Chris Frantz

Songs Written by Chris FrantzTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Charton Christopher Frantz (born May 8, 1951) is an American musician and record producer. He is the drummer for both Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, both of which he co-founded with wife and Talking Heads bassist, Tina Weymouth. In 2002, Frantz was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Talking Heads. == Career == Born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Frantz graduated from Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh. He studied in the early 1970s... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Chris Frantz first charted in 1978 with Psycho Killer.The artist placed 11 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 3 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 13 UK Top‑75 entries, including 2 Top‑10 placements.On US AC the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US Dance the artist achieved 9 Top‑10s, 3 of which peaked at number‑one.On US Rock the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.On US Alternative the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Fantasy - #2: Big Energy - #3: Wordy Rappinghood - #4: Burning Down the House - #5: Genius of Love
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  Talking Heads
Psycho Killer
1.
02/1978

Psycho Killer
Talking Heads

from Talking Heads: 77   Talking Heads: 77
6 pts
92
US












[Sire 1013]
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz greentick & Tina Weymouth
Life During Wartime
2.
11/1979

Life During Wartime
Talking Heads

from Fear of Music   Fear of Music
8 pts
80
US












[Sire 49079]
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Crosseyed and Painless
3.
10/1980

Crosseyed and Painless
Talking Heads

from Remain in Light   Remain in Light
7 pts




20
dance








charted as Cross Eyed and Painless / Born Under Punches / Once in a Lifetime in US dance charts
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Once in a Lifetime
4.
10/1980

Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads

from Remain in Light   Remain in Light
74 pts
103
US


20
dance






14
UK
charted as Cross Eyed and Painless / Born Under Punches / Once in a Lifetime in US dance charts
[Sire 49649]
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Houses in Motion (Remix)
5.
05/1981

Houses in Motion (Remix)
Talking Heads

from Remain in Light   Remain in Light
16 pts












50
UK
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  Tom Tom Club
Wordy Rappinghood
6.
06/1981

#3  Wordy Rappinghood
Tom Tom Club

from Tom Tom Club   Tom Tom Club
143 pts
105
US


1
dance






7
UK
charted as Wordy Rappinghood / Genius of Love in US dance charts [novelty]
[Sire 50067]
written by Adrian Belew, Chris Frantz greentick, Tina Weymouth, Monte Browne, Tyrone Downie & Uziah "Sticky" Thompson
Genius of Love
7.
09/1981

#5  Genius of Love
Tom Tom Club

from Tom Tom Club   Tom Tom Club
99 pts
31
US


1
dance
2
R&B




65
UK
charted as Wordy Rappinghood / Genius of Love in US dance charts
[Sire 49882]
written by Adrian Belew, Chris Frantz greentick, Tina Weymouth, Monte Browne, Tyrone Downie & Uziah "Sticky" Thompson
  Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
8.
02/1982

It's Nasty (Genius of Love)
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five

from The Message   The Message
6 pts






22
R&B






[Sugar Hill 775]
written by Chris Frantz greentick & Tina Weymouth
  Talking Heads
9.
07/1983

Speaking in Tongues (all cuts)
Talking Heads

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
23 pts




2
dance








written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Burning Down the House
10.
07/1983

#4  Burning Down the House
Talking Heads

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
100 pts
9
US






6
rock




[Sire 29565]
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  Tom Tom Club
The Man with the 4-Way Hips
11.
08/1983

The Man with the 4-Way Hips
Tom Tom Club

from Close to the Bone   
28 pts
106
US


4
dance






82
UK
[Sire 29549]
written by Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz greentick, Alex Weir, Wally Badarou, Tyrone Downie, Raymond Jones, Rupert Hine, Steve Scales, Lani Weymouth & Laura Weymouth
  Talking Heads
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
12.
11/1983

This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
25 pts
62
US










51
UK
[London-Sire 7-29451]
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  Tom Tom Club
Pleasure of Love
13.
12/1983

Pleasure of Love
Tom Tom Club

from Close to the Bone   
6 pts




23
dance








[Warner 29437 (Sire)]
written by Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz greentick, Alex Weir, Wally Badarou, Tyrone Downie, Raymond Jones, Rupert Hine, Steve Scales, Lani Weymouth & Laura Weymouth
  The Staple Singers
14.
09/1984

Slippery People
The Staple Singers

from Turning Point   
34 pts
109
US


4
dance
22
R&B




78
UK
[Private I 04583]
written by Chris Frantz greentick, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  Talking Heads
15.
10/1984

Slippery People
Talking Heads

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
9 pts












68
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
16.
06/1985

The Lady Don't Mind
Talking Heads

from Little Creatures   Little Creatures
7 pts












81
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Once in a Lifetime
17.
04/1986

Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads

from Stop Making Sense   Stop Making Sense
6 pts
91
US












R live
[Sire 7-29163]
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
This Must Be the Place
18.
06/1986

This Must Be the Place
Talking Heads

from Stop Making Sense   Stop Making Sense
5 pts












100
UK
R live
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
(Nothing But) Flowers
19.
03/1988

(Nothing But) Flowers
Talking Heads

from Naked   Naked
27 pts








5
rock


79
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Blind
20.
05/1988

Blind
Talking Heads

from Naked   Naked
16 pts








39
rock


59
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  Tom Tom Club
21.
10/1988

Don't Say No
Tom Tom Club

from Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom   
8 pts












79
UK
written by Tina Weymouth & Chris Frantz greentick
  Talking Heads
Lifetime Piling Up
22.
10/1988

Lifetime Piling Up
Talking Heads

from Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites   Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites
27 pts










11
alt.
50
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  Sugar Bear
23.
12/1988

Don't Scandalize Mine
Sugar Bear

9 pts












77
UK
written by Ray Davis, Theodore Jackson, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
24.
01/1989

Don't Scandalize Mine
Sugar Bear

7 pts












80
UK
R
written by Ray Davis, Theodore Jackson, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  D.J. Chuck Chillout / Kool Chip
25.
04/1989

Rhythm Is the Master
D.J. Chuck Chillout / Kool Chip

11 pts




10
dance








written by Charles Turner, Jack Blakney, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  Tom Tom Club
Suboceana
26.
04/1989

Suboceana
Tom Tom Club

from Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom   
29 pts




4
dance




10
alt.


written by Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz greentick & Laura Weymouth
27.
06/1992

Sunshine and Ecstacy
Tom Tom Club

from Dark Sneak Love Action   Dark Sneak Love Action
22 pts




9
dance




15
alt.


written by Chris Frantz greentick, Bruce Martin, Mark Roule & Tina Weymouth
  1 of the Girls
28.
06/1993

Do Da What
1 of the Girls

from 1 of the Girls   
13 pts
74
US




38
R&B






[EastWest 98419]
written by Nina Creque, LaShawn Sykes, Marvelous Miles, Rae-Deon Kirkland, Chris Frantz greentick, Tina Weymouth & Gerald Levert
  Mariah Carey
Fantasy
29.
09/1995

#1  Fantasy
Mariah Carey

from Daydream   Daydream
450 pts
1
US
8
AC
1
dance
1
R&B




4
UK
second song in hot 100 history to debut at #1
[Columbia 78043]
written by Mariah Carey, Chris Frantz greentick, Tina Weymouth, Dave Hall, Adrian Belew & Steven Stanley
  The Heads
30.
11/1996

Don't Take My Kindness for Weakness
The Heads

from No Talking, Just Head   
12 pts












60
UK
with Shaun Ryder
written by Shaun Ryder, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison, Blast Murray & Tina Weymouth
  Phoebe One
Once in a Lifetime
31.
08/1998

Once in a Lifetime
Phoebe One

from L.O.N.D.O.N. Style   
3 pts












137
UK
R
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz greentick, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison, Brian Eno & Phoebe One
  Memphis Bleek & Jay-Z
It's Alright
32.
08/1998

It's Alright
Memphis Bleek & Jay-Z

from Streets Is Watching: Soundtrack   
17 pts
61
US




32
R&B






[Roc-A-Fella 566210]
written by Shawn Carter, Damon Dash, Imsomie Leeper, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth & Chris Frantz greentick
  Talking Heads
Once in a Lifetime
33.
11/2001

Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads

3 pts












109
UK
rm
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz greentick, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
  Rico
Psychokiller
34.
11/2004

Psychokiller
Rico

from Violent Silences   Violent Silences
3 pts












173
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz greentick & Tina Weymouth
  Dolly Rockers
Gold Digger
35.
09/2009

Gold Digger
Dolly Rockers

16 pts












46
UK
written by August Darnell, Chris Frantz greentick, Tina Weymouth, Steven Stanley, Ray Hedges, Nigel Butler, John Pickering, David King [songwriter], Brooke Challinor, Sophie King & Lucie Kay
  Selena Gomez
Bad Liar
36.
06/2017

Bad Liar
Selena Gomez

95 pts
20
US










21
UK
[Interscope]
written by Selena Gomez, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Byrne, Chris Frantz greentick & Tina Weymouth
  Latto
Big Energy
37.
11/2021

#2  Big Energy
Latto

from 777   
167 pts
3
US
25
AC










[StreamCut/RCA]
written by Alyssa Stephens, Dr. Luke, A1 LaFlare, Adrian Belew, Christopher Frantz greentick, Jaucquez Lowe, Randall Hammers, Steven Stanley, Theron Thomas, Tina Weymouth & Vaughn Oliver
  Latto x Mariah
Big Energy
38.
04/2022

Big Energy
Latto x Mariah

from 777   
47 pts












21
UK
featuring DJ Khaled
written by Alyssa Stephens, Dr. Luke, A1 LaFlare, Adrian Belew, Christopher Frantz greentick, Jaucquez Lowe, Randall Hammers, Steven Stanley, Theron Thomas, Tina Weymouth & Vaughn Oliver


See also...

Talking HeadsThe HeadsTom Tom Club

is/was married to Tina Weymouth


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