| Artist | Talking Heads |
| Song | Once In A Lifetime |
| Album | Remain In Light |
| Director | David Byrne |
| Director | Toni Basil |
| Music | Tina Weymouth |
| Music | Jerry Harrison |
| Music | Chris Frantz |
| Music | Brian Eno |
| Music | David Byrne |
| Genre | Rock |
| Intro | No |
| Outro | No |
| Production Company | Toni Basil, David Byrne |
| Additional Engineering | Steven Stanley; Assisted By: Kendall Stubbs |
| Additional Engineering | John Potoker |
| Additional Engineering | Jack Nuber |
| Additional Single Credits | Copy Editors: Kirk Paskal, Kathe Duba-Noland; Project Coordinators: Renée Lehman, Ira Lippy |
| Featured in | Many 80's documentaries |
| Guest Appearances (Musician+Label) | Brian Eno - EG Records Ltd. |
| Label | Talking Heads Tours Inc. |
| Licensees(+Country) | EMI Records Ltd. |
| Lyrics | David Byrne |
| Mixed by | Dave Jerden |
| Mixed by | David Byrne |
| Mixing Studio | LA |
| Mixing Studio | Eldorado Studios |
| Music Producer | Gary Kurfirst - Overland Productions |
| Notes | Chris Frantz about this song: We used to have so much fun playing this song live. It was a soaring feeling, and the audience was right there with us. |
| Publishing | Index Music Inc., Bleu Disque Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP), Sire Records Company / Talking Heads Tours Inc. |
| Recording Studio | LA |
| Recording Studio | Nassau-The Bahamas; Vocals And Additional Tracks: Sigma Sound |
| Recording Studio | NYC and Eldorado Studios |
| Recording Studio | Basic Tracks: Compass Point Studios |
| Runtime | 4:19 |
| Single Art Director | Frank Olinsky |
| Single Cover Design | Frank Olinsky |
| Single Cover Photos | David Byrne |
| Single Photography | Acme Photography, Hugh Brown w/ David Byrne, David Byrne, John Daltton, Jimmy Desana, Marcia Resnick, Ebet Roberts, Dilly Shelton, Wynnewood Recreation Center |
| Sound Mix | Stereo |
| Talent | David Byrne |
| Technical Specifications | colour - format unknown |
