Sax and Violins

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“Sax and Violins”
Single by Talking Heads from the album Until the End of the World Soundtrack
Released	1991
Format	7"
Recorded	1990
Genre	New Wave
Length	5:18
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	David Byrne
Talking Heads singles chronology
"(Nothing But) Flowers" (1988) "Sax & Violins" (1991) "Lifetime Piling Up" (1992)

"Sax and Violins" is a song by the rock band Talking Heads. It appears on the soundtrack for the movie Until the End of the World. It was also released as a successful promo single, and it charted at number 1 on the US Modern Rock Tracks, making it one of Talking Heads' more popular songs.

The song was later released on the compilation album "Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites."

[edit] Track listings

1. "Sax and Violins" - 5:18

Preceded by "Mysterious Ways" by U2

Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single February 1, 1992

Succeeded by "What's Good" by Lou Reed

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