Ana Ng (Single)
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US promo release[edit]
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Single by They Might Be Giants | |||||
| First released | 1988 Release details / collectors: Show | Hide |
Tracks | 1 | |||
| Label | Bar/None / Restless <EPRO-130> | Length | 3:23 | |||
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Track listing[edit]
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| 1 | Ana Ng plays same both sides |
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Sleeve sticker
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Magazine ad
Trivia[edit]
- This is the only known Ana Ng single release in the US, with the test pressing being assembled by Restless on September 14th, 1988. Plans were announced in December 1988 by Bar/None representative Jerry Rubino for a second US release, this time a 7" single with Santa's Beard as the B-side for possibly a Christmas release, but the plan was seemingly scrapped.
- In 1989, John Flansburgh repeatedly asked Dial-A-Song listeners to request Long Island radio station WDRE to play the Ana Ng single.[1] The band at that point had previously performed for WDRE's first birthday at Club Malibu, and would later visit the radio station on a promotional run in May 1989.[2]
UK 12" release[edit]
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Single by They Might Be Giants | |||||
| First released | 1989 Release details / collectors: Show | Hide |
Tracks | 4 | |||
| Label | One Little Indian <24TP12> | Length | 9:20 | |||
Track listing[edit]
| # | Title | Length | Lyrics | Guitar Tab |
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| 1 | Ana Ng | 3:23 |
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| 2 | Nightgown Of The Sullen Moon | 1:59 |
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| 3 | It's Not My Birthday | 1:52 |
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| 4 | Lie Still, Little Bottle | 2:06 |
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Back
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Trivia[edit]
- On the cover are the observation towers from the 1964 World's Fair, also visible in the Don't Let's Start video.
- The Chinese character on the cover means "posture".
UK 7" release[edit]
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Single by They Might Be Giants | |||||
| First released | March 28, 1989 Release details / collectors: Show | Hide |
Tracks | 2 | |||
| Label | One Little Indian <24TP7> | Length | 5:22 | |||
Track listing[edit]
| # | Title | Length | Lyrics | Guitar Tab |
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| 1 | Ana Ng | 3:23 |
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| 2 | Nightgown Of The Sullen Moon | 1:59 |
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Picture of the single along with its promo sheet
Australian 7" release[edit]
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Single by They Might Be Giants | |||||
| First released | April 3, 1989 Release details / collectors: Show | Hide |
Tracks | 2 | |||
| Label | Liberation Records <LS 2050> | Length | 5:54 | |||
Track listing[edit]
| # | Title | Length | Lyrics | Guitar Tab |
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| 1 | Ana Ng | 3:23 |
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| 2 | Snowball In Hell | 2:31 |
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European EP release[edit]
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Single by They Might Be Giants | |||||
| First released | 1991 Release details / collectors: Show | Hide |
Tracks | 4 | |||
| Label | Elektra / WEA <EKR 124> | Length | 10:51 | |||
Purchase[edit]
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Track listing[edit]
| # | Title | Length | Lyrics | Guitar Tab |
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| 1 | Ana Ng | 3:23 |
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| 2 | They'll Need A Crane | 2:33 |
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| 3 | (She Was A) Hotel Detective (Single Mix) | 2:20 |
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| 4 | Don't Let's Start (Single Mix) | 2:35 |
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CD insert
Advertisement for the single, from a British music newspaper.
UK Elektra 7" release[edit]
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Single by They Might Be Giants | |||||
| First released | 1991 Release details / collectors: Show | Hide |
Tracks | 2 | |||
| Label | Elektra / WEA <EKR 124> | Length | 5:43 | |||
Track listing[edit]
| # | Title | Length | Lyrics | Guitar Tab |
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| 1 | Ana Ng | 3:23 |
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| 2 | (She Was A) Hotel Detective (Single Mix) | 2:20 |
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