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David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth
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"Burning Down the House" is a song by the American rock band Talking Heads, released in July 1983 as the first single from their fifth studio album Speaking in Tongues. The song became their only top ten single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 9.
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