# Who Sings the SpongeBob Squarepants Theme Song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 9, 2003, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sings-the-spongebob-squarepants-theme-song/147498 "2003-01-09T13:32:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sings-the-spongebob-squarepants-theme-song/147498/1 "2003-01-09T13:32:36Z")
Quick & Easy™ TIA ---
**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sings-the-spongebob-squarepants-theme-song/147498/2 "2003-01-09T14:50:26Z")
Aaaargh! I have the CD in my car, but it’s too damned cold to go out and get it. If no one answers before I go back to my car, I’ll get it for you later. Great CD by the way! [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005NKK1/qid=1042123707/sr=8-16/ref=sr\_8\_16/104-0996544-6664708?v=glance&s=music&n=507846#product-details](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005NKK1/qid=1042123707/sr=8-16/ref=sr_8_16/104-0996544-6664708?v=glance&s=music&n=507846#product-details) ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sings-the-spongebob-squarepants-theme-song/147498/3 "2003-01-09T17:15:15Z")
My clock sings it on the hour. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sings-the-spongebob-squarepants-theme-song/147498/4 "2003-01-09T17:18:59Z")
Loud and strong when it comes on. I even turn the volume up. ---
**Author:** ![okielady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@okielady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/okielady)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sings-the-spongebob-squarepants-theme-song/147498/5 "2003-01-09T18:08:40Z")
I have a related question. In the episode where Squidward is putting together a band to impress his rival, the band plays a song at the end. Who sings that one? ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sings-the-spongebob-squarepants-theme-song/147498/6 "2003-01-09T18:12:10Z")
Isn’t Clancy Brown, the voice of Captain Crab, the pirate singing in the beginning? I would assume that the children’s voices are some studio types. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Propski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@Guy\_Propski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Propski)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sings-the-spongebob-squarepants-theme-song/147498/7 "2003-01-09T19:52:47Z")
David Glen Eisley ([http://www.davidgleneisley.com/](http://www.davidgleneisley.com/)) is credited as the singer of “Sweet Victory” in the “Band Geeks” episode. I always thought it was Sammy Hagar… I’m pretty sure Clancy Brown sings the theme song. Tom Kenny is the voice (and face) of Patchy the Pirate, though. ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sings-the-spongebob-squarepants-theme-song/147498/8 "2003-01-09T19:58:45Z")
That’s what I thought. I wasn’t specific enough about my pirates. I was referring to the talking pirate in the painting at the beginning. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sings-the-spongebob-squarepants-theme-song/147498/9 "2003-01-09T20:54:53Z")
Ah, but it isn’t Patchy the Pirate who sings the theme, but _Painty_ the Pirate, who once described himself as just a painting of a head. As for the song in Band Geeks, no one knows. Best guess in the communities-it’s production music (SpongeBob uses a lot of production music-mostly from the KPM and NFL libraries, if my ears are correct). ---
**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sings-the-spongebob-squarepants-theme-song/147498/10 "2003-01-13T15:07:55Z")
OK, here’s the _Straight Dope_! On the CD the theme song is credited to Painty the Pirate and Kids. Main vocals: Pat Pinney. Additional Vocals: Devin Johnson, Sara Paxton, Camryn Walley. Theme song written by Stephen Hillenberg, Derek Dryson, Mark Harrison, Blaise Smith.