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<p><b>They Might Be Giants</b> (häufig abgekürzt als <b>TMBG</b>) ist eine <a href="USA" class="mw-redirect" title="USA">US-amerikanische</a> <a href="Alternative_(Musik)" title="Alternative (Musik)">Alternative</a>-<a href="Band_(Musik)" title="Band (Musik)">Band</a>, bestehend aus dem Duo <a href="John_Flansburgh" title="John Flansburgh">John Flansburgh</a> und <a href="John_Linnell" title="John Linnell">John Linnell</a>, auch bekannt als <i>the two Johns</i> oder <i>John and John</i>.
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<p>Die Band wurde 1982 im Stadtteil <a href="Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a> von <a href="New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a> gegründet und nach dem <a href="Der_verkehrte_Sherlock_Holmes" title="Der verkehrte Sherlock Holmes">gleichnamigen Film</a> von <a href="Anthony_Harvey" title="Anthony Harvey">Anthony Harvey</a> benannt. Bekanntheit erreichten sie u. a. durch ihre Anrufbeantworter-Aktion „Dial a Song“. Dafür spielten sie ihre Songs auf einen Anrufbeantworter, wo man sie durch Anrufen anhören konnte. Später waren They Might Be Giants die erste Majorband, die ihre Songs als MP3 veröffentlichten.
</p><p>TMBG sind vor allem für ihre Songs <i>Don’t Let’s Start</i> aus dem Album <i>They Might Be Giants</i>, <i>Ana Ng</i> aus dem Album <i>Lincoln</i> und <i>Birdhouse in Your Soul</i> aus dem Album <i>Flood</i> bekannt. In Europa kennt man sie vor allem wegen der Titelmelodie aus der Fernsehserie <i><a href="Malcolm_mittendrin" title="Malcolm mittendrin">Malcolm mittendrin</a></i>, <i>Boss of Me</i>, für die die beiden Mitglieder als Autoren auch 2002 einen <a href="Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy">Grammy</a> erhielten.<sup id="cite_ref-Grammy_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grammy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eine <a href="Rockumentary" title="Rockumentary">Rockumentary</a> der Band lief 2002 unter dem Titel <i>Gigantic</i> in den amerikanischen <a href="Kino" title="Kino">Kinos</a>.
</p><p>TMBG-Titel wurden gelegentlich in Zeichentrickserien wie <i><a href="Tiny_Toon_Abenteuer" title="Tiny Toon Abenteuer">Tiny Toons</a></i> oder <i><a href="Die_Simpsons" title="Die Simpsons">Die Simpsons</a></i> verwendet. 2011/2012 war das Intro des Stücks <i>No One Knows My Plan</i> aus dem Album <i>John Henry</i> die Titelmelodie der Sendung <i>Die Kaya-Show</i> mit <a href="Kaya_Yanar" title="Kaya Yanar">Kaya Yanar</a> auf <a href="RTL_Television" title="RTL Television">RTL</a>.
</p><p>Ab 2002 mit der Veröffentlichung von <i>No!</i> machten die beiden Musiker auch durch ihre Alben mit Musik für Kinder von sich reden. 2005 erschien <i>Here Come the ABCs</i>. Der Nachfolger <i>Here Come the 123s</i> erhielt 2009 einen Grammy für das <a href="Grammy_Award_for_Best_Musical_Album_for_Children" title="Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children">beste Kinderalbum</a>. Zwei Jahre später bekamen sie eine weitere Nominierung für <i>Here Comes Science</i>. Ihr fünftes Kinderalbum 2015 trug den Titel <i>Why?</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grammy_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grammy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>75 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Platin<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(22 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
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<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>14 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(12 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">1992
</td>
<td>Apollo 18
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>99<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(6 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
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<td class="charts-yy">1994
</td>
<td>John Henry
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>61<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(4 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
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<td class="charts-yy">1996
</td>
<td>Factory Showroom
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>89<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(2 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">1998
</td>
<td>Severe Tire Damage
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>186<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">2001
</td>
<td>Mink Car
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>134<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">2004
</td>
<td>The Spine
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>130<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">2007
</td>
<td>The Else
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>118<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(2 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">2008
</td>
<td>Here Come the 123’s
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>172<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Grammy: <a href="Grammy_Award_for_Best_Musical_Album_for_Children" title="Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children">Musikalbum für Kinder</a></div>
</td></tr>
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<td class="charts-yy">2009
</td>
<td>Here Comes Science
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>91<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(4 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
<a href="Grammy_Award_for_Best_Musical_Album_for_Children" title="Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children">Grammy-Nominierung</a></div>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">2011
</td>
<td>Join Us
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>32<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">2013
</td>
<td>Nanobots
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>58<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(2 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" class="charts-yy">2015
</td>
<td>Glean
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>67<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Why?
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>181<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">2016
</td>
<td>Phone Power
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>122<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">2018
</td>
<td>I Like Fun
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>108<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">2021
</td>
<td>Book
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>87<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(1 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
<a href="Grammy_Award_for_Best_Boxed_or_Special_Limited_Edition_Package" title="Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package">Grammy-Nominierung</a></div>
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<p><b>Weitere Alben</b>
</p>
<ul><li><i>They Might Be Giants</i> (auch bekannt als <i>The Pink Album</i>, 1986)</li>
<li><i>Don’t Let’s Start</i> (1989)</li>
<li><i>Miscellaneous T</i> (1991)</li>
<li><i>Live!! New York City 10/14/94</i> (1994)</li>
<li><i>Factory Showroom</i> (1996)</li>
<li><i>Then: The Earlier Years</i> (1997)</li>
<li><i>Live</i> (1999)</li>
<li><i>Long Tall Weekend</i> (1999, nur Download)</li>
<li><i>No!</i> (2002)</li>
<li><i>They Got Lost</i> (2002)</li>
<li><i>Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants</i> (2002)</li>
<li><i>Here Come the ABCs</i> (2005)</li>
<li><i>Venue Songs</i> (2004 nur Download; 2005 auf CD/DVD)</li>
<li><i>My Murdered Remains</i> (2018)</li>
<li><i>The Escape Team</i> (2018)</li>
<li><i>Book</i> (2021)</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3></div>

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<tbody><tr>
<th style="width:25px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Jahr
</th>
<th style="width:250px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Titel<br><span style="font-size:smaller;font-style:italic;">Album</span>
</th>
<th class="charts-th" colspan="1"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="charts-hidm charts-certc"><span class="charts-certt">Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, Auszeichnung<i></i></span>Charts</span><span class="charts-monl">Chartplatzierungen</span><sup id="cite_ref-charts_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charts-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span><span class="charts-monl charts-mh"><br>(Jahr, Titel, <i>Album</i>, Plat­zie­rungen, Wo­chen, Aus­zeich­nungen, Anmer­kungen)</span>
</th>
<th style="width:320px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Anmerkungen
</th></tr>
<tr class="charts-trh">
<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="UK"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a>
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<tr>
<td rowspan="2" class="charts-yy">1990
</td>
<td>Birdhouse in Your Soul<br><span class="charts-add">Flood</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>6 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Silber<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(15 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Istanbul (Not Constantinople)<br><span class="charts-add">Flood</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>61<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(3 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">2001
</td>
<td>Boss of Me<br><span class="charts-add">Music from Malcolm in the Middle</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>21<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(5 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Grammy: <a href="Grammy_Award_for_Best_Song_Written_for_Visual_Media" title="Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media">Filmsong</a></div>
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</tbody></table>
<p><b>Weitere Lieder</b>
</p>
<ul><li><i>Don’t Let’s Start</i> (1987)</li>
<li><i>(She Was A) Hotel Detective</i> (1988)</li>
<li><i>They’ll Need a Crane</i> (1989)</li>
<li><i>Purple Toupee</i> (1989)</li>
<li><i>The Statue Got Me High</i> (1992)</li>
<li><i>I Palindrome I</i> (1992)</li>
<li><i>The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)</i> (1992)</li>
<li><i>Why Does the Sun Shine</i> (1993)</li>
<li><i>O Tannenbaum</i> (1993)</li>
<li><i>Back to Skull</i> (1994)</li>
<li><i>S-E-X-X-Y</i> (1996)</li>
<li><i>Working Undercover for the Man</i> (2000)</li>
<li><i>Man, It’s So Loud in Here</i> (2000)</li>
<li><i>Music from <a href="Malcolm_in_the_Middle" class="mw-redirect" title="Malcolm in the Middle">Malcolm in the Middle</a></i> (2000)</li>
<li><i>They Might Be Giants in Holidayland</i> (2001)</li>
<li><i>Indestructible Object</i> (2004)</li>
<li><i>The Spine Surfs Alone</i> (2004)</li>
<li><i>Hot Dog</i> (2008, US: <span class="charts-certc"><span class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span><span class="charts-certt">Platin<i></i></span></span>)</li>
<li><i>Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme</i> (2008, US: <span class="charts-certc"><span class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></span>)</li>
<li><i>Part of You Wants to Believe Me</i> (2021)</li></ul>
<p><b>Videoalben</b>
</p>
<ul><li><i>Here Come the ABCs</i> (2005, US: <span class="charts-certc"><span class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></span>)</li>
<li><i>Here Come the 123s</i> (2008, US: <span class="charts-certc"><span class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></span>)</li>
<li><i>Here Comes Science</i> (2009, US: <span class="charts-certc"><span class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></span>)</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Quellen">Quellen</h2></div>
<ol class="references">
<li id="cite_note-Grammy-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Grammy_1-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Grammy_1-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">Grammy-Datenbank: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.grammy.com/artists/they-might-be-giants/15932">They Might Be Giants</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.grammy.com/artists/john-flansburgh/3341">John Flansburgh</a> / <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.grammy.com/artists/john-linnell/3923">John Linnell</a>)</span>
</li>
<li id="cite_note-charts-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-charts_2-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-charts_2-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">Chartquellen: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25988/they-might-be-giants/">UK</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/they-might-be-giants/chart-history/">US</a></span>
</li>
<li id="cite_note-Ausz.-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Ausz._3-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bpi.co.uk/page/certified-awards">UK</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&amp;se=They+Might+Be+Giants">US</a></span>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
<div class="sisterproject" style="margin:0.1em 0 0 0;"><div class="noresize noviewer" style="display:inline-block; line-height:10px; min-width:1.6em; text-align:center;" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons"></span></span></div><b><span class=""><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:They_Might_Be_Giants?uselang=de"><span lang="en">Commons</span>: They Might Be Giants</a></span></b>&nbsp;– Sammlung von Bildern</div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tmbg.com/">Official They Might Be Giants web page</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://tmbw.net/">"This Might Be A Wiki"</a> - They Might Be Giants <a href="Wiki" title="Wiki">Wiki</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tmbg.org/">Inoffizielle Seite They Might Be Giants Site</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.giantkid.net/">Giantkid.net</a> Offizielle BED BED BED Website.</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dialasong.com/">Dial-A-Song</a> Internet Version von TMBGs Telefonservice.</li></ul>
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