They Might Be Giants
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About They Might Be Giants
Hometown
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Formed
1982
Genre
Alternative
Alt-rock band They Might Be Giants started out as an guitar/accordion duo that grew a cult following across decades spent navigating pop culture peaks and niche subcultures.
∙ In the mid-’80s, they started their signature Dial-A-Song service—a rotating selection of tracks on an answering machine that anyone could call—which was consistently updated through 2008.
∙ The group’s first two LPs—their 1986 self-titled debut and 1988’s Lincoln—established their college rock cred with the radio hits “Don’t Let’s Start” and “Ana Ng.”
∙ They broke through to the mainstream with 1989’s Platinum-certified LP Flood and its smash-hit single, “Birdhouse In Your Soul.”
∙ “Boss of Me”—the theme song to the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle—won the band their first Grammy Award in 2002, for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.
∙ At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Here Come the 123s—their third children’s album and 13th studio LP overall—was awarded Best Musical Album for Children.
∙ During the 2020 Presidential race, the band released “Who Are the Electors?”—their Schoolhouse Rock!-esque take on explaining the US Electoral College through song.
Members of They Might Be Giants include, or have included, John Linnell, Hal Cragin, Eric Schermerhorn, Danny Weinkauf, Marty Beller, Brian Doherty, Graham Maby, and Tony Maimone.
Musical InfluencesThey Might Be Giants's musical influences include Talking Heads, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Devo and more.
Influenced by They Might Be GiantsThey Might Be Giants has influenced the music of Weezer, of Montreal, Fountains Of Wayne and more.
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