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“Boss of Me” by They Might Be Giants
From the EP What We Did This Summer (1999)
“Boss of Me” by They Might Be Giants appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2001 and 2008. It was first released in 1999 on the EP What We Did This Summer. Its best result is #68 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #427 alternative song of 2001 and #7,743 alternative song of all time.
"Boss of Me" first surfaced on They Might Be Giants' 1999 EP What We Did This Summer, but it found its audience as the opening theme of the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. John Flansburgh and John Linnell wrote it, a bratty pop-punk sprint with a playground comeback for a title.
Once the show's soundtrack sent it out as a single in 2001, it cracked the top 30 in Australia and the UK and made the top 50 on two Radio & Records charts at home. In 2002 it won the band their first Grammy, for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, and it ranks among their biggest commercial successes. An earlier version carried a different chorus and was written for a contest run by Preston & Steve's radio show back in their Y100 days.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 68 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2005 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
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