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David Byrne

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art rockart poppop rockrockrock and indiepost-punkvocalscrossover prog

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GeographyUS
Sound FamilyRock

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Sampled By

something wrong
chris†††
Greenday Massacre
Dean Gray
Space
Radioseven
Don't Scandalize Mine (vocal mix)
Sugar Bear
My Fair Hiphop (Challenge mix)
DJ AKA
My Fair Hiphop (Challenge mix)
VEGO

Release Timeline

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Discography

Hanging Upside Down
Hanging Upside Down
1992
She’s Mad
She’s Mad
1992
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
2019
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
1981
Toe Jam
Toe Jam
2008
Who
Who
2012
The Twits: Soundtrack From the Netflix Film
The Twits: Soundtrack From the Netflix Film
2025
Who Is the Sky?
Who Is the Sky?
2025
Life Is Long
Life Is Long
2009
The Adam Buxton Podcast #255, “David Byrne”
The Adam Buxton Podcast #255, “David Byrne”
2025
Look Into the Eyeball
Look Into the Eyeball
2001
Forestry
Forestry
1991
Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)
Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)
1981
This Sensuous World
This Sensuous World
The Forest
The Forest
1991
3 Big Songs
3 Big Songs
1981
Feelings
Feelings
1997
BBC4 Sessions
BBC4 Sessions
U. B. Jesus
U. B. Jesus
2001
This Is a Life
This Is a Life
2022
The Jezebel Spirit
The Jezebel Spirit
1981
American Utopia
American Utopia
2018
Everybody’s Coming to My House
Everybody’s Coming to My House
2018
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
1980
Rei Momo
Rei Momo
1989
Make Believe Mambo
Make Believe Mambo
1989
Lazy
Lazy
2002
Back in the Box
Back in the Box
1994
Everybody Laughs
Everybody Laughs
2025
The Last Emperor: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Last Emperor: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1987
The Avant Garde
The Avant Garde
2025
She Explains Things to Me
She Explains Things to Me
2025
How Music Works
How Music Works
Angels
Angels
1994
Rei Momo - Words & Music
Rei Momo - Words & Music
1989
Big Love: Hymnal
Big Love: Hymnal
2008
Love This Giant
Love This Giant
2012
Songs From the Broadway Production of “The Catherine Wheel”
Songs From the Broadway Production of “The Catherine Wheel”
1981
Knotty Pine / So Far Around the Bend
Knotty Pine / So Far Around the Bend
2009
drivers license
drivers license
2026
Independence Day
Independence Day
1990
Girls on My Mind
Girls on My Mind
1992
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
2003
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
1999
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
2008
Here Lies Love: Original Cast Recording
Here Lies Love: Original Cast Recording
2014
Byrne: High Life for Strings / Moran: Music From the Towers of the Moon / Lurie: Stranger Than Paradise / Torke: Chalk
Byrne: High Life for Strings / Moran: Music From the Towers of the Moon / Lurie: Stranger Than Paradise / Torke: Chalk
1992
Dreamworld: Marco de Canavezes
Dreamworld: Marco de Canavezes
1998
Who Has Seen the Wind?
Who Has Seen the Wind?
2022
Uh‐oh
Uh‐oh
1992
This Is That
This Is That
2018
Miss America
Miss America
1997
Open the Door
Open the Door
2025
The Fat Man’s Comin’
The Fat Man’s Comin’
2022
Grown Backwards
Grown Backwards
2004
David Byrne
David Byrne
1994
Like Humans Do
Like Humans Do
2001
David Byrne Does Hard Times
David Byrne Does Hard Times
2024
Brass Tactics
Brass Tactics
2013
Music for The Knee Plays
Music for The Knee Plays
1985
always be you
always be you
2022
Regiment
Regiment
1981
What Is the Reason for It?
What Is the Reason for It?
2025
Here Lies Love
Here Lies Love
2010
Culture War / Speaking in Tongues
Culture War / Speaking in Tongues
2011
The Catherine Wheel
The Catherine Wheel
1981
T Shirt
T Shirt
2025