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 (597 known performances)
run time	1:59
sung by	John Linnell

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
- "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", they have frequently sung "Excellent man, Universe Man" in live shows.
This song has been covered by The Bobs.
Particle Man is featured in the film Apples & Oranges: Or, a Story of Fruit.
A cover of "Particle Man" was used in a trailer and commercial for the 2007 video game Geometry Wars: Galaxies.