Ana Ng

"Ana Ng" is the title of a song by They Might Be Giants. It was originally from the album Lincoln, but has also appeared on Then: The Earlier Years, Severe Tire Damage, and Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants.

It is apparently a song about being in love with a woman who lives on the other side of the world (and whom the narrator has never met), although like most They Might Be Giants songs, the lyrics are often hard to interpret. In an interview with the duo, it was mentioned that the most common female name in the world would be "Ana Ng".

The phrase from the song's chorus, "Ana Ng and I are getting old," is quite difficult to sing at the same tempo as the song, and the phrase is difficult to comprehend unless you are listening closely. This, and a mention of "a backwards record" in a previous verse led many listeners to spread rumors that the song contained some sort of backwards messages. This rumor is false, although other They Might Be Giants songs have contained backwards messages.

The song mentions the 1964 New York World's Fair and "it's a small world."