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Particle Man
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| song name | Particle Man |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| album | Flood, Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants, A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants: Melody, Fidelity, Quantity, Rhino Hi-Five: They Might Be Giants (EP) |
| year | 1990 |
| first played | Nov. 25, 1989 (632 known performances) |
| run time | 1:59 |
| sung by | John Linnell |
Trivia/Info
- Easily one of TMBG's most popular songs, this song was used in a musical episode of the cartoon Tiny Toon Adventures titled "Tiny Toon Music Television". Plucky Duck was a professional wrestler version of Particle Man who was clobbered by Triangle Man, Universe Man, and so forth.
- Occasionally John Linnell will lead the band in performing a small segment of somebody else's song during the bridge. Some of the songs that have been used include:
- "Don't Cry Out Loud" by Melissa Manchester
- "Elusive Butterfly" by Bob Lind
- "Here You Come Again" by Dolly Parton
- "I Love To Sing" by Bob Lind
- "Kumbaya," a traditional campfire song
- "Rain" by The Beatles
- "The Sign" by Ace of Base
- "The Tide Is High" made popular by Blondie, originally by The Paragons
- "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler
- Instead of "Powerful man, Universe Man", Linnell has frequently sung "Excellent man, Universe Man" in live shows.
- This song has been covered by the a capella group The Bobs.
- Particle Man is featured in the films Apples & Oranges: Or, a Story of Fruit and The Greatest Fan Film of All Time.
- A cover of "Particle Man" was used in a trailer and commercial for the 2007 video game Geometry Wars: Galaxies.
Song Themes
Heads, People (Imaginary), Questions, Science, Shapes, Size, Songs With Handclaps, Super-Human Qualities, Time, Water
Videos
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- Official Tiny Toon Adventures music video
- Live on MTV 120 Minutes
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