Flood
Album by They Might Be Giants
Released	January 16, 1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	Alternative, Indie rock
Length	42 min 39 s
Label	Elektra Records
Producer	They Might Be Giants, Alan Winstanley, Clive Langer
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They Might Be Giants Chronology
Lincoln (1989)	Flood (1990)	Miscellaneous_T (1991)

Flood is the third studio album by They Might Be Giants, and their first with a major label, Elektra Records. It was released in 1990 (see 1990 in music). Cover art of the They Might Be Giants album Flood. ... An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. TMBGs most famous songs are probably one single from each of their first three albums, Dont Let... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... An alternative is one of two possible choices. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... A minute is: a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... The second (symbol s) is a unit for time, and one of seven SI base units. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Elektra Records was a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. ... In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. TMBGs most famous songs are probably one single from each of their first three albums, Dont Let... This article is about the music magazine. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Description: Rating stars. ... ARTISTdirect, Inc. ... Description: Rating stars. ... Rate Your Music is a metadata database where musical albums, EPs, singles and bootlegs are rated and reviewed by users. ... Description: Rating stars. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. TMBGs most famous songs are probably one single from each of their first three albums, Dont Let... Lincoln is the second album by the band They Might Be Giants. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Miscellaneous T is a 1991 (see 1991 in music) b-side and remix compilation album by the rock band They Might Be Giants. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. TMBGs most famous songs are probably one single from each of their first three albums, Dont Let... Elektra Records was a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1989 in music, other events of 1990, 1991 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident, resulting in several...

The first single, "Birdhouse In Your Soul," reached number 3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart and was a top 40 hit elsewhere, including Australia. Flood also contains another two of their most well-known songs, "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" and "Particle Man," both of which were made into animated music videos on the children's television show Tiny Toon Adventures, exposing the band to a much younger audience. Tiny Toon Adventures (a. ...

Being their most popular record and many fans' first exposure to the group, the album is occassionaly performed in its entirety at live shows. At some of these performances, the group essentially 'opens' for itself, taking the stage as "Sapphire Bullets: the only TMBG cover band that matters."

With all the success Flood enjoyed, some fans and critics were disarmed by its polished production and slightly sillier lyrics. The group returned to a more organic sound and darker territory on its 1992 follow-up, Apollo 18. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Apollo 18 is They Might Be Giants fourth studio album, although it is the fifth disc in their discography. ...

Track listing

1. "Theme From Flood"
2. "Birdhouse in Your Soul" (vorbis sample 141K)
3. "Lucky Ball And Chain"
4. "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
5. "Dead"
6. "Your Racist Friend"
7. "Particle Man" (vorbis sample 105K)
8. "Twisting"
9. "We Want A Rock"
10. "Someone Keeps Moving My Chair"
11. "Hearing Aid"
12. "Minimum Wage" (vorbis sample 103K)
13. "Letterbox"
14. "Whistling In The Dark"
15. "Hot Cha"
16. "Women And Men"
17. "Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love"
18. "They Might Be Giants"
19. "Road Movie To Berlin"

All of the songs except for "Istanbul..." were written by John Flansburgh & John Linnell. "Istanbul..." (a cover of a 1953 hit for The Four Lads) was written by J. Kennedy & N. Simon. Birdhouse in Your Soul is one of the all-time biggest hits of the alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. ... Istanbul (Not Constantinople) was an EP released in 1990 (see 1990 in music) by musical group They Might Be Giants, in conjunction with their LP Flood. ... Particle Man is a song by the band They Might Be Giants. ... John Flansburgh (b. ... John Linnell (b. ... See also: 1952 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Arthur Bliss replaces Arnold Bax as Master of the Queens Musick. ... The Four Lads, in a 50s nostalgia concert which aired on PBS. The Four Lads were a singing group. ...

External links

• Flood page at This Might Be A Wiki