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1	Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas) Written-By – Hy Zaret, Lou Singer*	2:53
2	Jessica Written-By – Forrest Richard Betts*	2:24
3	Whirlpool Written-By – Curt Kirkwood	2:10
4	Spy Written-By – They Might Be Giants	2:30

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra Entertainment
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Elektra Entertainment
• Copyright (c) – WEA International Inc.
• Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing Inc.
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
• Recorded At – Excello Studio
• Recorded At – Skyline Studios
• Mixed At – Excello Studio
• Mixed At – Skyline Studios
• Published By – Argosy Music Corp.
• Published By – Unichappell Music, Inc.
• Published By – F.R. Betts Music Co.
• Published By – Songs Of PolyGram International, Inc.
• Published By – Meat Puppets Music
• Published By – They Might Be Giants Music
• Published By – WB Music Corp.

Credits

• Artwork – Barbara Glauber
• Bass – Graham Maby
• Clarinet – Kurt Hoffman
• Design – Megan Montague Cash
• Drums, Glockenspiel – Brian Doherty
• Photography By [Inner] – Rolf Conant
• Producer – They Might Be Giants
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Patrick Dillett
• Saxophone – John Linnell, Kurt Hoffman
• Trumpet – Frank London
• Vocals, Electric Guitar, Artwork – John Flansburgh
• Vocals, Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Accordion – John Linnell

Notes

Recorded and mixed at Excello Studio, Brooklyn and Skyline Studios, NYC.

Track 1 is an educational song from the 1959 LP Tom Glazer & Dottie Evans - Space Songs (From Ballads For The Age Of Science). Published by Argosy Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Track 2 originally recorded by the Allman Brothers Band. Published by Unichappell Music, Inc. and F.R. Betts Music Co. All rights administered by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
Track 3 originally recorded by the Meat Puppets. Published by Songs of Polygram International Inc. and Meat Puppets Music (BMI)
Track 4 published by They Might Be Giants Music (ASCAP) administered by WB Music Corp.

Text on the back cover was compiled from two other pieces of copytext, which were modified to fit the release. The release also uses the Apollo 18-era Elektra logo designed by John Flansburgh and Barbara Glauber.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Printed): 0 7559-66272-2 1
• Barcode (Without spaces): 075596627221
• Matrix / Runout: [Specialty 'S' Logo] 2 66272-2 SRC##01 M2S3
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U3X
• Rights Society: BMI
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• ASIN: B000005ITU

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
7-64602	They Might Be Giants	Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas) ‎(7", Single)	Elektra	7-64602	US	1993