"The Statue Got Me High" is a song by American alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 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...

. The song was released as the lead single

Lead single

A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...

 from the band's 1992 album, Apollo 18

Apollo 18 (album)

Apollo 18 is They Might Be Giants' fourth studio album. It was released in 1992 and named after the Apollo missions, the last of which was Apollo 17....

. The song reached number 24 on the Billboard magazine Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The B-sides "I'm Def" and "Which Describes How You're Feeling" are both taken from the band's 1985 demo tape, which was recorded using low-quality equipment.

Track listing

US release

1. "The Statue Got Me High" – 3:06
2. "Which Describes How You're Feeling" (demo) – 1:24
3. "I'm Def" – 1:08

European release

1. "The Statue Got Me High" – 3:06
2. "She's Actual Size (album version)" – 2:05
3. "I'm Def" – 1:08
4. "Which Describes How You're Feeling" (demo) – 1:24

European 7" release

1. "The Statue Got Me High" – 3:06
2. "She's Actual Size (album version)" – 2:05

External links

• The Statue Got Me High EP on This Might Be A Wiki
• "The Statue Got Me High" (song) on This Might Be A Wiki