The Spine

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The Spine
The Spine cover
Studio album by They Might Be Giants
Released July 5, 2004 (U.K.)
July 13, 2004 (U.S.)
Genre Rock
Length 35:53
Label Idlewild/Zoë (U.S.)
Cooking Vinyl (U.K.)
Shock Records (Australia)
Producer(s) Pat Dillett
Professional reviews

All Music Guide 3/5 stars link

They Might Be Giants chronology
Indestructible Object
(2004)
The Spine
(2004)
The Spine Surfs Alone
(2004)


TMBG studio album chronology
No!
(2002)
The Spine
(2004)
Here Come the ABCs
(2005)

The Spine is the tenth full-length studio album by They Might Be Giants. The album was released on July 5, 2004 in the UK, and July 13 in the U.S..

It was released at the same time as a companion EP, The Spine Surfs Alone. It was preceded by the Indestructible Object EP, which featured two tracks that appear on The Spine. Some tracks were available pre-release on Dial-A-Song.

[edit] Music Videos

  • A music video for "Experimental Film" was done in conjunction with the creators of Homestar Runner, and stars Homestar Runner characters.
  • A music video for "Bastard Wants to Hit Me" appears on the DVD from the Venue Songs DVD/CD release

[edit] Track listing

All songs by They Might Be Giants unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Experimental Film" – 2:56
  2. "Spine" – 0:33
  3. "Memo to Human Resources" – 2:02
  4. "Wearing a Raincoat" – 3:10
  5. "Prevenge" – 2:44
  6. "Thunderbird" – 2:38
  7. "Bastard Wants to Hit Me" – 2:14
  8. "The World Before Later On" – 1:52
  9. "Museum of Idiots" – 3:02
  10. "It's Kickin' In" – 2:01
  11. "Spines" – 0:30
  12. "Au Contraire" – 2:26
  13. "Damn Good Times" (Marty Beller, Dan Miller) – 2:38
  14. "Broke in Two" – 2:59
  15. "Stalk of Wheat" – 1:27
  16. "I Can't Hide From My Mind" – 2:43
  17. "Renew My Subscription"
    • An iTunes exclusive bonus track

[edit] External links

They Might Be Giants
John Flansburgh | John Linnell
Dan Miller | Danny Weinkauf | Marty Beller
Brian Doherty | Dan Hickey | Graham Maby | Tony Maimone | Eric Schermerhorn
See Also: Dial-A-Song
Discography
Albums: They Might Be Giants | Lincoln | Flood | Apollo 18 | John Henry | Factory Showroom | Long Tall Weekend | Mink Car | No! | The Spine | Here Come the ABCs
EPs: Wiggle Diskette | 1985 Demo Tape | Don't Let's Start | (She Was A) Hotel Detective | They'll Need a Crane | Purple Toupee | Birdhouse in Your Soul | Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | The Statue Got Me High | The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) | I Palindrome I | Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) | O Tannenbaum | Back to Skull | S-E-X-X-Y | Working Undercover for the Man | Boss of Me | Man, It's So Loud in Here | They Might Be Giants in Holidayland | Bed, Bed, Bed | Indestructible Object | The Spine Surfs Alone
Live albums: Live!! New York City 10/14/94 | Severe Tire Damage | Live | The Spine Hits the Road | Almanac | Venue Songs
Compilations: Don't Let's Start | Miscellaneous T | Then: The Earlier Years | Best of the Early Years | They Got Lost | Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants | A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants | Venue Songs DVD/CD
Songs
"Don't Let's Start" | "Ana Ng" | "Birdhouse in Your Soul" | "Particle Man" | "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" | "Doctor Worm" | "Experimental Film"
Video Releases
Direct From Brooklyn | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | Here Come the ABCs DVD/CD | Venue Songs DVD/CD