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			"'''They'll Need a Crane'''" is a song by ], released as a single on February 10, 1989. In addition to vinyl and cassette releases, the single was released as a ]. "They'll Need a Crane" was the first song the band performed on network television, in 1989 on '']''.<ref name="letterman">{{YouTube\|KZgsHi7wAiI\|Recording}} of the performance on '']''. Retrieved 2012-09-17.</ref>

			==Background==
	"They'll Need A Crane" was the first song the band performed on network television, in ] on the ].
			The song's lyrics focus on the breakup of a dysfunctional heterosexual relationship between a male "lad" and a female "gal". The band makes reference to the couple's respective flaws and make use of construction imagery to describe the relationship's degradation.

			==Music video==
			A music video for the single was directed by ], a frequent collaborator of the band during their earlier years. It was filmed at the Bethesda terrace in Central park, New York City. The video primarily features the band playing with a group of elderly musicians, most notably jazz drummer ] who worked with ] during the 1940s.<ref> on This Might Be a Wiki</ref>

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	The latter three tracks would later be included on '']''.
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Album by They Might Be Giants

"They'll Need a Crane"

Single by They Might Be Giants

from the album Lincoln

Released

February 10, 1989

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

2:33

Label

Bar/None, Restless

Songwriter(s)

John Flansburgh, John Linnell

Producer(s)

Bill Krauss

They Might Be Giants singles chronology

"Ana Ng"
(1989)

"They'll Need a Crane"
(1989)

"Purple Toupee"
(1989)

Music video

They'll Need a Crane on YouTube

"They'll Need a Crane" is a song by They Might Be Giants, released as a single on February 10, 1989. In addition to vinyl and cassette releases, the single was released as a 3-inch CD. "They'll Need a Crane" was the first song the band performed on network television, in 1989 on Late Night with David Letterman.

Background

The song's lyrics focus on the breakup of a dysfunctional heterosexual relationship between a male "lad" and a female "gal". The band makes reference to the couple's respective flaws and make use of construction imagery to describe the relationship's degradation.

Music video

A music video for the single was directed by Adam Bernstein, a frequent collaborator of the band during their earlier years. It was filmed at the Bethesda terrace in Central park, New York City. The video primarily features the band playing with a group of elderly musicians, most notably jazz drummer Johnny Blowers who worked with Frank Sinatra during the 1940s.

Track listing

"They'll Need a Crane"
"It's Not My Birthday"
"I'll Sink Manhattan"
"Nightgown of the Sullen Moon"

References

Recording on YouTube of the performance on Late Night with David Letterman. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
The article of the song on This Might Be a Wiki

External links

They'll Need a Crane EP at This Might Be A Wiki
"They'll Need a Crane" (song) at 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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