<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Alternative release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> A-side label of US vinyl single </Td> </Tr> <P> "Once in a Lifetime" is a song by the American rock band Talking Heads, produced and co-written by Brian Eno . The lead single from Talking Heads' fourth studio album, Remain in Light (1980), it was released on February 2, 1981, through Sire Records . Eno and the band developed the song through extensive jams, inspired by Afrobeat musicians such as Fela Kuti . David Byrne's lyrics and vocals were inspired by preachers delivering sermons . The music video has Byrne dancing erratically in a suit over footage of religious rituals . </P> <P> NPR named "Once in a Lifetime" one of the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century . The song is one of the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll listed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . </P>

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