This Must Be the Place ( Naive Melody ) - wikipedia This Must Be the Place ( Naive Melody ) `` This Must Be the Place ( Naive Melody ) '' Single by Talking Heads from the album Speaking in Tongues B - side `` Moon Rocks '' Released November 1983 Format 7 '' Recorded 1982 Genre New wave Length 4 : 56 Label Sire Songwriter ( s ) David Byrne Chris Frantz Jerry Harrison Tina Weymouth Producer ( s ) Talking Heads Talking Heads singles chronology `` Burning Down the House '' ( 1983 ) `` This Must Be the Place ( Naive Melody ) '' ( 1983 ) `` Slippery People '' ( 1984 ) `` Burning Down the House '' ( 1983 ) `` This Must Be the Place ( Naive Melody ) '' ( 1983 ) `` Slippery People '' ( Live ) ( 1984 ) `` This Must Be the Place ( Naive Melody ) '' is a song by new wave band Talking Heads, released in November 1983 as the second single from their fifth album Speaking in Tongues. The lyrics were written by David Byrne, and the music was written by Byrne and the other members of the band, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. Contents 1 Composition 2 Stop Making Sense 3 Critical reception 4 Music video 5 In other media 6 Covers 7 Charts 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links Composition In the `` Self Interview '' on the DVD of the concert film Stop Making Sense, Byrne states that it is a love song, a topic he tends to avoid because it is `` kinda big. '' He also said of the song : That 's a love song made up almost completely of non sequiturs, phrases that may have a strong emotional resonance but do n't have any narrative qualities. It 's a real honest kind of love song. I do n't think I 've ever done a real love song before. Mine always had a sort of reservation, or a twist. I tried to write one that was n't corny, that did n't sound stupid or lame the way many do. I think I succeeded ; I was pretty happy with that. According to the Stop Making Sense commentary track, the title `` Naive Melody '' refers to the music. On the track, the guitar part and the bass part are doing the same thing throughout the whole song. According to David Byrne, many professional musicians would not play a song written in that fashion, and that is what makes the melody naive. Byrne played the lead keyboard solo. Bassist Tina Weymouth stated in the liner notes of Once in a Lifetime : The Best of Talking Heads that the song was created through `` truly naive '' experimentation with different instruments and jamming. Weymouth played guitar, guitarist Jerry Harrison played a Prophet synthesiser ( including the bassline ) Wally Badarou used the same synthesizer to add the stabs, and Byrne switched between guitar and another Prophet synthesizer, the latter of which he played using the pitch modulation wheel and `` campy '' piano glissandos. Pitchfork later described the song as `` an aberration for the Talking Heads. It was more of an exercise in understated musical hypnosis than polyrhythmic, Kuti - quoting funk, well - compressed instead of bursting at the seams, and ( in its abashed way ) it was a full - blown love song. (... ) With `` This Must Be the Place '', the band simplified their sound dramatically, condensing their sonic palette to the level of small EKG blips ( having switched instruments for a lark, this was nearly all they were able to reliably deliver chops-wise ) and wringing out only a few chords. '' Stop Making Sense The song is featured in Stop Making Sense ( 1984 ), a concert film featuring Talking Heads and directed by Jonathan Demme. Throughout the Stop Making Sense version, Byrne and his bandmates perform by a standard lamp, while close - up images of various body parts are projected onto a screen behind them. As revealed on the commentary to the film, the body parts belong to Byrne and his girlfriend ( later wife ) Adelle Lutz who was also known as Bonnie. When the song reaches a bridge, the musicians step back and Byrne dances with the lamp, a reference to Fred Astaire 's similar dance with a coat - rack in the film Royal Wedding. During the song, Weymouth is seen playing a rare Fender Swinger electric guitar, instead of her usual bass. The Stop Making Sense version was released as single in 1986, peaking at # 100 on the UK Singles Chart. Critical reception In 2015, Pitchfork ranked the song at number 22 in their list of `` The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s, '' with Winston Cook - Wilson of the website saying : `` In the process of stripping down, Talking Heads showcased something at the root of their art : David Byrne 's inimitable gift for melody, and his unique ability to make every musical figure seem both familiar and tied directly to the lyrical thought ( see ' I feel numb... born with a weak heart / I guess I must be having fun ' ). Is there a better moment of catharsis in a pop then the song 's final eureka realization, after Byrne gets whacked with the monolithic spiritual hammer and awakes from a life - encompassing daze into unexpected stability ? There 's nothing to narrow his eyes at anymore : ' Cover up the blank spots, hit me on the head / Aaoooh, aaooh, aaooh, aaoooh. ' For a band rarely given to addressing issues of the heart head - on, ' Naive Melody ' remains an unexpected and peerless achievement. '' Music video The music video depicts the band members and their session musicians watching light - hearted home movies, before going down into the basement and playing their instruments. In other media The name of the song serves as the title of a 2011 drama film starring Sean Penn as an aging rock star. In one scene, the main character attends a concert in which David Byrne performs the song. The song was featured in the 2007 film Lars and the Real Girl during a party scene. It was also featured in the Oliver Stone 1987 film Wall Street, starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen, as well as the 2010 sequel, Wall Street : Money Never Sleeps. In 2011 the song briefly appears in the Steve Carell romantic - comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love. The song is briefly played in the 2009 romantic - comedy He 's Just Not That into You. The song briefly appears on a radio in the Once Upon a Time episode `` Welcome to Storybrooke ''. Part of the song was played in the final moments of the Season 6 premiere of the Northern Exposure episode `` Dinner at Seven - Thirty '' in September 1994. The song is used in a montage scene in the season premiere of the fifth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. The opening of the song was used as the theme tune for the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Any Bloke which starred Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin. Covers Independent musician Miles Fisher covered the song on his self - titled 2009 EP, Miles Fisher. The music video is an homage to the 2000 film American Psycho, with Fisher imitating Christian Bale 's performance as Patrick Bateman. The song was covered live by the Montreal - based band Arcade Fire, and is featured as the B - side to their single `` Neighborhood # 3 ( Power Out ) ''. Their version features David Byrne on guest vocals. Shawn Colvin performed the song on her third album, Cover Girl. Charts Original version Chart ( 1983 ) Peak position UK Singles Chart 51 US Billboard Hot 100 62 Live version Chart ( 1986 ) Peak position UK Singles Chart 100 References Jump up ^ http://www.45cat.com/record/729451 Jump up ^ ASCAP entry for song Jump up ^ Talking Heads The Band & Their Music, page 113, David Gans ISBN 0 - 7119 - 0980 - 6 Jump up ^ `` The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s ''. Pitchfork. August 24, 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Chart Stats - Talking Heads ''. Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2011. Jump up ^ `` The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s ''. Pitchfork. August 24, 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmmakersonfilm/9185331/This-Must-Be-the-Place-When-a-rock-god-takes-on-a-Nazi.html Jump up ^ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/may/20/cannes-film-festival-2011-sean-penn-review Jump up ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/be-place-what-critics-are-385596 Jump up ^ `` Talking Heads > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 13 August 2011. Further reading Sullivan, Denise ( January 31, 2011 ). `` Origin of Song : The True Story of Talking Heads ' Naïve Melody, `` This Must Be the Place '' ``. Crawdaddy !. Archived from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2014. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics `` This Must Be the Place ( Naive Melody ) '' music video at MTV.com ( Windows Media Video format ) 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 '' ( alternate mix ) `` Burning Down the House '' `` This Must Be the Place ( Naive Melody ) '' `` Girlfriend Is Better '' ( live ) `` 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=This_Must_Be_the_Place_(Naive_Melody)&oldid=823884865 '' Categories : Talking Heads songs 1983 singles Songs written by David Byrne Sire Records singles Song recordings produced by David Byrne Songs written by Jerry Harrison Songs written by Chris Frantz Songs written by Tina Weymouth Song recordings produced by Jerry Harrison Live singles 1986 singles 1983 songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from September 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 4 February 2018, at 00 : 49. 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Question: movie talking heads this must be the place
Answer: Stop Making Sense (1984)