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They Might Be Giants

American alternative rock band
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They Might Be Giants

Summary

They Might Be Giants is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,540 views/month, #158 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • They Might Be Giants received the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media[3].
  • They Might Be Giants received the Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children[4].
  • They Might Be Giants's instance of is recorded as musical group[5].
  • They Might Be Giants's genre is alternative rock[6].
  • They Might Be Giants's genre is indie rock[7].
  • They Might Be Giants's genre is experimental rock[8].
  • They Might Be Giants's genre is children's music[9].
  • They Might Be Giants's genre is geek rock[10].
  • They Might Be Giants's genre is power pop[11].
  • They Might Be Giants's genre is avant-pop[12].
  • They Might Be Giants is named after They Might Be Giants[13].
  • They Might Be Giants's record label is recorded as Bar/None Records[14].
  • They Might Be Giants's record label is recorded as Barsuk Records[15].
  • They Might Be Giants's record label is recorded as Restless Records[16].
  • They Might Be Giants's record label is recorded as Elektra[17].
  • They Might Be Giants's record label is recorded as Zoë Records[18].
  • They Might Be Giants's record label is recorded as Walt Disney Records[19].
  • They Might Be Giants's record label is recorded as Rough Trade[20].
  • They Might Be Giants's record label is recorded as Rounder Records[21].
  • They Might Be Giants's record label is recorded as Lojinx[22].
  • They Might Be Giants's record label is recorded as Megaforce Records[23].
  • They Might Be Giants's discography is recorded as They Might Be Giants discography[24].
  • They Might Be Giants's Commons category is recorded as They Might Be Giants[25].
  • They Might Be Giants's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • They Might Be Giants comprises John Flansburgh[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1982[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, art pop, children's music, geek rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop punk, pop rock, power pop, rock[31]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, american, art pop, children's music, classic pop and rock, college rock, geek rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop punk, pop rock, power pop, rock, television music, usa[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 183d6ef6-e161-47ff-9085-063c8b897e97[33]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1982 marks the founding of They Might Be Giants[34]. Its location of formation is recorded as Brooklyn[35].

Identity

They Might Be Giants's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'TMBG'}[36].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media[3], a class of award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1988[39] and Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children[4], a class of award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1994[42].

Why It Matters

They Might Be Giants ranks in the top 0.77% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,540 views/month, #158 of 20,490).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did They Might Be Giants receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media[3] and Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children[4].

Related Entities

Elektra Megaforce Records United States Walt Disney Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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