Psycho Killer | 4:21 | Talking Heads | Talking Heads: 77 (Los Angeles pressing) | Talking Heads | Album |
| Sire Records | SR 6036 |
| 1.5 | Psycho Killer | 4:20 | Talking Heads | Popular Favorites: 1976–1992 Sand in the Vaseline (club edition) | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 9 26760-2, D2014141-1 |
| 1.1 | Psycho Killer | 4:21 | Talking Heads | Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of (made in Holland, printed in the UK) | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 0777 7 80593 2 5, CDEMD 1039 |
Relationships
| additional engineer: | Matt Cohen (US producer and engineer) |
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| engineer: | Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer) |
| executive producer: | Karen Ahmed Robin Hurley |
| producer: | Tony Bongiovi Lance Quinn Talking Heads |
| bass guitar: | Tina Weymouth (from 1976 until 1977) |
| drums (drum set): | Chris Frantz (from 1976 until 1977) |
| guitar: | David Byrne (Talking Heads) (from 1976 until 1977) Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) (from 1976 until 1977) |
| guitar and keyboard and keyboard: | Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) (from 1976 until 1977) |
| lead vocals: | David Byrne (Talking Heads) (from 1976 until 1977) |
| vocals: | Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) (from 1976 until 1977) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Sire Records Inc. (in 1977) |
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| recorded at: | Sundragon Studios in Flatiron District (from 1976 until 1977) |
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| mixed at: | Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 2005) |
| has remixes: | Psycho Killer (Sam Redmore remix) Psycho Killer (The Cube Guys remix extended mix) Psycho Killer (The Cube Guys remix radio edit) |
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| sampled by: | Lexicon Valley #190, "Beyond the Five Ws" by John McWhorter |
| mash-ups: | PSYCHO by Danny Greyiers Psycho U (Talking Heads vs. Freeez) by Max & Moritz Psycho Wolf (Talking Heads vs. Shakira) by Lewis Wake (mashup DJ Edinburgh, UK) Psyco Sonne (Rammstein vs. Talking Heads) by oki (mash-up artist) Superkiller by Neil Cicierega Voodoo Killer by G3RSt |
| samples from: | Lexicon Valley #190, "Beyond the Five Ws" by John McWhorter |
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| part of: | Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 108) (order: 108) |
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| recording of: | Psycho Killer (from 1976 until 1977) |
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Related works
Psycho Killer
| lyricist: | David Byrne (Talking Heads) Chris Frantz Tina Weymouth |
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| writer: | David Byrne (Talking Heads) Christopher Frantz Martina Weymouth |
| composer: | David Byrne (Talking Heads) |
| publisher: | Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher) Index Music, Inc. Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) |
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| later parody versions: | Psycho Chicken |
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| later translated versions: | Psycho Killer Психо‐Вбивець (Psycho Killer) |
| is the basis for: | Små pupiller |
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