The New Wave band Devo released "Uncontrollable Urge" in 1978. Today, the single makes founding member Mark Mothersbaugh ...
MTV's ubiquitous video series has become a huge earner for the musician, all thanks to the Devo song used as its theme.
Mark Mothersbaugh of new wave band DEVO allegedly makes upwards of $1 million per year through MTV's use of the 'Ridiculousness' theme song.
“[Their videos] were subversive, they didn’t like them and wouldn’t play them anymore… Now ‘Uncontrollable Urge’ is easily the most-played song on MTV, so [DEVO] wins.” Mothersbaugh ...
Despite a prolific career composing soundtracks for hit movies and TV shows, one of Mark Mothersbaugh's most lucrative pieces of music is a song he wrote nearly 50 years ago.
A cover of “Uncontrollable Urge” is the theme song for the Rob Dyrdek-hosted MTV series, which is pretty much all MTV plays.
"Devo is a perfect fit for the Ann Arbor Film Festival," AAFF executive director Leslie Raymond said in a media release. "The ...
Mark Mothersbaugh, a 74-year-old composer and musician, earns $1 million annually from royalties on a song he wrote nearly five ...
For a lucky few, a composition on an enduring, popular show can rake in millions of dollars and be, as one songwriter puts it ...
However, it’s far from their biggest earner. As co-founding Devo vocalist Mark Mothersbaugh told Rolling Stone, even though “Whip It” became a staple of the burgeoning MTV network in the ...
DEVO's Mark Mothersbaugh has revealed he earns about $1 million per year from the Ridiculousness theme song, "Uncontrollable Urge." ...
Hearing “Gut Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy)” at a dive bar and feeling it in my bones. However, the legendary new wave band also have a banger called “Uncontrollable Urge” that was covered by reality TV ...