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Particle Man

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song nameParticle Man
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumFlood, 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)
year1990
first playedNov. 25, 1989 (632 known performances)
run time1:59
sung byJohn 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:
  • 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

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