Chronology:Particle Man
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- Chronology
| Song name | Run time | Releases | Year | Differences from other versions |
| Particle Man (Dial-A-Song) | 2:27
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Power Of Dial-A-Song | 1989 | Only Linnell and a cheap-sounding synthesizer. Includes spoken message from Flansburgh at the end regarding the release of Lincoln and Purple Toupee. |
| Particle Man | 1:59
|
Flood, Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants | 1990 | "Triangle man solo" is performed on a saxophone. Rhythm is straightforward 4/4. |
| Particle Man (Live At Mountain Stage) | 1:55
|
The Best Of Mountain Stage Live Volume Five | 1993 | |
| Particle Man (Live NYC) | 2:17
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Live!! New York City 10/14/94 | 1994 | Rhythm is the "Bo Diddley Beat" currently performed in live concerts. |
| Schoolchildren Singing Particle Man | 2:05
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Then: The Earlier Years | 1993 | Sung by a classroom of second-graders with piano accompaniment. |
| Particle Man - The Sign Medley | Live only | Unreleased | 1997 | |
| Particle Man (Live At 120 Minutes) | 1:55
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MTV's 120 Minutes Live | 1998 | Accordion and acoustic guitar. |
| Particle Man - Total Eclipse Of The Heart Medley | 2:29
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Unreleased | 1998 | |
| Particle Man (Live STD) | 2:09
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Severe Tire Damage | 1998 | Full band version. Universe man is dubbed "excellent" instead of powerful. "Triangle man solo" performed on accordion. |
| Particle Man (Flood Show) | 3:07
|
TMBG Unlimited | 2001 | Universe man is "excellent". "Triangle man solo" performed on electric guitar. |
| Particle Man (Ritz Show) | 3:40
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TMBG Unlimited | 2001 | Linnell is on keyboards instead of accordion and he remained seated during this show. Linnell performs the Triangle vs. Person verse atonally. "Triangle man solos" are first guitar and second keyboard. |
| Particle Man (Demo) | 1:59
|
TMBG Unlimited | 1989 | Linnell self-accompanied on banjo, the melody is not fully developed. Universe man is "excellent". |
| Particle Man (Unplugged) | 2:13
|
TMBG Clock Radio | 2003 | |
| Particle Mo | 5:16
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Almanac | 2004 | Extended Person man vs. Triangle man section with Corn Mo backing on accordion. |
| Particle Man (Live At XM Studio) | 2:10
|
tmbg.com Free Tunes, Podcast 1A | 2005 | Performed in the style of "Strawberry Fields Forever". |
| Particle Man (BBC) | 1:48
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Podcast 33A | 1990 | With acoustic guitar, accordion, keyboard, and an echo-amplified metronome. Recorded at BBC Studios in the 1990s. |
| Particle Man (Live From Studio A2) | 2:04
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Live From Studio A2, Volume Two | 2007 | Recorded in-studio in 2007 |
| Particle Man (Other Thing) | 2:07
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TMBG's Other Thing Brass Band (EP) | 2011 | Recorded live with TMBG's Other Thing |
| Particle Man (Live In Australia) | 3:39
|
Flood Live In Australia | 2015 |
