<P> `` Boss of Me '' is a song by alternative rock band They Might Be Giants . The song is famously used as the opening theme song for the television show Malcolm in the Middle , and was released as the single from the soundtrack to the show . In 2002 , `` Boss of Me '' won the band their first Grammy Award , in the category of Best Song Written for a Motion Picture , Television or Other Visual Media . The song was one of the band 's most commercially successful singles and is one of their best - known songs . The song was originally written with the chorus `` Who 's gon na guess the dead guy in the envelope '' for a contest presented by the Preston and Steve show during their Y - 100 days . </P>
<P> `` Boss of Me '' is a song by alternative rock band They Might Be Giants . The song is famously used as the opening theme song for the television show Malcolm in the Middle , and was released as the single from the soundtrack to the show . In 2002 , `` Boss of Me '' won the band their first Grammy Award , in the category of Best Song Written for a Motion Picture , Television or Other Visual Media . The song was one of the band 's most commercially successful singles and is one of their best - known songs . The song was originally written with the chorus `` Who 's gon na guess the dead guy in the envelope '' for a contest presented by the Preston and Steve show during their Y - 100 days . </P>
who sang the malcolm in the middle theme song
who sang the malcolm in the middle theme song
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants