Song · They Might Be Giants
“Doctor Worm” by They Might Be Giants
Released 1998
“Doctor Worm” by They Might Be Giants appears on 8 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2007 and 2024. It was first released in 1998. Its best result is #559 on the WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,680 alternative song of all time.
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"Doctor Worm" came out on Elektra in 1998, a John Flansburgh and John Linnell song that They Might Be Giants produced with Patrick Dillett and Tom Durack. It's the two Johns with a whole band at their backs: Zachary Alford on drums, Erik Sanko on bass, Mauro Refosco on percussion, and a pocket horn section in Mark Pender's trumpet and Dan Levine's trombone.
In the band's discography it lands between "S-E-X-X-Y" and "Boss of Me", and it's a bouncy, brass-bright slice of alternative rock, all nervous energy and crooked charm, the kind of tune that sounds like it wants to be played loud.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1044 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1120 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1143 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1179 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1223 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1272 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1324 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2024 | 559 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
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