This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) - 2005 Remaster

Talking Heads lead singer David Byrne has called this "a very personal love song," and has said it was written about a specific person, likely Adelle Lutz, a costume designer he had recently met. The couple married in 1987 and had a daughter named Malu before divorcing in 2004.

David Byrne keeps his personal life closed off, which makes this song unusual in that he's clearly sorting through a genuine relationship, not delivering a work of fiction like he usually does. And true to form, his love song is far from direct, with none of the gooey textures we're used to hearing from smitten songwriters. In the song, he feels grounded, and he's not sure what to make of it. Being "home" feels comforting, but uncertain. This ambiguity stands out in lines like "I guess I must be having fun" and "If someone asks, this is where I'll be" - he knows this is supposed to be the place, so he'll go with it.

"Naive Melody" was what they called the song before adding the lyrics. For the Speaking In Tongues album, they recorded the basic tracks first and would give the songs working titles that they would then replace. They got attached to the title "Naive Melody," so they kept it as a subtitle even though it doesn't appear in the lyrics. "We were touring as well as recording that year, so we would record the basic track, then we would go off on tour, then we would come back, go to another studio and add overdubs and things like that," drummer Chris Frantz said in a Songfacts interview. "After the tour David would take some time and write some lyrics, then we'd go back in the studio and he'd sing the lyrics and we'd add additional percussion and whatever else we wanted. So the original basic track was called 'Naive Melody' because the melody was naive-sounding, the melody of the keyboard. When David finished writing the lyrics, he called it 'This Must Be The Place' but decided to keep 'Naive Melody' as part of the title but in parentheses."