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Brooklyn, New York, United States (1982 – present)

They Might Be Giants (TMBG) are an American band formed in 1982 in Brooklyn, New York, United States by John Flansburgh (vocals, guitar) and John Linnell (vocals, keyboards, accordion). During TMBG’s early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early nineties, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are Flansburgh, Linnell, Marty Beller, Dan Miller, and Danny Weinkauf. They are best known for an unconventional and experimental style of alternative music. Over their career, the group has found success on the modern rock and CMJ charts. More recently they have found success in the children’s music genre, and in theme music for several television programs and films.
To date, TMBG have released 14 studio albums. Flood has been certified platinum and their children’s music album Here Come the ABCs has been certified gold. The band also won a Grammy Award in 2002 for their song “Boss of Me”, which served as the theme to Malcolm in the Middle. The band has sold over 4 million records.

Linnell and Flansburgh (often nicknamed “the two Johns” or “John and John”) first met as teenagers growing up in Lincoln, Massachusetts. They began writing songs together while attending Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School but didn’t officially form a band at that time.
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  • Nobodylikesyou

    BRO KEN REC ORD

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  • Nyasa_Lake

    Critic intro lol

    last week
  • PeanuttyFashion

    I will drag them all the way to Mexico if I have to

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  • westernmedicine

    THAT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS BUT THE TURKS

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  • CapnCrunchDaPmp

    YOU PROBABLY GET THAT A LOT.

    10 days ago
  • bgk90

    The best-of has some interesting tidbits like how often and which presidents are mentioned in their songs, or how many times "I" and other plain words have appeared in song titles. Pretty funnee

    11 days ago
  • me_cotterill

    "Disappointing Show"

    17 days ago
  • tjd9

    I did know them at 14 and everyone thought both me and my music were strange. They were too busy listening to Paula Abdul and Bon Jovi and all the other shit that was on the radio in 1989. 23 years later and TMBG are still churning out good music.

    22 days ago
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We're playing in LONDON next week!

19 Jun 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/theymightbegiants

Myspace friends in LONDON! TMBG play two shows next weekend http://bit.ly/tmbg-royal2 and for FAMILIES http://bit.ly/tmbg-royal1. Cambridge is SOLD OUT.To expedite more …

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