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“See The Constellation” by They Might Be Giants
From the album Apollo 18 (1992)
“See The Constellation” 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 #1700 on the CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,105 alternative song of all time.
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"See the Constellation" is a John Flansburgh and John Linnell song from Apollo 18, the 1992 album They Might Be Giants named after the cancelled Apollo 18 mission. NASA even made the pair official musical ambassadors for International Space Year, so a song with the stars in its title is right at home on it.
Apollo 18, released on Elektra, was the record where the duo consciously pushed past their early sound toward more conventional rock rhythms and fuller arrangements, and the last one they made as just the two of them before a backing band joined them on the road. They produced it themselves, with Paul Angelli recording, Edward Douglas engineering and Alan Winstanley mixing, assisted by Bruce Calder and Brian Pollack. Critics mostly liked the album and took note of its darker streak.
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 | 1725 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1725 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1725 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1716 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1701 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1701 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1700 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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