Dial-A-Song (2018)
Dial-A-Song's 2018 iteration is an ongoing project by They Might Be Giants and the latest round of Dial-A-Song, following up 2015's iteration.
In late September 2017, the band announced alongside the 2018 Instant Fan Club that Dial-A-Song would be returning for another year. Much like in 2015, each song in 2018 has been accompanied by videos on the band's ParticleMen YouTube channel and the toll-free number (844) 387-6962. MP3 and WAV downloads of all of 2018 and 2015's songs are available on DialASong.com for a $30 USD Dial-A-Song Direct subscription (included free with the 2018 IFC).
Songs from this iteration of Dial-A-Song consisted of tracks from January 2018's I Like Fun album, and songs from The Escape Team and My Murdered Remains albums (the latter of which will compile most of the remaining 2015 Dial-A-Song and 2018 tracks over two discs).
Content
In 2017, They Might Be Giants announced that Dial-A-Song would return for 2018 in a similar fashion to the 2015 iteration. Unlike in 2015, however, some songs this year had their initial debut on an album—I Like Fun, released on January 19, 2018 (though new music videos accompanied these songs for Dial-A-Song). The band took a month-long break in August, when no material was released.
While every song in the 2015 iteration had an accompanying music video and digital single released for it via streaming services such as Spotify and download services such as iTunes, the 2018 iteration did not continue this. Music videos were featured for I Like Fun tracks and many of the new songs, but a few were only accompanied by a static image. Digital downloads for most new songs have been only available thus far through the Dial-A-Song Direct subscription available at dialasong.com.
Songs
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| 0 | Christmas In The Big House | Dec. 19, 2017 | 2:03
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| 1 | All Time What | Jan. 3, 2018 | 2:29
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| 2 | Dr. Sy Fly | Jan. 9, 2018 | 2:03
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| 3 | I Like Fun | Jan. 17, 2018 | 3:00
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| 4 | Dog | Jan. 23, 2018 | 2:25
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| 5 | The Greatest | Jan. 30, 2018 | 1:48
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| 6 | Jackie The Clipper | Feb. 6, 2018 | 2:21
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| 7 | The Bright Side | Feb. 13, 2018 | 2:29
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| 8 | Push Back The Hands | Feb. 20, 2018 | 3:01
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| 9 | Rowboat Mayor | Feb. 27, 2018 | 2:49
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| 10 | Chip The CHiP | Mar. 6, 2018 | 1:48
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| 11 | I Left My Body | Mar. 13, 2018 | 2:36
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| 12 | Tick Tick Tick Tick | Mar. 20, 2018 | 2:35
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| 13 | This Microphone | Mar. 27, 2018 | 2:36
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| 14 | Burnice | Apr. 3, 2018 | 1:54
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| 15 | Tractor | Apr. 10, 2018 | 2:31
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| 16 | I Haven't Been Right Yet | Apr. 17, 2018 | 2:35
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| 17 | Dee Dee And Dexter | Apr. 24, 2018 | 1:32
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| 18 | By The Time You Get This | May 1, 2018 | 2:17
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| 19 | Mr. Mischief Night | May 8, 2018 | 2:10
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| 20 | McCafferty's Bib | May 15, 2018 | 2:35
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| 21 | The Bullies | May 22, 2018 | 2:04
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| 22 | I'm Not A Loser (Demo) | May 29, 2018 | 2:29
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| 23 | Corrupted Lyle | June 5, 2018 | 1:37
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| 24 | An Insult To The Fact Checkers | June 12, 2018 | 2:34
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| 25 | The Neck Rolls Aren't Working | June 19, 2018 | 2:58
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| 26 | Last Wave (Alternative Version) | June 26, 2018 | 3:58
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| 27 | Selectionist | July 3, 2018 | 3:03
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| 28 | Unctuous Robot | July 10, 2018 | 1:48
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| 29 | Best Regrets | July 17, 2018 | 3:35
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| 30 | John Postal | July 24, 2018 | 2:35
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| 31 | Applause Applause Applause | Sep. 4, 2018 | 2:07 |
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| 32 | The Communists Have The Music (Audio) | Sep. 11, 2018 | 2:27
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| 33 | Lake Monsters | Sep. 18, 2018 | 2:56
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| 34 | Thankful For Your Service | Sep. 25, 2018 | 2:10
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| 35 | Flo Wheeler | Oct. 2, 2018 | 2:03
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| 36 | The Communists Have The Music (Video) | Oct. 9, 2018 | 2:27
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| 37 | The Poisonousness | Oct. 16, 2018 | 2:55
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| 38 | Gudetama's Busy Days | Oct. 23, 2018 | 2:39
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| 39 | I've Been Seeing Things | Oct. 30, 2018 | 3:21
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| 40 | Ampersand | Nov. 6, 2018 | 2:22
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| 41 | Dunkin Of Course Of Course | Nov. 13, 2018 | 2:11
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| 42 | Door To Door Minotaur | Nov. 20, 2018 | 1:40
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| 43 | I Am A Ring | Nov. 27, 2018 | 2:17
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| 44 | Courage The Cowardly Dog | Dec. 4, 2018 | 1:14
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| 45 | Re-PETE Offender | Dec. 11, 2018 | 2:12
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| 46 | Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (TMBG 2018 Live) | Dec. 18, 2018 | ? | N/A
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