Best of the Early Years (They Might Be Giants album) explained

Best of the Early Years
Type:	greatest
Artist:	They Might Be Giants
Cover:	TheyMightBeGiants-BestOfTheEarlyYears.jpg
Released:	November 29, 1999
Recorded:	1985–1988
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	25:39
Label:	BMG Special Products
Producer:	Bill Krauss, Matthew Hill, They Might Be Giants
Prev Title:	Long Tall Weekend
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Working Undercover for the Man
Next Year:	2000

Best of the Early Years is a compilation album released by They Might Be Giants on November 29, 1999. It is a truncated version of , including 10 of the seventy-two featured on Then. It was released at the same time as Live, which itself was a condensed version of TMBG's live album Severe Tire Damage.

Two versions of the CD were released with different track orders. The original version has since been discontinued. Cassette versions of the album featured tracks 1–8 of the original track listing.

Track listing

All songs by They Might Be Giants unless otherwise noted.

1. "Don't Let's Start" – 2:36
2. "Ana Ng" – 3:23
3. "Youth Culture Killed My Dog" (John Flansburgh, John Linnell) –2:51
4. "We're the Replacements" – 1:50
5. "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" (Flansburgh, Linnell) – 2:12
6. "Purple Toupee" – 2:40
7. "(She Was A) Hotel Detective" – 2:10
8. "Everything Right Is Wrong Again" – 2:20
9. "Cowtown" – 2:21
10. "Hide Away Folk Family" – 3:21

Original track listing

1. "Ana Ng" - 3:23
2. "Purple Toupee" - 2:40
3. "Youth Culture Killed My Dog" - 2:51
4. "Don't Let's Start" - 2:36
5. "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" - 2:12
6. "(She Was A) Hotel Detective" - 2:10
7. "Everything Right Is Wrong Again" - 2:20
8. "Cowtown" - 2:21
9. "We're the Replacements" - 1:50
10. "Hide Away Folk Family" - 3:21

External links

• Best of the Early Years at This Might Be A Wiki