Don't Let's Start

This article is about the single. For the rarities compilation, see Don't Let's Start (album). For the Grey's Anatomy episode, see Don't Let's Start (Grey's Anatomy).

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External links

• "Don't Let's Start" (releases) at This Might Be A Wiki
• "Don't Let's Start" (song) at This Might Be A Wiki

"Don't Let's Start"
Single by They Might Be Giants
from the album They Might Be Giants
B-side	"We're the Replacements", "When It Rains It Snows", "The Famous Polka"
Released	November 2, 1987
Recorded	January 8, 1986 [1]
Studio	Dubway Studio, New York City
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	2:36
Label	Bar/None, Restless Elektra (Re-issue)
Songwriters	John Flansburgh, John Linnell
Producer	Bill Krauss
They Might Be Giants singles chronology
"Don't Let's Start" (1987) "(She Was A) Hotel Detective" (1988)
Music video
"Don't Let's Start" on YouTube

v t e They Might Be Giants
John Flansburgh John Linnell Dan Miller Danny Weinkauf Marty Beller Hal Cragin Brian Doherty Jonathan Feinberg Dan Hickey Kurt Hoffman Graham Maby Tony Maimone Eric Schermerhorn
Studio albums	Rock albums They Might Be Giants (1986) Lincoln (1988) Flood (1990) Apollo 18 (1992) John Henry (1994) Factory Showroom (1996) Long Tall Weekend (1999) Mink Car (2001) The Spine (2004) The Else (2007) Join Us (2011) Nanobots (2013) Glean (2015) Phone Power (2016) I Like Fun (2018) My Murdered Remains (2018) The Escape Team (2018) Book (2021) Children's albums No! (2002) Here Come the ABCs (2005) Here Come the 123s (2008) Here Comes Science (2009) Why? (2015)
EPs	Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) (1993) Back to Skull (1994) Working Undercover for the Man (2000) They Might Be Giants In... Holidayland (2001) Bed, Bed, Bed (2003) Indestructible Object (2004)
Singles	"Don't Let's Start" "Ana Ng" "They'll Need a Crane" "Birdhouse in Your Soul" "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" "O Tannenbaum" "Boss of Me" "Can't Keep Johnny Down" "You're on Fire" "Lazy"
Other songs	"Particle Man" "James K. Polk"
Live albums	Live!! New York City 10/14/94 (1994) Severe Tire Damage (1998) Live (1999) The Spine Hits the Road (2004) Almanac (2004) Venue Songs (2004) First Album Live! (2014)
Compilations	Don't Let's Start (1989) Miscellaneous T (1991) Then: The Earlier Years (1997) Best of the Early Years (1999) They Got Lost (2002) Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants (2002) A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants (2005) Venue Songs DVD/CD (2005) Album Raises New and Troubling Questions (2011) Idlewild (2014)
Video releases	Direct from Brooklyn (1999) Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003) Here Come the ABCs (2005) Venue Songs DVD/CD (2005) Here Come the 123s (2008) Here Comes Science (2009)
Related articles	Discography Mono Puff State Songs (1999) The Brothers Chaps International Space Year "Tiny Toon Music Television" (1991)