S-E-X-X-Y
"S-E-X-X-Y" | ||||
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Single by They Might Be Giants | ||||
Released | November 26, 1996 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, funk rock | |||
Length | 19:32 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Flansburgh, John Linnell and Hal Cragin | |||
Producer(s) | Patrick Dillett and They Might Be Giants | |||
They Might Be Giants singles chronology | ||||
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"S-E-X-X-Y" is a single released in 1996 by musical group They Might Be Giants, alongside their sixth album, Factory Showroom. It was the lead single from Factory Showroom.
Lyrically, the title track revolves around an attractive woman. They Might Be Giants have directly claimed that this song is simply an "ode to getting it on."[1] The song states that "X, because it's extra, baby; Y, because it's extra, baby," to imply that the X and Y are extraneous, leaving only "S-E-X". However, it's possible to interpret the song as a depiction of a person with Klinefelter's syndrome — a person with two X chromosomes and a Y chromosome, or possibly a transgender person, as evidenced by the final lyrics of the song: "You gotta understand; she wants to be your man; she's got another plan". These theories have been denied by band member John Flansburgh.[2]
Track listing
- "S-E-X-X-Y" (Radio Mix) – 3:21
- "SenSurround"[a] – 3:02
- "Unforgotten" – 3:06
- "We've Got a World That Swings"[b] – 2:03
- "S-E-X-X-Y" (The Warren Rigg Microwave Mix) – 7:52
Australian bonus track
- "S-E-X-X-Y" (Tee's Freeze Mix) – 5:21
- Notes
- ^ The version of "SenSurround" that appears on this EP is a different recording from the one that appears on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie soundtrack (which was contributed by They Might Be Giants for the feature).
- ^ "We've Got a World That Swings" is a cover of the song by Lil Mattis and music by Louis Yule Brown, popularized by Jerry Lewis in The Nutty Professor.
References
External links
- S-E-X-X-Y EP on This Might Be A Wiki
- "S-E-X-X-Y" (song) on This Might Be A Wiki
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- John Flansburgh
- John Linnell
- Dan Miller
- Danny Weinkauf
- Marty Beller
- Hal Cragin
- Brian Doherty
- Jonathan Feinberg
- Dan Hickey
- Kurt Hoffman
- Graham Maby
- Tony Maimone
- Eric Schermerhorn
Rock albums |
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Children's albums |
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- Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) (1993)
- Back to Skull (1994)
- Working Undercover for the Man (2000)
- They Might Be Giants In... Holidayland (2001)
- Bed, Bed, Bed (2003)
- Indestructible Object (2004)
- The Spine Surfs Alone (2004)
- "Don't Let's Start"
- "(She Was A) Hotel Detective"
- "Ana Ng"
- "They'll Need a Crane"
- "Purple Toupee"
- "Birdhouse in Your Soul"
- "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
- "The Statue Got Me High"
- "I Palindrome I"
- "The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)"
- "O Tannenbaum"
- "Snail Shell"
- "S-E-X-X-Y"
- "Doctor Worm"
- "Boss of Me"
- "Man, It's So Loud in Here"
- "Experimental Film"
- "I'm Impressed"
- "Can't Keep Johnny Down"
- "You're on Fire"
- "Super Cool"
- "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head"
- "Particle Man"
- "James K. Polk"
- Live!! New York City 10/14/94 (1994)
- Severe Tire Damage (1998)
- Live (1999)
- The Spine Hits the Road (2004)
- Almanac (2004)
- Venue Songs (2004)
- First Album Live! (2014)
- Flood Live in Australia (2015)
- Live in Brooklyn (2016)
- Don't Let's Start (1989)
- Miscellaneous T (1991)
- Then: The Earlier Years (1997)
- Best of the Early Years (1999)
- They Got Lost (2002)
- Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants (2002)
- A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants (2005)
- Venue Songs DVD/CD (2005)
- Album Raises New and Troubling Questions (2011)
- Idlewild (2014)
- Direct from Brooklyn (1999)
- Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003)
- Here Come the ABCs (2005)
- Venue Songs DVD/CD (2005)
- Here Come the 123s (2008)
- Here Comes Science (2009)
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