The Spine

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The Spine
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	Pat Dillett
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone 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

• The Spine on This Might Be A Wiki
• The Experimental Film clip on www.homestarrunner.com