The Democratic Circus

~ Recording by Talking Heads

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNaked (club edition - Columbia House)Talking HeadsAlbum
  • US1988-03-15
Fly (Sire/Warner division), Sire RecordsW2 25654
1.6The Democratic Circus5:05Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
  • XE1988-03-21
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)CDP 7 90156 2
1.6The Democratic Circus5:01Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
  • GB1988-03-21
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Fly (British independent label)EMD 1005
1.6The Democratic Circus5:01Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)EMC 790156
1.6The Democratic Circus5:01Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
Sire RecordsW1-25654
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNaked (white label logos on back)Talking HeadsAlbum
Fly (Sire/Warner division), Sire Records9 25654-2
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
Fly (British independent label), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Sire Records9 25654-2, D 153810
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
Fly (Sire/Warner division), Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.), Sire RecordsW2 25654
1.6The Democratic Circus5:01Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)064-79 0156 1, 7 90156 1
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
Sire Records
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNaked (Sonopress press)Talking HeadsAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)CDEMD 1005, CDP 7 90156 2, CDP7 90156 2
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
Fly (Sire/Warner division), Sire Records9 25654-2
3.13The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsOnce in a LifetimeTalking HeadsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-11-17
EMI (Japanese double‐boxed logo)5953970, R2 73934
3.13The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsOnce in a LifetimeTalking HeadsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-11-18
Rhino (reissue label)R2 73934
16.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsTalking HeadsTalking HeadsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-10-04
Rhino (reissue label)R2 74722
15.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsTalking HeadsTalking HeadsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-10-04
Rhino (reissue label)R2 74722
2.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
  • US2006-02-14
Rhino (reissue label), Sire RecordsR2 76457
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
  • US2006-02-14
Rhino (reissue label), Sire RecordsR2 76457
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
EMI United Kingdom (~1993–1998)
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)0946 3 48669 2 7
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNaked (reissue, remastered & expanded)Talking HeadsAlbum
  • XE2009-10-20
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)5099930869721
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNaked (96kHz/24bit)Talking HeadsAlbum
  • XW2011-06-28
Rhino (reissue label)
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
Sire Records, Fly (Sire/Warner division)9 25654-2
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it)
1.6The Democratic Circus5:04Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
CD 25654
1.51The Democratic Circus5:03Talking HeadsOnce in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box (remastered)Talking HeadsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
3.13The Democratic Circus5:03Talking HeadsOnce in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box (US release remastered)Talking HeadsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
(unknown)
1.6The Democratic Circus5:01Talking HeadsNakedTalking HeadsAlbum
Fly (Sire/Warner division), Sire Records1-25654, 9 25654-1

Relationships

assistant recording engineer:Nick Delre (lead vocals, background vocals)
Jean-Loup Morette (Sound engineer)
recording engineer:Fernando Kral (lead vocals, background vocals)
Richard Manwaring (Producer)
producer:Steve Lillywhite
Talking Heads
mixer:James A. Farber (sound engineer)
Mark Wallis
bass guitar and background vocals:Tina Weymouth
congas:Sydney Thiam
drums (drum set):Chris Frantz
guitar:David Byrne (Talking Heads)
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
keyboard [cello]:Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
keyboard [space cha-cha] and lead vocals:David Byrne (Talking Heads)
resonator guitar [dobro]:Eric Weisberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
Studios Davout in Paris, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:The Democratic Circus

Related works

The Democratic Circus

lyricist:David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:David Byrne (Talking Heads)
Chris Frantz
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
Tina Weymouth
publisher:Index Music, Inc.