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“Narrow Your Eyes” by They Might Be Giants
From the album Apollo 18 (1992)
“Narrow Your Eyes” by They Might Be Giants appears on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2002. It was first released in 1992 on the album Apollo 18. Its best result is #1858 on the CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,184 alternative song of all time.
"Narrow Your Eyes" is a John Flansburgh and John Linnell song from Apollo 18, the fourth They Might Be Giants album, out on Elektra in 1992 and named for the Apollo mission that never flew. The duo produced it themselves, Paul Angelli recorded it, Edward Douglas engineered, and Alan Winstanley mixed.
Apollo 18 was the pair's first deliberate push past their early sound, reaching for more conventional rock rhythms and fuller arrangements, and critics mostly liked the darker shade it took on. It was also the last album the two Johns made strictly as a two-man operation; on the tour that followed, a backing band with a live drummer came along. Along the way NASA named them official musical ambassadors for International Space Year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1865 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1865 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1872 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1858 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
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