They Might Be Giants
American alternative rock band
They Might Be Giants are an alternative rock band that live in Brooklyn, New York. The two original band members, John Flansburgh and John Linnell, officially formed the band in 1982.[5] While at first a duo, performing using a drum machine, they gained a backing band in the early 1990s.
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| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
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The band has been given two Grammy Awards, one for the children's album Here Comes the 123s and the other for the theme song of Malcolm in the Middle and the ending theme song of Dexter's Laboratory.
Charting singlesEdit
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | Notes | ||
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| 1988 | "Ana Ng" | 11 | - | - | Lincoln | First charting single |
| 1990 | "Birdhouse in Your Soul" | 3 | 6 | 125 | Flood | Highest-charting single |
| 1990 | "Twisting" | 22 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | "Istanbul" | - | 61 | - | ||
| 1992 | "The Statue Got Me High" | 24 | - | - | Apollo 18 | |
| 1994 | "Snail Shell" | 19 | - | - | John Henry | |
| 2001 | "Boss of Me" | - | 21 | 29 | Music from Malcolm in the Middle | |
| 2001 | "Man, It's So Loud in Here" | - | - | 87[6] | Mink Car | |
| 2010 | "Birdhouse in Your Soul" | - | 70 | - | Flood | Re-entry following the song's use in an advertisement for Clarks Shoes |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Weisbard, Eric (December 2000). "Geek Love". SPIN. pp. 158–162.
- ↑ Chaney, Keidra (January–February 2015). "The Evolution of Nerd Rock". Uncanny. No. 2. pp. 129–133.
- ↑ Blistein, Jon (November 16, 2012). "They Might Be Giants Q&A". Billboard.
- ↑ Freed, Nick; Salgado, Christina (March 14, 2014). "The Greatest Nerd Rock Records of All Time". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ↑ Myke, Wieskopf (26 February 2006). They Might Be Giants Early Years Handbook v3.0.
- ↑ "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. August 23, 2006. Archived from the original on February 21, 2002. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
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Other websitesEdit
- Official homepage
- Official page for their podcast
- A website to buy their music
- Their website for kids Archived 2004-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
