<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 sings you 're not the boss of me now
who sings you 're not the boss of me now
alternative rock band They Might Be Giants
alternative rock band They Might Be Giants