Burning Down the House

Composer
Byrne / Frantz / Harrison / Weymouth (1983)
Song Category
Cover Songs

Releases

Box Sets: 1
Live Albums: 1
Warehouse Discs: 1
Live Trax Series: 6

Song History

"Burning Down the House" is a 1983 song by Talking Heads, from their album Speaking in Tongues. It became one of their more popular songs, reaching #9 on the US Charts in the year of its release. Chris Frantz thought of the titular chorus after seeing a Parliament-Funkadelic show where the crowd chanted "Burn down the house."

08.01.08

live debut

72 Known Plays

over 17 years

52 Days Since

last fully played (10.19.24)

4:25:30

total song time

Stats By Show Artist 

ArtistFirst ShowLast ShowAvg LengthPlay Count% Total Plays% Total Shows
Dave Matthews Band8/1/200810/19/20244:0172100.0%7.4%

Plays By Year 

Slot Count By Year 

Song Length Over Time 

Slots and Types 

Midset63 (87.5%)
Closer4 (5.6%)
Encore5 (6.9%)
partial1
 

Longest Full Versions 

# LengthDateLocation
14:469/18/2011New York, NY
24:438/23/2014Berkeley, CA
34:342/20/2010Munich, DEU
44:275/8/2009Las Vegas, NV
54:272/22/2010Milan, ITA
64:236/12/2009Saratoga Springs, NY
74:147/25/2009Detroit Lakes, MN
84:147/28/2009Clarkston, MI
94:137/14/2015Bonner Springs, KS
104:124/25/2009Nashville, TN

Shortest Full Versions 

# LengthDateLocation
12:2310/19/2024Cleveland, OH
23:4112/4/2018Manchester, NH
33:438/1/2008Louisville, KY
43:468/7/2008Virginia Beach, VA
53:478/9/2008East Troy, WI

Liberated 2 Times 

#Missing SinceDate LiberatedDays SinceShows Since
19.18.117.12.141028149
212.15.1810.19.242135384
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Top Segues 

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