Particle Man

"Particle Man" is a song by the band They Might Be Giants. It can be found on their 1990 release, Flood. It is about four different "men": Particle Man, a micro-sized man whose personality has been labeled "not important" by the band; Triangle Man, a person who hates Particle Man, fights with him, and wins; Universe Man, a gentle man the size of the universe with a watch to go with it; and Person Man, a normal guy who lives in a garbage can, who is also hated by Triangle Man. Then again, many TMBG songs cannot be seen in the most obvious way. There is some speculation that "Particle Man" is an allegory for the book Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott which has a similar storyline. John Flansburgh of TMBG has said, however, that "Particle Man" is "just a song about characters in the most obvious sense."

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They Might Be Giants - 1990 - Flood - Universe - Flatland - Edwin A. Abbott - John Flansburgh

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This song and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" were made into music videos featured on the Warner Brothers animated series Tiny Toon Adventures. In it, the "men" were featured as masked wrestlers.

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Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - Music video - Warner Brothers - Animated series - Tiny Toon Adventures - Mask - Wrestler

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