Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants

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Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants
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Compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2002
Recorded1985–2002
Genre Alternative rock
Length150:16
Label Rhino Records
Producer Various
Compiler John Flansburgh
They Might Be Giants chronology
They Got Lost
(2002)
Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants
(2002)
Bed, Bed, Bed
(2003)
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Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants is a 2002 compilation album by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, issued by Rhino Records and compiled by the band's co-singer/songwriter and guitarist John Flansburgh. Despite its name, the compilation does not include tracks from the band's "Dial-A-Song" service. It is instead an anthology of various single, album and live tracks from the band's history, spanning their full career up to the time of its release. It includes tracks from every album starting with 1986's They Might Be Giants up through No! , their first children's album, which was released only three months before this compilation.

Contents

The first disc focuses mainly on the group's singles and better-known album tracks, while disc two delves into more obscure fan favorites and live cuts.

Song notes

Track listing

All songs by They Might Be Giants unless otherwise noted.

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ReleaseLength
1."Birdhouse in Your Soul" John Flansburgh, John Linnell Flood 3:19
2."Ana Ng"  Lincoln 3:21
3."Don't Let's Start (Single Remix)"  Don't Let's Start EP2:33
4."Boss of Me"  Boss of Me EP2:58
5."Older"  Long Tall Weekend 1:52
6."Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" Jimmy Kennedy, Nat Simon Flood 2:35
7."Doctor Worm"  Severe Tire Damage 3:01
8."The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss Apollo 18 3:49
9."Dr. Evil"  Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 1:50
10."New York City" Robynn Iwata, Lisa Marr, Lisa Nielsen Factory Showroom 3:05
11."Particle Man"  Flood 1:58
12."Cyclops Rock"  Mink Car 2:43
13."Minimum Wage"  Flood 0:46
14."Man, It's So Loud in Here"  Mink Car 4:03
15."We're the Replacements"  Don't Let's Start EP1:49
16."Why Does the Sun Shine (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) (Live)" Lou Singer, Hy Zaret Severe Tire Damage 2:20
17."Your Racist Friend"  Flood 2:54
18."Bangs"  Mink Car 3:14
19."Snail Shell"  John Henry 3:21
20."Twisting"  Flood 1:55
21."Another First Kiss"  Mink Car 3:07
22."They'll Need a Crane"  Lincoln 2:31
23."The Statue Got Me High"  Apollo 18 3:05
24."(She Was A) Hotel Detective (Single Remix)"  (She Was A) Hotel Detective EP2:21
25."Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head"Flansburgh, Linnell They Might Be Giants 2:10
26."I Palindrome I"  Apollo 18 2:20
Total length:79:14
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ReleaseLength
1."She's an Angel"  They Might Be Giants 2:36
2."How Can I Sing Like a Girl?"  Factory Showroom 4:28
3."James K. Polk"Matthew Hill, They Might Be Giants Factory Showroom 3:05
4."Meet James Ensor"  John Henry 1:33
5."Mammal"  Apollo 18 2:13
6."Pet Name"  Factory Showroom 4:02
7."No!"  No! 1:29
8."I Can Hear You"  Factory Showroom 1:56
9."Spider"  Apollo 18 0:51
10."I Should Be Allowed to Think"  John Henry 3:07
11."Fingertips"  Apollo 18 4:33
12."She's Actual Size (Live)" Previously unreleased7:18
13."Spy (Original Version)"  Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) EP2:31
14."Stormy Pinkness (Live)" TMBG Unlimited MP3 service2:21
15."Exquisite Dead Guy"  Factory Showroom 2:02
16."Robot Parade (Adult Version)"  Working Undercover for the Man EP1:05
17."Boat of Car"  They Might Be Giants 1:14
18."S-E-X-X-Y" Hal Cragin, They Might Be Giants Factory Showroom 3:52
19."Number Three"  They Might Be Giants 1:27
20."The End of the Tour"  John Henry 3:18
21."They Might Be Giants"  Flood 2:45
22."Hey Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal"  Purple Toupee EP3:48
23."Nightgown of the Sullen Moon"  They'll Need a Crane EP1:59
24."Snowball in Hell"  Lincoln 2:31
25."Purple Toupee"  Lincoln 2:40
26."Cowtown"  Lincoln 2:21
Total length:71:02

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