No!

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No!
No! cover
Studio album by They Might Be Giants
Released June 11, 2002
Recorded 1999-2002
Genre Children's music
Length 33:50
Label Idlewild/Rounder (U.S.)
Shock Records (Australia)
Producer They Might Be Giants
Professional reviews
They Might Be Giants chronology
They Might Be Giants in Holidayland
(2001)		 No!
(2002)		 They Got Lost
(2002)
TMBG studio album chronology
Mink Car
(2001)		 No!
(2002)		 The Spine
(2004)

No! is the first album of children's music by the alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It was their ninth studio album, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music) on Rounder Records.

Retaining the eclecticism, humor and psychedelic sensibilities of their adult work, the lyrical stylings are decidedly different: the darker themes of death and depression have been replaced with songs extolling the virtues of imagination, taste buds and sleep. However, it is described on the back of the CD as TMBG's first album "for the entire family," and many songs appeal to older audiences unlike those by most mainstream children's music artists such as Raffi.

No! was released as an enhanced CD - while it plays normally in any CD audio player, it features a CD-ROM portion as well, providing the listener with flash animations and interactive games on a personal computer.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by They Might Be Giants unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Fibber Island" – 2:10
  2. "Four of Two" – 2:18
  3. "Robot Parade" – 1:22
  4. "No!" – 1:30
  5. "Where Do They Make Balloons?" – 2:41 (Danny Weinkauf)
  6. "In the Middle, In the Middle, In the Middle" – 1:16
  7. "Violin" – 2:26
  8. "John Lee Supertaster" – 2:01
  9. "The Edison Museum" – 2:02
  10. "The House at the Top of the Tree" – 2:31
  11. "Clap Your Hands" – 1:22
  12. "I Am Not Your Broom" – 1:04
  13. "Wake Up Call" – 1:10
  14. "I Am a Grocery Bag" – 0:35
  15. "Lazyhead and Sleepybones" – 3:28
  16. "Bed Bed Bed" – 3:12
  17. "Sleepwalkers" – 2:42

The Enhanced CD portion of the CD contains a hidden track honoring Chopping Block, the designers of the enhanced CD and tmbg.com, one of the band's websites.

[edit] Trivia

  • A portion of "No!" was played during a montage of auditions during the 2008 season of American Idol.

[edit] External links

  • No! at This Might Be A Wiki
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