She's Mad

{{Infobox song

| name = She's Mad

| cover = Cover of David Byrne single She's Mad.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = David Byrne

| album = Uh-Oh

| B-side = Buck Naked (live), Greenback Dollar (live), Somebody

| released = 1992

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Rock, pop

| length = 5:21 (album version), 3:59 (single edit)

| label = Warner Bros. Records, Luaka Bop

| writer = David Byrne

| producer = Nick Launay

| prev_title = Hanging Upside Down

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Angels

| next_year = 1994

}}

"She's Mad" is a single by David Byrne. It was released in 1992 in support of Byrne's solo album Uh-Oh.{{Cite web|title=David Byrne - She's Mad|url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Byrne-Shes-Mad/master/131110|access-date=30 September 2021|website=Discogs|language=en}}

The song reached No. 3 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart.{{Cite web|title=David Byrne Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/david-byrne/chart-history/mrt/|access-date=30 September 2021|website=Billboard}}

Music video

A music video was released for the song, featuring Byrne being distorted by special effects while singing. The video was directed by Byrne and the special effects were done by Carlos Arguello and Michele Ferrone of Pacific Data Images.{{Cite web|title=David Byrne: She's Mad (Video 1992) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7070380/|language=en-US|access-date=30 September 2021}} In addition to that, it was nominated for Breakthrough Video and Best Special Effects for the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards.{{Cite web|last=Considine|first=J. D.|title=Other award shows can be totally stodgy, but this is MTV|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-09-09-1992253093-story.html|access-date=30 September 2021|website=Baltimore Sun|language=en-US}}

Track listing

All tracks written by David Byrne unless noted.

12" release

  1. She's Mad (album version) - 5:21
  2. Buck Naked (live) - 3:36
  3. Greenback Dollar (live) - 1:52 (Hoyt Axton, Kennard Ramsey{{Cite web|title=Greenback Dollar - Hoyt Axton {{!}} Song Info {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/greenback-dollar-mt0012516165|language=en|access-date=30 September 2021}})

7" release{{Cite web|title=David Byrne – She's Mad (1992, Vinyl)|url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Byrne-Shes-Mad/release/4167242|language=en|access-date=30 September 2021}}

  1. She's Mad (single edit) - 3:58
  2. Somebody - 4:59

References