They'll Need a Crane

"They'll Need a Crane"
Single by They Might Be Giants
from the album Lincoln
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1989
GenreAlternative rock
Length2:33
LabelBar/None, Restless
Songwriter(s)John Flansburgh, John Linnell
Producer(s)Bill Krauss
They Might Be Giants singles chronology
"Ana Ng"
(1989)
"They'll Need a Crane"
(1989)
"Purple Toupee"
(1989)
Music video
They'll Need a Crane on YouTube

"They'll Need a Crane" is a song by They Might Be Giants, released as a single on February 10, 1989. In addition to vinyl and cassette releases, the single was released as a 3-inch CD. "They'll Need a Crane" was the first song the band performed on network television, in 1989 on Late Night with David Letterman.[1]

  1. ^ Recording on YouTube of the performance on Late Night with David Letterman. Retrieved 2012-09-17.