A cover of “Uncontrollable Urge” is the theme song for the Rob Dyrdek-hosted MTV series, which is pretty much all MTV plays. Tomorrow alone, the channel will air 20 episodes of Ridiculousness ...

"In the beginning of MTV you saw a lot of Devo because they were ... As Greenspan told Rolling Stone, his theme song to Rugrats managed to pay for their home back in the '90s.

But that's only a fraction of $1 million. "Uncontrollable Urge" became a moneymaker after it was selected as the theme song for MTV's television series "Ridiculousness," hosted by Rob Dyrdek.

Mark Mothersbaugh of new wave band DEVO allegedly makes upwards of $1 million per year through MTV's use of the 'Ridiculousness' theme song.

His wife and manager, Anita Greenspan, also reflected on the huge success the show – and therefore the theme song – has had on MTV throughout the years, and explained how there is a sense of ...

“Not because MTV loved Devo, but because it was a twenty ... little-discussed but potentially highly lucrative business of theme songs. Making it as a musician remains a tremendous challenge ...

MTV's ubiquitous video series has become a huge earner for the musician, all thanks to the Devo song used as its theme. By Tyler Jenke When Devo opened their 1978 album Q. Are We Not Men?

But that's only a fraction of $1 million. "Uncontrollable Urge" became a moneymaker after it was selected as the theme song for MTV's television series "Ridiculousness," hosted by Rob Dyrdek. The ...

However, the legendary new wave band also have a banger called “Uncontrollable Urge” that was covered by reality TV star Rob Dyrdek and used as the theme song for MTV’s Ridiculousness ...

When Devo opened their 1978 album Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! with “Uncontrollable Urge”, few listeners could have foreseen how much money it would generate decades down the line ...