"Little Talks" is the debut single by Icelandic indie folk/indie pop rock band Of Monsters and Men. The song was released as the lead single from their debut studio album, My Head Is an Animal (2011). It was also released on the band's EP Into the Woods. It was written by Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar Þórhallsson (of Of Monsters and Men), and produced by Aron Þór Arnarsson. The song is written in the key of D-flat major.

USA Today described the song as a "monster hit", noting its "galloping chorus" and "reverb-heavy production".PBS Arts described the song's "rolling, infectious energy" and foreboding lyrics. According to Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, the song describes two loving people talking past each other and implies one is recently deceased, saying "maybe one person isn't really hearing the other one." The song was inspired by an old house she moved into. However, the song has also been criticized for its uncanny likeness to the prior release "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

In August 2011, Philadelphia's Radio 104.5 began playing "Little Talks" and propelled the band to nationwide popularity in the United States. It has sold over 2 million copies in the US as of March 2013.

"Little Talks" reached number 12 in the UK charts and re-entered the UK Top 40 in 2013. The song has peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming their first top 20 single in the US. The song holds the record for the longest climb to reach the top 40 of the chart with 30 weeks. "Little Talks" is also the highest charting single to date on that chart by an Icelandic artist. On 21 July 2012, it topped the Alternative Songs list and remained for a second week, and ultimately ranked as the third most successful song on the year end list. "Little Talks" was later certified Platinum in the United States, becoming their first song to do so. The song was listed for 48 weeks. On January 26, 2013, the song reached #2 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2012.

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