Naked is an book free by Chatting Heads in 1988 (observe 1988 in melody). It was to be their previous studio album, with the band dissolving after the album's release, finally announcing their disintegrate in 1991. Prior to leaving for France, the group recorded about 40 improvisational tracks that would serve as the foundation for the sessions in Paris.

Once in Paris, the band, the length of with producer Steve Lillywhite were joined by a figure of other musicians in the footage studio where they would rehearse plus play for the entire day. At the end of each day, single get was selected as being the ideal version of a particular melody. In the attention of liberty for the musicians, it was decided so as to lyrics and melodies would be left awaiting later.

The lyrics were not overdubbed awaiting the group returned to Novel York. A lot of of David Byrne's lyrics were improvisations vocal along with the prerecorded tracks until he establish something that he felt worked. In this method, the melodies and lyrics evolved in a similar fashion as the songs themselves. Melody by David Byrne, Chris Franz, Jerry Harrison, plus Tina Weymouth.