A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants

A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants is a 2005 compilation album by the music group They Might Be Giants.
In the April 29, 2005 "TMBG News" online newsletter, bandmember John Flansburgh describes the album as such:
Although Flansburgh referred to the album as a condensed version of Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants, it includes two songs not on Dial-A-Song: "John Lee Supertaster" and "Clap Your Hands." Additionally, the album contains the original versions of both "Why Does the Sun Shine?" and "Don't Let's Start", as opposed to the live and single versions, respectively, found on Dial-A-Song.

Song origins

Tracks 1, 3, 7, 10 and 18 originally from Flood
Track 2 originally from John Henry
Tracks 4, 5 and 22 originally from They Might Be Giants
Tracks 6 and 13 originally from Mink Car
Tracks 8, 11 and 20 originally from Lincoln
Tracks 9 and 15 originally from Factory Showroom
Tracks 12, 14, 21 and 29 originally from Apollo 18
Track 16 originally from Severe Tire Damage
Track 17 originally from Boss of Me EP and is the theme song for Malcolm in the Middle, although a shorter version is usually used
Track 19 originally from Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) EP
Tracks 23, 27 and 28 originally from No!
Track 24 originally from Long Tall Weekend
Track 25 originally from Don't Let's Start EP, and later Miscellaneous T
Track 26 originally from '' More Music from the Motion Picture Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me''

Track listing

All songs by They Might Be Giants unless otherwise noted

"Minimum Wage" – 0:47
"Meet James Ensor" – 1:33
"Particle Man" – 1:59
"Don't Let's Start" – 2:34
"She's an Angel" – 2:37
"Cyclops Rock" – 2:38
"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" – 2:38
"Purple Toupee" – 2:40
"James K. Polk" – 3:04
"Birdhouse in Your Soul" – 3:20
"Ana Ng" – 3:23
"The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" – 3:49
"Bangs" – 3:09
"The Statue Got Me High" – 3:06
"New York City" – 3:02
"Doctor Worm" – 3:01
"Boss of Me" – 2:58
"Your Racist Friend" – 2:54
"Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)" – 2:53
"They'll Need a Crane" – 2:33
"I Palindrome I" – 2:22
"Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" – 2:12
"John Lee Supertaster" – 2:01
"Older" – 1:58
"We're the Replacements" – 1:50
"Dr. Evil" – 1:48
"No!" – 1:29
"Clap Your Hands" – 1:22
"Spider" – 0:51