Skip to content
CharmySongs
Sign inRegister
Song

Warning Sign

First released 1978English42 recordingson 143 releasesISWC T-924.630.974-0
Listen onSpotify ↗Apple Music ↗Deezer ↗Tidal ↗

Written by

David ByrneComposerDavid ByrneLyricist

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Warning SignTalking Heads3:55
Warning SignTalking Heads4:25
Warning SignTalking Heads4:41
Warning SignTalking Heads5:40
Warning SignTalking Heads5:19
Warning SignTalking Heads4:27
Warning SignTalking Heads5:03
Warning Sign (alternate)Talking Heads4:12
Warning SignTalking Heads6:54
Warning SignLocal Natives4:10
Warn-SignTalking Heads4:54
Warning SignTalking Heads
Warning Sign (alternate version)Talking Heads4:18
Warning SignTalking Heads4:23
Warning SignTalking Heads
Warning Sign · videoLocal Natives4:12
Warning SignTalking Heads5:19
Warning SignTalking Heads
Warning Sign (alt version)Talking Heads4:12
Warning Sign (5.1 mix)Talking Heads3:54
Warning Sign · videoTalking Heads4:07
Warning SignTalking Heads4:23
Warning SignTalking Heads4:30
Warning SignTalking Heads5:04
Warning SignTalking Heads
Warning SignTalking Heads5:10
Warning SignTalking Heads5:24
Warning SignTalking Heads4:41
Warning SignTalking Heads4:30
Warning SignTalking Heads4:54
Warning Sign (live)Talking Heads4:30
Warning SignTalking Heads5:00
Warning SignTalking Heads4:13
Warning Sign (alternate version)Talking Heads4:14
Warning SignTalking Heads4:21
Warning Sign · videoTalking Heads
Warning Sign (5.1 mix)Talking Heads
Warning Sign (Dolby Atmos mix)Talking Heads
Warning Sign (September 1975 demo)Talking Heads4:53
Warning SignThe Artistics2:56
Warning Sign (CBS/Columbia demo)Talking Heads3:33
Warning SignTalking Heads5:51

On these albums

More Songs About Buildings and Food
More Songs About Buildings and FoodTalking Heads · 1978
1978‐09‐08: Live in Seattle: Seattle, WA, USA
1978‐09‐08: Live in Seattle: Seattle, WA, USATalking Heads · 1978
Live on Tour
Live on TourTalking Heads · 1979
Electricity
ElectricityTalking Heads · 1980
Emitting Diode
Emitting DiodeTalking Heads · 1980
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
The Name of This Band Is Talking HeadsTalking Heads · 1982
Memories Can’t Wait
Memories Can’t WaitTalking Heads · 1990
Live USA
Live USATalking Heads · 1990
Popular Favorites: Sand in the Vaseline
Popular Favorites: Sand in the VaselineTalking Heads · 1992
Heads in Dallas
Heads in DallasTalking Heads · 1995
1979 & 1980-8: Byrned to a Crisp: Boston, MA, USA and Toronto, ON, Canada
1979 & 1980-8: Byrned to a Crisp: Boston, MA, USA and Toronto, ON, CanadaTalking Heads · 1999
Once in a Lifetime
Once in a LifetimeTalking Heads · 2003
Talking Heads
Talking HeadsTalking Heads · 2005
Bonus Rarities and Outtakes
Bonus Rarities and OuttakesTalking Heads · 2006
The Warning Signs
The Warning SignsTalking Heads · 2007
Camera Talk
Camera TalkLocal Natives · 2009
Gorilla Manor
Gorilla ManorLocal Natives · 2009
CBS Demos 1975
CBS Demos 1975Talking Heads · 2010
1978‐08‐28: Park West, Chicago, IL, USA
1978‐08‐28: Park West, Chicago, IL, USATalking Heads · 2013
Performance
PerformanceTalking Heads · 2014
Live Chicago 1978
Live Chicago 1978Talking Heads · 2014
Boston Tea Party (live)
Boston Tea Party (live)Talking Heads · 2014
1980‐08‐23: Heatwave Festival, Mosport Park, Bowmanville, ON, Canada
1980‐08‐23: Heatwave Festival, Mosport Park, Bowmanville, ON, CanadaTalking Heads · 2015
Boarding House San Francisco Ca. September 16, 1978
Boarding House San Francisco Ca. September 16, 1978Talking Heads · 2015
Transmission Impossible
Transmission ImpossibleTalking Heads · 2015
The Archives: Classic Broadcast Recordings
The Archives: Classic Broadcast RecordingsTalking Heads · 2017
The Good Thing
The Good ThingTalking Heads · 2022
Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live
Tentative Decisions: Demos & LiveTalking Heads · 2025
Houston, Texas, Opry House 12 Dec 1978 Fm (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting)
Houston, Texas, Opry House 12 Dec 1978 Fm (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting)Talking Heads · 2025
1978‐12‐15: Park West, Chicago, IL, USA
1978‐12‐15: Park West, Chicago, IL, USATalking Heads
Outtakes, Demos & Alternates
Outtakes, Demos & AlternatesTalking Heads
Brick Leftovers
Brick LeftoversTalking Heads
99 Best Covers Ever, Volume V: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – I Love Your Glasses
99 Best Covers Ever, Volume V: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – I Love Your GlassesVarious Artists
1979‐08‐24: Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, USA
1979‐08‐24: Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, USATalking Heads
Live USA
Live USATalking Heads
1980-12-17: Palazzo dello Sport, Rome, Italy
1980-12-17: Palazzo dello Sport, Rome, ItalyTalking Heads
1978‐09‐13: Park West, Chicago, IL, USA
1978‐09‐13: Park West, Chicago, IL, USATalking Heads

Source: MusicBrainz work 0a575d5b-0553-3e92-a77b-24696a81d1df (CC0).