They Might Be Giants (App)

Application homescreen

The They Might Be Giants app is a free application for the mobile operating systems iOS and Android. It premiered on the iOS App Store on January 21, 2013, the day before the Nanobots EP became available for download. On May 15, 2013, the Android-compatible version was released on Google Play. The app was designed in collaboration with Hine Mizushima, Paul Sahre, and Jonathan Coulton's henchman, Scarface. Android development was headed by Micah Galizia. A mobile elaboration upon the TMBG Clock Radio experience, the app provides full songs and links to purchase them. A new song is added on a daily basis, in the style of Dial-A-Song, with the five most recent tracks available every day. However, songs added on previous days may still be temporarily playable through the app on an iOS device even after they are removed, making it possible for six or more songs to be available at one time on that specific device. Songs used in advertisements, studio tracks, and previously released rarities are featured via the application. The app premiered with three songs from Join Us: "The Lady And The Tiger", "Judy Is Your Viet Nam", and "Never Knew Love". In February, alongside merch associated with the upcoming Nanobots album, the TMBG merch store unveiled an exclusive new T-shirt featuring artwork of the cassette from the app. The shirt is still available for purchase.

According to a mailing list update, the app vaguely follows a schedule of newer songs on Tuesdays, the band's children's material on Thursdays, and early-era tunes for "Throwback Fridays".

The iOS app, currently in version 1.1, is compatible with iOS 4.3 or later. The Android edition of the app is in version 1.0.1, and compatible with Android 2.2 (Froyo) and higher.

Download[edit]

They Might Be Giants in the App Store (iOS)
They Might Be Giants in Google Play (Android)

Interface[edit]

The homescreen of the app is an image of a felt cassette tape, which was constructed by Hine Mizushima. There are five "buttons" the user can use to interact with the app:

Next: skips to the next song available
Get: brings the user to the purchase page for the current song on iTunes or the Google Play Store
▸: pauses or plays the current track
URL: provides links to other TMBG web presence
?: plays a mysterious video of William Allen White, pausing the current track

Each time the "play" button is pressed, or when the screen of the device is tapped, the current track title is displayed in Helvetica. Words that do not fit across the screen of the device are problematically broken up between lines without hyphenation.

Gallery[edit]

Screens are taken from the iOS version of the app, except where noted.

Song title display (Android)
Song title display
"URL" page
WAW video

Songs featured[edit]

Current rotation[edit]

Historical information[edit]

Songs that have been featured on the They Might Be Giants app are listed below, with the most recent at the top:

March 9, 2014 – Don't Let's Start [rerun]
March 8, 2014 – The Bloodmobile [rerun]
March 7, 2014 – Stalk Of Wheat [rerun]
March 6, 2014 – My Brother The Ape [rerun]
March 5, 2014 – Maine [rerun]
March 4, 2014 – Finished With Lies [rerun]
March 3, 2014 – Am I Awake? [rerun]
March 2, 2014 – Sometimes A Lonely Way [rerun]
March 1, 2014 – The Lady And The Tiger [rerun]
February 28, 2014 – Your Racist Friend [rerun]
February 27, 2014 – Your Own Worst Enemy [rerun]
February 26, 2014 – The Bells Are Ringing [rerun]
February 25, 2014 – Marty Beller Mask [rerun]
February 24, 2014 – Absolutely Bill's Mood [rerun]
February 23, 2014 – Roy G. Biv [rerun]
February 22, 2014 – Memo To Human Resources [rerun]
February 21, 2014 – Lost My Mind [rerun]
February 20, 2014 – Now I Know [rerun]
February 19, 2014 – Narrow Your Eyes [rerun]
February 18, 2014 – Asheville [rerun]
February 17, 2014 – With The Dark [rerun]
February 16, 2014 – Take Out The Trash [rerun]
February 15, 2014 – Purple Toupee [rerun]
February 14, 2014 – Hovering Sombrero [rerun]
February 13, 2014 – Spider [rerun]
February 12, 2014 – Tick [rerun]
February 11, 2014 – Cloisonné [rerun]
February 10, 2014 – It's Kickin' In [rerun]
February 9, 2014 – Tesla [rerun]
February 8, 2014 – Ana Ng [rerun]
February 7, 2014 – I Am A Human Head [rerun]
February 6, 2014 – Experimental Film [rerun]
February 5, 2014 – Los Angeles [rerun]
February 4, 2014 – The Songs Of The 50 States [rerun]
February 3, 2014 – Unrelated Thing [rerun]
February 2, 2014 – Now That I Have Everything [rerun]
February 1, 2014 – Birdhouse In Your Soul [rerun]
January 31, 2014 – Sleeping In The Flowers [rerun]
January 30, 2014 – One Everything [rerun]
January 29, 2014 – Electronic Istanbul (Not Constantinople) [rerun]
January 28, 2014 – In Fact [rerun]
January 28, 2014 – No! (Song) [rerun]
January 28, 2014 – Climbing The Walls [rerun]
January 28, 2014 – Words Are Like (Demo) [rerun]
January 8, 2014 – Tubthumping [rerun]
January 7, 2014 – On The Drag [rerun]
January 6, 2014 – Mainstream U.S.A. [rerun]
January 5, 2014 – Cowtown [rerun]
January 4, 2014 – Au Contraire [rerun]
January 3, 2014 – Fingertips [rerun]
January 2, 2014 – Hall Of Heads [rerun]
January 1, 2014 – My Evil Twin [rerun]
December 31, 2013 – I Should Be Allowed To Think [rerun]
December 30, 2013 – Working Undercover For The Man [rerun]
December 29, 2013 – Asheville [rerun]
December 28, 2013 – Dead [rerun]
December 27, 2013 – Wearing A Raincoat [rerun]
December 26, 2013 – Upside Down Frown [rerun]
December 25, 2013 – One Everything
December 24, 2013 – Hovering Sombrero [rerun]
December 23, 2013 – The Bells Are Ringing [rerun]
December 22, 2013 – Museum Of Idiots [rerun]
December 21, 2013 – Electronic Istanbul (Not Constantinople) [rerun]
December 20, 2013 – Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head [rerun]
December 19, 2013 – Snail Shell [rerun]
December 18, 2013 – Montana [rerun]
December 17, 2013 – Tesla [rerun]
December 16, 2013 – Cowtown [rerun]
December 15, 2013 – Am I Awake? [rerun]
December 14, 2013 – Flying V [rerun]
December 13, 2013 – 9 Secret Steps [rerun]
December 12, 2013 – Hide Away Folk Family [rerun]
December 11, 2013 – Birdhouse In Your Soul [rerun]
December 10, 2013 – Certain People I Could Name [rerun]
December 9, 2013 – Stone Cold Coup d'Etat [rerun]
December 8, 2013 – South Carolina [rerun]
December 7, 2013 – Mr. Xcitement [rerun]
December 6, 2013 – The Statue Got Me High [rerun]
December 5, 2013 – Icky [rerun]
December 4, 2013 – Absolutely Bill's Mood [rerun]
December 3, 2013 – For Science [rerun]
December 2, 2013 – Hillbilly Drummer Girl [rerun]
December 1, 2013 – Sometimes A Lonely Way [rerun]
November 30, 2013 – You're On Fire [rerun]
November 27, 2013 – Icky [rerun]
November 26, 2013 – Great [rerun]
November 25, 2013 – The Darlings Of Lumberland [rerun]
November 24, 2013 – Lost My Mind [rerun]
November 23, 2013 – Snail Shell [rerun]
November 22, 2013 – Replicant [rerun]
November 21, 2013 – Too Tall Girl [rerun]
November 20, 2013 – Nanobots (Song) [rerun]
November 19, 2013 – There [rerun]
November 18, 2013 – 9 Secret Steps [rerun]
November 17, 2013 – Call You Mom [rerun]
November 16, 2013 – Stuff Is Way [rerun]
November 15, 2013 – Didn't Kill Me [rerun]
November 14, 2013 – Nouns [rerun]
November 13, 2013 – Circular Karate Chop [rerun]
November 12, 2013 – Destroy The Past [rerun]
November 11, 2013 – Tick [rerun]
November 10, 2013 – Tesla [rerun]
November 9, 2013 – Hive Mind [rerun]
November 8, 2013 – Sleep [rerun]
November 7, 2013 – Black Ops [rerun]
November 6, 2013 – My Brother The Ape [rerun]
November 5, 2013 – Flying V [rerun]
November 4, 2013 – Whistling In The Dark
November 3, 2013 – The Bells Are Ringing [rerun]
November 2, 2013 – Ant [rerun]
November 1, 2013 – Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes
October 31, 2013 – Hide Away Folk Family [rerun]
October 30, 2013 – Don't Let's Start [rerun]
October 29, 2013 – Youth Culture Killed My Dog
October 28, 2013 – Everything Right Is Wrong Again [rerun]
October 27, 2013 – Rhythm Section Want Ad [rerun]
October 26, 2013 – She's an Angel
October 25, 2013 – Absolutely Bill's Mood [rerun]
October 24, 2013 – 32 Footsteps
October 23, 2013 – The Songs Of The 50 States
October 22, 2013 – Extra Krispy
October 21, 2013 – Montana
October 20, 2013 – Dashiki Lover
October 19, 2013 – Maine
October 18, 2013 – Mr. Hughes Says
October 16, 2013 – Unsupervised, I Hit My Head
October 15, 2013 – South Carolina
October 14, 2013 – West Virginia
October 13, 2013 – It's Fun To Steal (Song)
October 12, 2013 – Hillbilly Drummer Girl
October 11, 2013 – Ant [rerun]
October 10, 2013 – XTC Vs. Adam Ant [rerun]
October 9, 2013 – Bee Of The Bird Of The Moth [rerun]
October 8, 2013 – Minimum Wage [rerun]
October 7, 2013 – Hive Mind [rerun]
October 6, 2013 – Mainstream U.S.A. [rerun]
October 5, 2013 – Unrelated Thing [rerun]
October 4, 2013 – Alphabet Of Nations [rerun]
October 3, 2013 – Tesla [rerun]
October 2, 2013 – Too Tall Girl
October 1, 2013 – XTC Vs. Adam Ant [rerun]
September 30, 2013 – The End Of The Tour [rerun]
September 29, 2013 – In Fact [rerun]
September 28, 2013 – Replicant [rerun]
September 27, 2013 – Am I Awake? [rerun]
September 26, 2013 – Black Ops [rerun]
September 25, 2013 – Another First Kiss [rerun]
September 24, 2013 – Rhythm Section Want Ad [rerun]
September 23, 2013 – Apartment Four [rerun]
September 22, 2013 – Bangs [rerun]
September 21, 2013 – Nanobots (Song) [rerun]
September 20, 2013 – Tick [rerun]
September 19, 2013 – Purple Toupee [rerun]
September 18, 2013 – I Can't Hide From My Mind [rerun]
September 17, 2013 – Wearing A Raincoat [rerun]
September 16, 2013 – Mainstream U.S.A. [rerun]
September 15, 2013 – Lost My Mind [rerun]
September 14, 2013 – Birdhouse In Your Soul [rerun]
September 13, 2013 – The Bells Are Ringing [rerun]
September 12, 2013 – Authenticity Trip [rerun]
September 11, 2013 – Hall Of Heads [rerun]
September 10, 2013 – Letterbox [rerun]
September 9, 2013 – With The Dark [rerun]
September 8, 2013 – Absolutely Bill's Mood [rerun]
September 7, 2013 – Reprehensible [rerun]
September 6, 2013 – New York City [rerun]
September 5, 2013 – Icky [rerun]
September 4, 2013 – Particle Man (Other Thing)
September 3, 2013 – I Palindrome I [rerun]
September 2, 2013 – Didn't Kill Me [rerun]
September 1, 2013 – The Bloodmobile [rerun]
August 31, 2013 – Sleeping In The Flowers [rerun]
August 30, 2013 – Minimum Wage [rerun]
August 29, 2013 – You're On Fire [rerun]
August 28, 2013 – Charlottesville [rerun]
August 27, 2013 – The Guitar [rerun]
August 26, 2013 – Flying V [rerun]
August 25, 2013 – Why Must I Be Sad? [rerun]
August 24, 2013 – Fingertips [rerun]
August 23, 2013 – Hive Mind [rerun]
August 22, 2013 – Protagonist [rerun]
August 21, 2013 – Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head [rerun]
August 20, 2013 – Spine [rerun]
August 19, 2013 – Careful What You Pack [rerun]
August 18, 2013 – Particle Man [rerun]
August 17, 2013 – Yeh Yeh [rerun]
August 16, 2013 – I'm All You Can Think About [rerun]
August 15, 2013 – Stalk Of Wheat [rerun]
August 14, 2013 – Disappointing Show [rerun]
August 13, 2013 – Circular Karate Chop [rerun]
August 12, 2013 – Your Racist Friend [rerun]
August 11, 2013 – Dirt Bike
August 10, 2013 – Los Angeles [rerun]
August 9, 2013 – My Brother The Ape
August 8, 2013 – Your Own Worst Enemy
August 7, 2013 – Replicant [rerun]
August 6, 2013 – I Can't Hide From My Mind
August 5, 2013 – Disappointing Show
August 4, 2013 – The Bells Are Ringing
August 3, 2013 – The Statue Got Me High
August 2, 2013 – Speed And Velocity
August 1, 2013 – I'm All You Can Think About [rerun]
July 31, 2013 – Insect Hospital [rerun]
July 29, 2013 – Memo To Human Resources
July 28, 2013 – Reprehensible [rerun]
July 27, 2013 – New York City
July 26, 2013 – Science Is Real [rerun]
July 25, 2013 – Charlottesville
July 24, 2013 – 9 Secret Steps [rerun]
July 23, 2013 – Anaheim
July 22, 2013 – Unrelated Thing
July 21, 2013 – Mammal
July 20, 2013 – Museum Of Idiots
July 19, 2013 – High Five!
July 18, 2013 – Birdhouse In Your Soul [rerun]
July 17, 2013 – Lost My Mind [rerun]
July 16, 2013 – Snail Shell
July 15, 2013 – Stalk Of Wheat
July 14, 2013 – Dig My Grave
July 13, 2013 – Why Must I Be Sad?
July 12, 2013 – John Lee Supertaster
July 11, 2013 – Glasgow
July 10, 2013 – The Darlings Of Lumberland [rerun]
July 9, 2013 – My Evil Twin
July 8, 2013 – Your Racist Friend [rerun]
July 7, 2013 – I'm Impressed
July 6, 2013 – We're The Replacements
July 5, 2013 – Seven Days Of The Week
July 4, 2013 – Fingertips
July 3, 2013 – Call You Mom [rerun]
July 2, 2013 – I'm All You Can Think About
July 1, 2013 – Experimental Film
June 30, 2013 – Certain People I Could Name [rerun]
June 30, 2013 – I Am A Human Head
June 29, 2013 – Shoehorn With Teeth
June 28, 2013 – The Bloodmobile
June 27, 2013 – I Palindrome I
June 25, 2013 – Dark And Metric
June 24, 2013 – Particle Man [rerun]
June 23, 2013 – Brooklyn
June 22, 2013 – Everything Right Is Wrong Again
June 21, 2013 – Alphabet Of Nations
June 20, 2013 – XTC Vs. Adam Ant
June 19, 2013 – Electronic Istanbul (Not Constantinople) [rerun]
June 18, 2013 – Working Undercover For The Man
June 17, 2013 – Careful What You Pack
June 16, 2013 – It's Kickin' In
June 15, 2013 – Rhythm Section Want Ad
June 14, 2013 – Pictures Of Pandas Painting [rerun]
June 13, 2013 – Words Are Like (Demo)
June 12, 2013 – The Lady And The Tiger [rerun]
June 10, 2013 – Climbing The Walls
June 9, 2013 – Certain People I Could Name
June 8, 2013 – Absolutely Bill's Mood
June 7, 2013 – Electric Car
June 6, 2013 – Withered Hope
June 5, 2013 – When Will You Die? [rerun]
June 4, 2013 – Wearing A Raincoat
June 3, 2013 – Upside Down Frown
June 2, 2013 – Narrow Your Eyes
June 1, 2013 – Where Your Eyes Don't Go
May 29, 2013 – Tubthumping [rerun]
May 28, 2013 – How Can I Sing Like A Girl?
May 27, 2013 – Finished With Lies
May 25, 2013 – Hide Away Folk Family
May 24, 2013 – Clap Your Hands
May 23, 2013 – With The Dark [rerun]
May 22, 2013 – You're On Fire [rerun]
May 21, 2013 – I Should Be Allowed To Think
May 20, 2013 – Dead
May 19, 2013 – Another First Kiss
May 18, 2013 – Mainstream U.S.A.
May 17, 2013 – Meet The Elements [rerun]
May 16, 2013 – Sleeping In The Flowers
May 15, 2013 – Protagonist [rerun]
May 14, 2013 – Asheville
May 13, 2013 – Eight Hundred And Thirteen Mile Car Trip
May 12, 2013 – Now That I Have Everything
May 11, 2013 – Minimum Wage
May 10, 2013 – James K. Polk
May 9, 2013 – Tesla
May 8, 2013 – Operators Are Standing By
May 7, 2013 – Mink Car [rerun]
May 6, 2013 – Ana Ng [rerun]
May 5, 2013 – Flying V
May 4, 2013 – The Mesopotamians [rerun]
May 3, 2013 – Black Ops [rerun]
May 2, 2013 – Yeh Yeh
May 1, 2013 – The End Of The Tour
April 30, 2013 – We Want A Rock
April 29, 2013 – Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
April 28, 2013 – Apartment Four
April 27, 2013 – Maybe I Know
April 26, 2013 – 2082
April 25, 2013 – Hovering Sombrero
April 24, 2013 – Take Out The Trash
April 23, 2013 – Lie Still, Little Bottle
April 22, 2013 – Science Is Real
April 21, 2013 – Au Contraire
April 20, 2013 – Now I Know
April 19, 2013 – Mr. Xcitement
April 18, 2013 – On The Drag
April 17, 2013 – Cowtown
April 16, 2013 – Violin
April 15, 2013 – Asbury Park [rerun]
April 14, 2013 – Marty Beller Mask
April 13, 2013 – Rest Awhile
April 12, 2013 – For Science
April 11, 2013 – I Am A Paleontologist
April 10, 2013 – Subliminal
April 9, 2013 – In Fact
April 8, 2013 – The Guitar [rerun]
April 7, 2013 – Letterbox
April 6, 2013 – Rat Patrol
April 5, 2013 – Don't Let's Start [rerun]
April 4, 2013 – Didn't Kill Me
April 3, 2013 – Tick
April 2, 2013 – Nanobots (Song) [rerun]
April 1, 2013 – There
March 31, 2013 – Decision Makers
March 30, 2013 – Sleep
March 29, 2013 – Replicant
March 28, 2013 – Great
March 27, 2013 – Stuff Is Way
March 26, 2013 – Lost My Mind [rerun]
March 25, 2013 – Circular Karate Chop
March 24, 2013 – Sometimes A Lonely Way
March 23, 2013 – Insect Hospital
March 22, 2013 – 9 Secret Steps
March 21, 2013 – Hive Mind
March 19, 2013 – Black Ops [rerun]
March 18, 2013 – The Darlings Of Lumberland
March 17, 2013 – Nouns
March 16, 2013 – Call You Mom [rerun]
March 14, 2013 – Icky
March 13, 2013 – Stone Cold Coup d'Etat
March 12, 2013 – Destroy The Past
March 11, 2013 – You're On Fire
March 10, 2013 – Mink Car
March 9, 2013 – Am I Awake?
March 8, 2013 – They'll Need A Crane
March 7, 2013 – No! (Song)
March 6, 2013 – Spine
March 5, 2013 – Nanobots (Song)
March 4, 2013 – Mr. Me
March 3, 2013 – Absolutely Bill's Mood
March 2, 2013 – Your Racist Friend
March 1, 2013 – Don't Let's Start [rerun]
February 28, 2013 – Meet The Elements
February 27, 2013 – Ant
February 26, 2013 – Call You Mom [rerun]
February 25, 2013 – Reprehensible
February 24, 2013 – Spider
February 23, 2013 – Electronic Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
February 22, 2013 – The Guitar
February 21, 2013 – Ana Ng
February 20, 2013 – Can't Keep Johnny Down
February 19, 2013 – Asbury Park
February 18, 2013 – Birdhouse In Your Soul (Live STD)
February 17, 2013 – Minimum Wage
February 15, 2013 – Cyclops Rock
February 14, 2013 – Why Does The Sun Shine?
February 13, 2013 – Purple Toupee
February 12, 2013 – Black Ops [rerun]
February 11, 2013 – The Mesopotamians [rerun]
February 10, 2013 – Hall Of Heads
February 9, 2013 – Los Angeles
February 8, 2013 – Particle Man
February 7, 2013 – Pictures Of Pandas Painting
February 6, 2013 – When Will You Die?
February 5, 2013 – Authenticity Trip
February 4, 2013 – Lost My Mind [rerun]
February 3, 2013 – With The Dark [rerun]
February 2, 2013 – Doctor Worm [rerun]
February 1, 2013 – Don't Let's Start
January 31, 2013 – Roy G. Biv
January 30, 2013 – Meet James Ensor
January 29, 2013 – Tubthumping
January 28, 2013 – Bee Of The Bird Of The Moth
January 26, 2013 – Bangs
January 26, 2013 – Cloisonné
January 25, 2013 – She's An Angel (Live STD)
January 24, 2013 – Birdhouse In Your Soul
January 23, 2013 – The Mesopotamians
January 22, 2013 – Black Ops
January 22, 2013 – Call You Mom
January 22, 2013 – Lost My Mind
January 22, 2013 – With The Dark
January 22, 2013 – Doctor Worm
January 22, 2013 – Protagonist
January 21, 2013 – Judy Is Your Viet Nam
January 21, 2013 – Never Knew Love
January 21, 2013 – The Lady And The Tiger

External links[edit]

Entry for the app featured in Hine Mizushima's web gallery (includes a few pictures of the actual felt cassette tape)
Entry for the app on Paul Sahre's website

They Might Be Giants (App)

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