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“Mammal” by They Might Be Giants
From the album Apollo 18 (1992)
“Mammal” by They Might Be Giants appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1992 on the album Apollo 18. Its best result is #1787 on the CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,731 alternative song of all time.
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"Mammal" turns up on Apollo 18, the fourth They Might Be Giants album, which Elektra released in 1992 under the name of a scrubbed Apollo mission. The record was tied to International Space Year, and NASA went so far as to name the band its official "musical ambassadors". John Flansburgh and John Linnell wrote the song together and produced it themselves, with Paul Angelli recording, Edward Douglas engineering and Alan Winstanley mixing.
It comes from the album where the duo made a conscious push past their early sound toward more conventional rock rhythms and fuller arrangements, and the last they'd make as just the two of them before they took a full backing band, live drums and all, out on tour. Critics mostly liked the darker tone running through it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1816 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1818 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1823 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1810 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1789 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1789 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1787 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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