The following is a comprehensive discography of
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants (often abbreviated as TMBG) is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years, Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a duo, often accompanied by a d ...
, an American
alternative rock
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band comprising several artists including
John Flansburgh
John Conant Flansburgh (born May 6, 1960) is an American musician. He is half of the long-standing Brooklyn, New York-based alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants with John Linnell, for which he writes, sings, and plays rhythm guitar.
Common ...
,
John Linnell
John Sidney Linnell ( ; born June 12, 1959) is an American musician, known primarily as one half of the Brooklyn-based alternative rock band They Might Be Giants with John Flansburgh, which was formed in 1982. In addition to singing and songwri ...
,
Marty Beller
Marty Beller (born July 10, 1967) is an American musician and songwriter. He is the current drummer for They Might Be Giants since Dan Hickey's departure in 2004. He has recorded two solo albums. He has contributed writing and vocals for three of ...
,
Dan Miller, and
Danny Weinkauf
Danny Weinkauf (born 4 December 1963) is a Grammy-winning New York-based musician and composer. He has been the longtime bassist for They Might Be Giants (TMBG). He has recorded and toured with the band since the late 1990s. Weinkauf had previou ...
. The band's first release was the November 4, 1986
eponym
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ously titled ''
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants (often abbreviated as TMBG) is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years, Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a duo, often accompanied by a d ...
'', but TMBG did not gain commercial success until their March 1990 single "
Birdhouse in Your Soul
"Birdhouse in Your Soul" is a song by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It was released in late 1989 through Elektra Records as the lead single from the album ''Flood'', making the single the band's first release on a major label ...
" from the album ''
Flood
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''. "Birdhouse in Your Soul" reached #3 on the
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Modern Rock Tracks chart
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and #6 on the
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and remains their highest-charting single in both countries. Over the next two decades, They Might Be Giants released studio albums on a near-biennial fashion and currently have a total of 23 studio albums along with 11 live albums, 12 compilation albums, 15 extended plays and 30 singles.
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
EPs
Singles
Contributions and other releases
* "Particle Man" & "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" for ''
Tiny Toons
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'' in the
MTV
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spoof
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episode
* "One More Parade" for ''Rubaiyat:
Elektra's 40th Anniversary'' Tribute CD (1990)
* "SenSurround" for ''
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie'' Soundtrack (1995)
* "25 O' Clock" for ''Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of
XTC
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'' Tribute CD (1995)
* "Spiraling Shape" for ''
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy'' Soundtrack (1996)
* "Dr. Evil" for ''
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' Soundtrack (1999)
* "Boss of Me" and "Older" for ''
Music from Malcolm in the Middle
''Music from Malcolm in the Middle'' is the soundtrack to the television series ''Malcolm in the Middle'', released on November 21, 2000 by Fox Music, Restless Records and Rykodisc. The theme song "Boss of Me", performed by They Might Be Giants, wo ...
'' (2000)
* "Puppy Love" for ''
Blue's Clues
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'' Commercial (2000)
* "I've Got A Fang" (Demo) for ''
This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation'' (2001)
* CD soundtrack to
''McSweeney's Quarterly'', issue 6 (2001) (Contributions, and arrangement of music by others)
*"Courage the Cowardly Dog" for
Cartoon Network
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promo (2001)
* "Darlin' Allison" for
Gordon Gano
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's ''
Hitting the Ground'' album (2002)
* "So to Be One of Us" for
Return to Never Land
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Soundtrack (2002)
* "Now That You're One of Us" for
Return to Never Land
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Soundtrack (2002)
* "The Long Grift" for ''
Wig in a Box
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'' (2003)
* "Savoy Truffle" for ''Songs from the Material World'' (2003)
* "Baroque Hoedown" for ''
DisneyMania
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2'' (2004) and ''
Moog'' Soundtrack (2004)
* "
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
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" for ''
Future Soundtrack for America
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'' (2004)
* "Ana Ng" for
Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground Compilation (2004)
* "Through Being Cool" for ''
Sky High'' Soundtrack (2005)
*"Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme Song" for ''
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
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'' Soundtrack (2006)
* "Hot Dog!" for ''
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
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'' Soundtrack (2006)
* "Happy Doesn't Have to Have an Ending" for ''
Happily N'Ever After
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'' Soundtrack (2007)
* "
There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" a song for the ''
Meet the Robinsons
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''
soundtrack
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(2007)
* "Havalina" (Pixies cover) for "Dig For Fire - a tribute to PIXIES" (2007)
* "Other Father's Song" for the film "
Coraline
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" (2009)
* "Choo Choo Express" for the ''
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
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'' DVD Choo Choo Express (2008)
* "200 sbemails" for Strong Bad Emails
Homestar Runner
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Email Thunder episode (2008)
* "I'm Not a Loser" for ''
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical'' (2016)
* "3rd Amendment" for ''
27: The Most Perfect Album'' (2018)
* "Pour Poor Me More Please" for ''
Central Park (TV series)
, creator = Josh Gad & Loren Bouchard & Nora Smith
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*Kristen Bell
*Tituss Burgess
*Daveed Diggs
*Josh Gad
* Kathryn Hahn
* Leslie Odom Jr.
*Stanley Tucci
* Emmy Raver-Lampman
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'' (2021)
Videography
Music videos
The band has released 25 main music videos for songs from their rock albums.
All of their children's albums have also included video content or run alongside DVD releases. The band also has videos for each of the Dial-A-Song tracks from 2015 and 2018 on their main YouTube channel, ParticleMen.
Direct from Brooklyn
In 1999, They Might Be Giants released ''
Direct from Brooklyn
''Direct from Brooklyn'' is a compilation of music videos by American alternative rock group They Might Be Giants. It was released on VHS in 1999 and DVD in 2003. The title refers to the home of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, founding members ...
'', a VHS compilation of their music videos from 1986 up to that point. It was reissued on DVD in 2003. The following music videos were included:
* "
Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
"Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" is a song by alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, from their eponymous debut album ''They Might Be Giants''. It has also been released on several compilation albums, including '' Then: The Earlier Year ...
" (1986)
* "
Don't Let's Start
"Don't Let's Start" is a song by an alternative rock band, They Might Be Giants from their 1986 eponymous debut album. It was the first single released from the album, released as a maxi-single. The single peaked at #94 on the Australian ARIA si ...
" (1986)
* "
(She Was a) Hotel Detective
"(She Was A) Hotel Detective" is a song and single by alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It was released as a single on May 5, 1988, two years after the release of ''They Might Be Giants'', the album on which it originally appeared. The " ...
" (1986)
* "
Ana Ng
"Ana Ng" ( ) is a song by alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It was released as the lead single from the band's 1988 album ''Lincoln''. Although the song was their first US chart appearance, hitting #11 on the US Modern Rock chart, the ...
" (1988)
* "
Purple Toupee
"Purple Toupee" is a 1988 song by alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants from their second album, ''Lincoln''. It was released as a promotional single in 1989. In 1994, a live performance of the song was recorded for the promotional live album, ...
" (1988)
* "
They'll Need a Crane
"They'll Need a Crane" is a single and song by They Might Be Giants. In addition to vinyl and cassette releases, the single was released as a 3-inch CD. "They'll Need a Crane" was the first song the band performed on network television, in 1989 o ...
" (1988)
* "
Birdhouse in Your Soul
"Birdhouse in Your Soul" is a song by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It was released in late 1989 through Elektra Records as the lead single from the album ''Flood'', making the single the band's first release on a major label ...
" (1990)
* "
Istanbul
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" (animated) (1990)
* "
The Statue Got Me High
"The Statue Got Me High" is a song by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. The song was released as the lead single from the band's 1992 album, '' Apollo 18''. The song reached number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart ...
" (1992)
* "
The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" (1992)
* "
Snail Shell
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" (1994)
* "
Doctor Worm
"Doctor Worm" is a song by They Might Be Giants. It first appeared on the primarily live album '' Severe Tire Damage'', being one of only three studio-recorded songs on the album. It was also released as a single and featured in a music video di ...
" (1998)
Other videos
* "Rabid Child" (unreleased, filmed in 1986)
* "
Boss of Me
"Boss of Me" is a song by alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. The song is famously used as the opening theme song for the television show '' Malcolm in the Middle'', and was released as the single from the soundtrack to the show. In 2002, ...
" (2001)
* "
Experimental Film
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" (animated) (2004)
* "Bastard Wants to Hit Me" (animated) (2004)
* "
Here in Higglytown" (animated) (2004)
* "With The Dark" (animated) (2007)
* "The Shadow Government" (animated) (2007)
* "I'm Impressed" (animated) (2007)
* "The Mesopotamians" (animated) (2007)
* "
Can't Keep Johnny Down
"Can't Keep Johnny Down" is a song by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. The song was released as a promotional single from the band's 2011 album, ''Join Us''."Can't Keep Johnny Down" (album notes). Idlewild Recordings. 2011. Lik ...
" (2011)
* "Cloisonné" (2011)
* "In Fact" (2011)
* "You Probably Get That a Lot" (2011)
* "Spoiler Alert" (2011)
* "Marty Beller Mask" (2011)
* "When Will You Die" (2012)
* "Icky" (animated) (2013)
* "Nanobots" (animated) (2013)
* "Insect Hospital" (animated) (2013)
* "Black Ops" (2013)
* "
You're on Fire
"You're on Fire" is a song by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It was released on February 21, 2013 as an advance track from their album ''Nanobots'', which was released March 5, 2013. On May 24, the band performed the song on ...
" (2013)
* "Am I Awake?" (2014)
Notes
References
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Discography
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They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants (often abbreviated as TMBG) is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years, Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a duo, often accompanied by a d ...