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===Dial-A-Song revival, ''Phone Power'', ''I Like Fun,'' and ''Book'' (2015–present)=== Dial-A-Song was revived in 2015, with a new phone number ((844) 387–6962), the website, and a radio network.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=January 4, 2015 |title=They Might Be Giants Resurrect Dial-A-Song in 2015 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/they-might-be-giants-resurrect-dial-a-song-in-2015-20150104 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106184601/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/they-might-be-giants-resurrect-dial-a-song-in-2015-20150104 |archive-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref> In late 2017, the band announced via Twitter that Dial-A-Song would return again, in a modified format, starting in January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2017 |title=Good News Dept.: They Might Be Giants' Will Be Relaunching Our Dial-A-Song Service for All of 2018! Melody, Fidelity, Quantity and All New! |url=https://twitter.com/tmbg/status/912299063147712512 |access-date=January 19, 2018 |publisher=[[Twitter]]}}</ref> On March 8, 2016, the band released [[Phone Power (album)|''Phone Power'']], their nineteenth studio album and the third containing songs from the 2015 revival of their Dial-a-Song service. This was the first TMBG album to be sold as a "[[pay what you want]]" download, available ahead of the physical release on June 10.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 10, 2016 |title=They Might Be Giants' Phone Power |url=https://tmbgifc.com/phonepower.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310013218/https://tmbgifc.com/phonepower.php |archive-date=March 10, 2016 |access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chaligne |first=Craig |date=2016-06-05 |title=They Might Be Giants to release new album Phone Power on 10th June 2016 |url=https://louderthanwar.com/they-might-be-giants/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Louder Than War |language=en-GB}}</ref> The band's twentieth album, ''[[I Like Fun]]'' was released on January 19, 2018.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Rolling Stone - They Might Be Giants Preview New LP With Jovial Power-Pop Song 'I Left My Body' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/they-might-be-giants-preview-new-lp-with-jovial-power-pop-song-w509614 |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112160601/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/they-might-be-giants-preview-new-lp-with-jovial-power-pop-song-w509614 |archive-date=January 12, 2018 |access-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref> Their twenty-first and twenty-second studio albums, ''[[My Murdered Remains]]'' and ''[[The Escape Team]]'', were both released on December 10, 2018. ''My Murdered Remains'' contains songs from Dial-A-Song.<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Murdered Remains |url=https://www.theymightbegiants.com/my-murdered-remains |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=They Might Be Giants |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2016, They Might Be Giants were involved in the [[SpongeBob SquarePants (musical)|SpongeBob SquarePants musical]]; they contributed the song "I'm Not a Loser".<ref>{{Cite web |title=SpongeBob SquarePants - The New Musical |url=https://masterworksbroadway.com/music/spongebob-squarepants-new-musical/ |access-date=29 March 2020 |website=MasterWorksBroadway}}</ref> In October 2019, the band recorded a new version of their song "Hot Dog" for the third season of the Disney Channel preschool series ''Mickey and the Roadster Racers'', re-titled as ''[[Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures]]'' for that season. It premiered on Disney Junior on October 14, 2019. In July 2020, the band announced that they would be releasing an album titled ''[[Book (album)|Book]]'' in 2021. The album was released on November 12, 2021. In August 2020, the band recorded a song for a [[CNN]] documentary about the [[United States electoral college|electoral college]] called "Who Are the Electors?".<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 14, 2020 |title=Watch: 'They Might Be Giants' rock out about the role electors play in US presidential elections |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/14/politics/watch-they-might-be-giants-electors-music-video-lyrics/index.html |access-date=2020-08-21 |website=[[CNN.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=They Might Be Giants - Who Are the Electors? | date=August 15, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0a4PAvS0M8 |access-date=2023-04-19 |language=en}}</ref> The band announced a 30th anniversary Flood tour for 2020; however, it was postponed, and dates were rescheduled several times due to the COVID pandemic. Shortly after resuming live tours again in June 2022, John Flansburgh was involved in a car accident while on his way home from the June 8 concert. He suffered several broken ribs but had a positive prognosis from doctors. Several tour dates were again postponed while he recovered; however, the tour has since resumed.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=June 9, 2022 |title=They Might Be Giants Postpone June Dates Following John Flansburgh's 'Rather Serious' Car Accident |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/they-might-be-giants-postpone-june-dates-john-flansburgh-car-accident-1235084552/ |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=June 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wang |first=Jessica |date=June 9, 2022 |title=They Might Be Giants member John Flansburgh injured in 'serious' car accident after show |url=https://ew.com/music/they-might-be-giants-john-flansburgh-injured-car-accident/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |accessdate=June 9, 2022}}</ref> In November 2022, ''Book'' was nominated for a [[65th Annual Grammy Awards]] in the category of "Best Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package".<ref name=":0" /> On September 2, 2023, the band announced that their international Flood tour would be postponed until October 2024 due to health issues, however no private details were publicly addressed.
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