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	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 ] — 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 ~~author~~ ].<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>		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 ] — 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>

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They Might Be Giants single

"S-E-X-X-Y"

Single by They Might Be Giants

Released

November 26, 1996

Genre

Alternative rock, funk rock

Length

19:32

Label

Elektra

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

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

Australian bonus track

"S-E-X-X-Y" (Tee's Freeze Mix) – 5:21

Notes

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).
"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

Flansburgh, John and John Linnell. A Guided Tour of Factory Showroom, 1996. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
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.

External links

S-E-X-X-Y EP on This Might Be A Wiki
"S-E-X-X-Y" (song) on This Might Be A Wiki

They Might Be Giants

Hal Cragin
Brian Doherty
Jonathan Feinberg
Dan Hickey
Kurt Hoffman
Graham Maby
Tony Maimone
Eric Schermerhorn

Studio albums

Rock albums	They Might Be Giants (1986) Lincoln (1988) Flood (1990) Apollo 18 (1992) John Henry (1994) Factory Showroom (1996) Long Tall Weekend (1999) Mink Car (2001) The Spine (2004) The Else (2007) Join Us (2011) Nanobots (2013) Glean (2015) Phone Power (2016) I Like Fun (2018) My Murdered Remains (2018) The Escape Team (2018) Book (2021)
Children's albums	No! (2002) Here Come the ABCs (2005) Here Come the 123s (2008) Here Comes Science (2009) Why? (2015)

EPs

Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) (1993)
Back to Skull (1994)
Working Undercover for the Man (2000)
They Might Be Giants In... Holidayland (2001)
Bed, Bed, Bed (2003)
Indestructible Object (2004)
The Spine Surfs Alone (2004)

Singles

Other songs

Live albums

Live!! New York City 10/14/94 (1994)
Severe Tire Damage (1998)
Live (1999)
The Spine Hits the Road (2004)
Almanac (2004)
Venue Songs (2004)
First Album Live! (2014)
Flood Live in Australia (2015)
Live in Brooklyn (2016)
Beast of Horns (2024)

Compilations

Don't Let's Start (1989)
Miscellaneous T (1991)
Then: The Earlier Years (1997)
Best of the Early Years (1999)
They Got Lost (2002)
Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants (2002)
A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants (2005)
Venue Songs DVD/CD (2005)
Album Raises New and Troubling Questions (2011)
Idlewild (2014)

Video releases

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