About
“Particle Man” is a song by geek rock band They Might Be Giants that deals with four different types of so-called “men”. These include:
- Particle Man: A microscopic being who his so small that his descriptives are not important enough to be discussed
- Triangle Man: A being that hates Particle Man and wins in a fight against him
- Universe Man: A massive being that is kind and has clock-like hands for minutes, millenniums eons
- Person Man: A being that is constantly degraded and is also hated and defeated by triangle man
Origin
Originally appearing on their third album Flood in 1990, Particle Man was never released as a single, yet it has remained one of the duo’s most popular songs[1] and is also the name of their Youtube channel[2]. The song was made into a music video for the television show “Tiny Tunes Adventures” in the episode “Tiny Toon Music Television”, in which the character Plucky Duck portrays Particle Man and Person Man.[3]
Spread
The popularity of the song has led to several parodies on the internet in the forms of both images and videos. The song also featured a resurgence in popularity in 2014 when Youtuber The MysteriousMrEnter used the Person Man verse as bumper music for his “Top 10 Squidward Torture Porns” video, which was part of his famous “Animated Atrocities” series.
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]Allmusic – Particle Man – They Might Be Giants
[2]Youtube – ParticleMen