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| | Last album = '']''<br />(1996) | | Last album = '']''<br />(1996) | ||
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| '''''S-E-X-X-Y''''' is an ] released in 1996 by musical group ], alongside their sixth album, ''].'' | '''''S-E-X-X-Y''''' is an ] released in 1996 by musical group ], alongside their sixth album, ''].'' | ||
| 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."<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 "S-E-X". However, many listeners interpret the song as a depiction of a person with ] — a person with two X chromosomes and a Y chromosome, or possibly a ], 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 John Flansburgh.<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> | |||
| ==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
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| #"We've Got a World That Swings" – 2:03 | #"We've Got a World That Swings" – 2:03 | ||
| #"S-E-X-X-Y" (The Warren Rigg Microwave Mix) – 7:52 | #"S-E-X-X-Y" (The Warren Rigg Microwave Mix) – 7:52 | ||
| ⚫ | #"S-E-X-X-Y" (Tee's Freeze Mix) |
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| === Australian bonus track === | |||
| ⚫ | #"S-E-X-X-Y" (Tee's Freeze Mix) – 5:21 | ||
| ;Notes | ;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). | *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). | ||
| *"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 '']''. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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S-E-X-X-Y is an EP released in 1996 by musical group They Might Be Giants, alongside their sixth album, 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, many listeners 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 transvestite, 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 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.