By Nicolas Vega, CNBC | 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. The composer, who has worked on films like “Thor: Ragnarok” and “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” and shows including “Rugrats” and “What We Do in the Shadows,” is also a founding member of the band Devo.
The group’s debut album was released in 1978, with the Mothersbaugh-penned “Uncontrollable Urge” serving as its first track. Though the song didn’t chart particularly well when it was released, it received an unexpected second life decades later when it was made the theme song for MTV’s hit show “Ridiculousness.”
The comedy show has become one of MTV’s most aired programs and turned “Uncontrollable Urge” into Mothersbaugh’s main moneymaker over its more than 1,500 frequently rerun episodes.
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USA today: The New Wave band Devo released “Uncontrollable Urge” in 1978. Today, the single makes founding member Mark Mothersbaugh around $1 million each year.