Psycho Killer

"Psycho Killer" is a song written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth and first played by their band The Artistics in 1974, and as new wave band Talking Heads in 1975.

The song was covered by Duran Duran in concert during 2014 as part of a medley featuring "Girls on Film".

About the song
Originally written and performed as a ballad, "Psycho Killer" became what Allmusic calls a "deceptively funky new wave/no wave song ... with an insistent rhythm, and one of the most memorable, driving basslines in rock & roll."