JamesG
11-08-2025, 03:15 AM
They Might Be Giants - Malcolm in the Middle
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"Malcolm in the Middle" was the perfect sitcom for anyone watching who felt like no one really understood who they were. It was a show for all the outcasts out there, and the theme song does a great job exemplifying that sensibility with a bellowing chorus of "You're not the boss of me now."
The track, "Boss of Me," comes courtesy of They Might Be Giants, and it's since become the band's claim to fame.
They Might Be Giants had been around since the 1980s by the time "Malcolm in the Middle" premiered in 2000. "Boss of Me" earned the band their very first Grammy for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, so, in essence, they wrote the best TV theme song of that year.
It's hard to argue with that, as the song plays perfectly into a dysfunctional family trying to get along, and it's a blast to sing at the top of your lungs.
https://www.tvline.com/2019445/tv-theme-songs-created-famous-musicians/
x5Za8HggalY
"Malcolm in the Middle" was the perfect sitcom for anyone watching who felt like no one really understood who they were. It was a show for all the outcasts out there, and the theme song does a great job exemplifying that sensibility with a bellowing chorus of "You're not the boss of me now."
The track, "Boss of Me," comes courtesy of They Might Be Giants, and it's since become the band's claim to fame.
They Might Be Giants had been around since the 1980s by the time "Malcolm in the Middle" premiered in 2000. "Boss of Me" earned the band their very first Grammy for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, so, in essence, they wrote the best TV theme song of that year.
It's hard to argue with that, as the song plays perfectly into a dysfunctional family trying to get along, and it's a blast to sing at the top of your lungs.
https://www.tvline.com/2019445/tv-theme-songs-created-famous-musicians/