No! is the ninth studio album by the alternative rock band They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early 1990s, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are...

, released in 2002

2002 in music

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 on Rounder Kids

Rounder Records

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. It is their first album of children's music.

Retaining the eclecticism, humor and psychedelic sensibilities of their adult work, the lyrical stylings are decidedly different: the darker themes of death

Death

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 and depression

Depression (mood)

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 have been replaced with songs extolling the virtues of imagination, taste buds and sleep. However, it is described on the back of the CD as TMBG's first album "for the entire family," and many songs appeal to older audiences unlike those by most mainstream

Mainstream

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 children's music artists such as Raffi

Raffi (musician)

Raffi Cavoukian, CM, OBC , better known by his stage name Raffi, is a Canadian-Armenian singer-songwriter, author, essayist and lecturer...

. The album contains a cover of Vic Mizzy

Vic Mizzy

Vic Mizzy was an American composer for television and movies whose best-known works are the themes to the 1960s television sitcoms Green Acres and The Addams Family. He also penned top-20 songs from the 1930s to 1940s.-Biography:Vic Mizzy was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended New York...

's safety song "In the Middle, In the Middle, In the Middle" sung by Robin Goldwasser

Robin Goldwasser

Robin "Goldie" Goldwasser is an American singer and playwright. She is the co-writer of the musical People Are Wrong! with Julia Greenberg. She has a character in the play, as does the producer, her husband, John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants and Mono Puff...

.

No! was released as an enhanced CD

Enhanced CD

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; while it plays normally in any CD audio player, it features a CD-ROM

CD-ROM

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 portion as well, providing the listener with flash animations

Adobe Flash

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 and interactive games.

Track listing

All songs by They Might Be Giants unless otherwise noted.

1. "Fibber Island" – 2:10
2. "Four of Two" – 2:18
3. "Robot Parade" – 1:22
4. "No!" – 1:30
5. "Where Do They Make Balloons?" – 2:41 (Danny Weinkauf
   Danny Weinkauf
   Danny Weinkauf is a New York based musician and composer who is a member of They Might Be Giants , a band which won a best children's album Grammy award for the album Here Come the 123s. He has been TMBG's bassist since the late 90s. He previously performed in a band called Lincoln along with Dan...
   
   )
6. "In the Middle, In the Middle, In the Middle" – 1:16 (Vic Mizzy
   Vic Mizzy
   Vic Mizzy was an American composer for television and movies whose best-known works are the themes to the 1960s television sitcoms Green Acres and The Addams Family. He also penned top-20 songs from the 1930s to 1940s.-Biography:Vic Mizzy was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended New York...
   
   )
7. "Violin" – 2:26
8. "John Lee Supertaster
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   " – 2:01
9. "The Edison Museum
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   " – 2:02
10. "The House at the Top of the Tree" – 2:31
11. "Clap Your Hands" – 1:22
12. "I Am Not Your Broom" – 1:04
13. "Wake Up Call" – 1:10
14. "I Am a Grocery Bag" – 0:35
15. "Lazyhead and Sleepybones" – 3:28
16. "Bed Bed Bed" – 3:12
17. "Sleepwalkers" – 2:42

The Enhanced CD portion of the CD contains a hidden track

Hidden track

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 honoring Chopping Block, the designers of the enhanced CD and tmbg.com, one of the band's websites.