This Must Be The Place May 2026

: David Byrne appears as himself in the film, performing the title track live.

: The book follows Daniel Sullivan , an American professor living in rural Ireland with his wife, Claudette Wells , a reclusive former film star who faked her own death to escape fame.

This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) – The Ethan Hein Blog

Inspired by the song's themes of dislocation and home, director released a comedy-drama titled This Must Be the Place in 2011.

: It remains one of the most covered songs in modern music, with versions by Arcade Fire , MGMT , and The String Cheese Incident .

The most famous origin of the phrase is the song from the 1983 album Speaking in Tongues . Written by frontman David Byrne , the track is celebrated as one of the most honest and least cynical love songs in rock history.