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| Length = 19:32 ''(Australian release 24:48)''
| Label = ] | type = single
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| Last album = '']''<br />(1996) | released = November 26, 1996
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| Last album = '']''<br />(1994)
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| This album = '''''S-E-X-X-Y'''''<br />(1996)
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'''''S-E-X-X-Y''''' is an ] released in 1996 (see ]) by musical group ], in conjunction with their ] ''].'' "'''S-E-X-X-Y'''" is a single released in 1996 by musical group ], alongside their sixth album, '']''. It was the lead single from ''Factory Showroom''.


Lyrically, the title track revolves around an attractive woman. They Might Be Giants have directly claimed that this song is simply an "ode to ]."<ref name="tour">Flansburgh, John and John Linnell. '']'', 1996. Retrieved 2012-11-21.</ref> The song states that "X, because it's extra, baby; Y, because it's extra, baby," to imply that the X and Y are extraneous, leaving only "]". However, it's possible to interpret the song as a depiction of a person with ] &mdash; a person with two X chromosomes and a Y chromosome, or possibly a ] person, as evidenced by the final lyrics of the song: "You gotta understand; she wants to be your man; she's got another plan". These theories have been denied by band member ].<ref>{{cite interview|url=http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/2371/They-Might-Be-Giants-An-Interview-With-John-Flansburgh/|title=They Might Be Giants: An Interview With John Flansburgh|first=John|last=Flansburgh|interviewer=Emily Altman|publisher=Suicide Girls|date=2007-12-07|accessdate=2013-05-15}}</ref>
⚫ ==Notes==
⚫ The version of "Sensurround" that appears on this EP is a different recording from the one that appears on the '']'' movie soundtrack (which was contributed by ] for the feature).

Studying the lyrics of the title track, "S-E-X-X-Y" appears to revolve around an attractive woman, however one popular interpretation of the track is it is in fact about someone who has ] - a person with two X chromosomes and a Y chromosome, or possibly about a ], as evidenced by the final lyrics of the song: "You gotta understand/She wants to be your man/She's got another plan." However, They Might Be Giants have claimed that this song is simply an "ode to getting it on." The song states that "X, because it's extra, baby. Y, because it's extra, baby.", implying S-E-X.


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
#"S-E-X-X-Y" (Radio Mix) #"S-E-X-X-Y" (Radio Mix)&nbsp;– 3:21
⚫ #"SenSurround"{{efn|The version of "SenSurround" that appears on this EP is a different recording from the one that appears on the ] (which was contributed by They Might Be Giants for the feature).}}&nbsp;– 3:02
#"Sensurround"
#"Unforgotten" #"Unforgotten"&nbsp;– 3:06
#"We've Got a World That Swings"{{efn|"We've Got a World That Swings" is a cover of the song by Lil Mattis and music by Louis Yule Brown, popularized by ] in '']''.}}&nbsp;– 2:03
#"We've Got a World That Swings"
#"S-E-X-X-Y" (The Warren Rigg Microwave Mix) #"S-E-X-X-Y" (The Warren Rigg Microwave Mix)&nbsp;– 7:52

#"S-E-X-X-Y" (Tee's Freeze Mix) ''(bonus track on Australian release)''
=== Australian bonus track ===
#"S-E-X-X-Y" (Tee's Freeze Mix)&nbsp;– 5:21

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They Might Be Giants single
"S-E-X-X-Y"
Single by They Might Be Giants
ReleasedNovember 26, 1996
GenreAlternative rock, funk rock
Length19:32
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)John Flansburgh, John Linnell and Hal Cragin
Producer(s)Patrick Dillett and They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants singles chronology
"Snail Shell"
(1996) 		"S-E-X-X-Y"
(1996) 		"Doctor Worm"
(1998)

"S-E-X-X-Y" is a single released in 1996 by musical group They Might Be Giants, alongside their sixth album, Factory Showroom. It was the lead single from Factory Showroom.

Lyrically, the title track revolves around an attractive woman. They Might Be Giants have directly claimed that this song is simply an "ode to getting it on." The song states that "X, because it's extra, baby; Y, because it's extra, baby," to imply that the X and Y are extraneous, leaving only "S-E-X". However, it's possible to interpret the song as a depiction of a person with Klinefelter's syndrome — a person with two X chromosomes and a Y chromosome, or possibly a transgender person, as evidenced by the final lyrics of the song: "You gotta understand; she wants to be your man; she's got another plan". These theories have been denied by band member John Flansburgh.

Track listing

  1. "S-E-X-X-Y" (Radio Mix) – 3:21
  2. "SenSurround" – 3:02
  3. "Unforgotten" – 3:06
  4. "We've Got a World That Swings" – 2:03
  5. "S-E-X-X-Y" (The Warren Rigg Microwave Mix) – 7:52

Australian bonus track

  1. "S-E-X-X-Y" (Tee's Freeze Mix) – 5:21
Notes
  1. The version of "SenSurround" that appears on this EP is a different recording from the one that appears on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie soundtrack (which was contributed by They Might Be Giants for the feature).
  2. "We've Got a World That Swings" is a cover of the song by Lil Mattis and music by Louis Yule Brown, popularized by Jerry Lewis in The Nutty Professor.

References

  1. Flansburgh, John and John Linnell. A Guided Tour of Factory Showroom, 1996. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  2. Flansburgh, John (2007-12-07). "They Might Be Giants: An Interview With John Flansburgh" (Interview). Interviewed by Emily Altman. Suicide Girls. Retrieved 2013-05-15.

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