Road to Nowhere - wikipedia Road to Nowhere For other uses, see Road to Nowhere ( disambiguation ). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2009 ) `` Road to Nowhere '' Single by Talking Heads from the album Little Creatures B - side `` Give Me Back My Name '' Released September 1985 Format 7 '' single Recorded October 1984 -- March 1985 Genre Pop rock, new wave Length 4 : 19 Label Sire Songwriter ( s ) David Byrne Producer ( s ) Talking Heads Talking Heads singles chronology `` The Lady Do n't Mind '' ( 1985 ) `` Road to Nowhere '' ( 1985 ) `` And She Was '' ( 1985 ) `` The Lady Do n't Mind '' ( 1985 ) `` Road to Nowhere '' ( 1985 ) `` And She Was '' ( 1985 ) `` Road to Nowhere '' is a rock song written by David Byrne for the 1985 Talking Heads album Little Creatures. It also appeared on Best of Talking Heads, Sand in the Vaseline : Popular Favorites, the Once in a Lifetime box set and the Brick box set. The song was released as a single in 1985 and reached number 25 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and number 6 in the British, German and South African singles charts. It also made number 8 on the Dutch Top 40. Contents 1 Production 2 Personnel 3 Cover versions and other uses 4 References 5 External links Production `` I wanted to write a song that presented a resigned, even joyful look at doom, '' recalls David Byrne in the liner notes of Once in a Lifetime : The Best of Talking Heads. `` At our deaths and at the apocalypse... ( always looming, folks ). I think it succeeded. The front bit, the white gospel choir, is kind of tacked on, ' cause I did n't think the rest of the song was enough... I mean, it was only two chords. So, out of embarrassment, or shame, I wrote an intro section that had a couple more in it. '' The video for the song was directed by Byrne and Stephen R. Johnson and features the band and various objects revolving, as if in their own `` road to nowhere ''. It was nominated for `` Best Video of the Year '' at the MTV Video Music Awards 1986. Some parts were shot in the back yard and pool of actor Stephen Tobolowsky, who was co-writing Byrne 's film True Stories at the time. Director Johnson re-used some of the effects techniques in award - winning videos for Peter Gabriel the following year : `` Sledgehammer '' and `` Big Time ''. Personnel `` '' Talking Heads `` '' David Byrne -- guitar, vocals Chris Frantz -- drums Jerry Harrison -- keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Tina Weymouth -- bass guitar, backing vocals `` '' Additional Musicians `` '' Andrew Cader -- washboard Erin Dickens -- backing vocals Diva Gray -- backing vocals Gordon Grody -- backing vocals Lani Groves -- backing vocals Jimmy Macdonell -- accordion Lenny Pickett -- saxophones Steve Scales -- percussion Kurt Yahijian -- backing vocals Cover versions and other uses Wikinews has related news : Musician David Byrne sues Florida governor over campaign song The Kalamazoo, Michigan based bluegrass band Greensky Bluegrass recorded a version of this tune on their 2007 release Live at Bell 's. The British a cappella group The Flying Pickets covered the song on the album The Original Flying Pickets. The French band Indochine recorded a cover to support Reporters Sans Frontières. The French band Nouvelle Vague recorded a cover for their 2009 album 3. The song was featured in the 2008 documentary Young@Heart. Australian singer - songwriter Sarah Blasko uses the lyrics and composition to end her song `` Over & Over '' on her 2009 album As Day Follows Night. The song appeared during the ending credits to the 1989 movie Little Monsters. The song also appears in the 1994 movie Reality Bites. The Mystery Science Theater 3000 riffing of Hobgoblins has Tom Servo crooning the first verse over the background music playing inside a room ( a trap ) as the movie lot security guard runs inside to fulfill his rock - star fantasy. The song accompanies the end - credits of the 2008 movie Religulous. John Nolan of Straylight Run and Taking Back Sunday covered the song on his 2010 EP, Songs I Did n't Write. Charlie Crist, in his unsuccessful 2010 run for the U.S. Senate in Florida, used the song in a campaign video without obtaining permission. David Byrne sued for copyright infringement and, in a legal settlement, Crist issued a video apology for his improper use. A cover of the song was used in the Season 1 finale of Shameless. A cover of the song by Release the Sunbird was featured in the series finale of the television series Gossip Girl, as well as their 2012 album Imaginary Summer. References Jump up ^ `` SA Charts 1965 - 1989 ''. Retrieved 8 April 2014 Jump up ^ `` The Tobolowsky Files Episode 44 : The Voice from Another Room ''. slashfilm.com. Retrieved 2011 - 02 - 19. Jump up ^ Riles, Cortney ( December 17, 2012 ). `` '' Gossip Girl '' Music Recap : No Greater Goodbye ``. Neon Tommy. Retrieved December 28, 2012. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Talking Heads David Byrne Chris Frantz Jerry Harrison Tina Weymouth Studio albums Talking Heads : 77 More Songs About Buildings and Food Fear of Music Remain in Light Speaking in Tongues Little Creatures True Stories Naked Live albums The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads Stop Making Sense Compilations Sand in the Vaseline : Popular Favorites Once in a Lifetime : The Best of Talking Heads Once in a Lifetime The Best of Talking Heads Talking Heads Bonus Rarities and Outtakes Singles `` Love → Building on Fire '' `` Psycho Killer '' `` Take Me to the River '' `` Life During Wartime '' `` I Zimbra '' `` Cities '' `` Crosseyed and Painless '' `` Once in a Lifetime '' `` Houses in Motion '' `` Burning Down the House '' `` This Must Be the Place ( Naive Melody ) '' `` Girlfriend Is Better '' `` Road to Nowhere '' `` And She Was '' `` Wild Wild Life '' `` Blind '' `` ( Nothing But ) Flowers '' `` Sax and Violins '' Other songs `` Heaven '' `` Born Under Punches ( The Heat Goes On ) '' Filmography Stop Making Sense True Stories Storytelling Giant Related articles Discography How Music Works `` King 's Lead Hat '' My Life in the Bush of Ghosts No Talking, Just Head Sounds from True Stories Tom Tom Club Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Road_to_Nowhere&oldid=831917689 '' Categories : 1984 songs 1985 singles Sire Records singles Songs about death Song recordings produced by David Byrne Song recordings produced by Jerry Harrison Songs written by Chris Frantz Songs written by David Byrne Songs written by Jerry Harrison Songs written by Tina Weymouth Talking Heads songs Music videos directed by Stephen R. 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Question: who sang we're on the road to nowhere
Answer: Talking Heads