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Wild Wild Life

Talking Heads / The Best of Talking Heads (Remastered)

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Talking Heads

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The Best of Talking Heads (Remastered)

Release date

October 7, 1986

Duration

3:39

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David Byrne

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"Wild Wild Life" is a song by American rock band Talking Heads, released in August 1986 as the lead single from their seventh studio album, True Stories (1986). It was the band's third and last top-40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was also successful worldwide, peaking at number two in New Zealand and number nine in Ireland.

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