The Future Freaks Me Out
2003 single by Motion City Soundtrack
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"The Future Freaks Me Out" is a song by the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack. It appears on the group's first album, I Am the Movie, and was released as the band's first single in Europe. "The Future Freaks Me Out" was released to radio on September 16, 2003.[2]
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| Single by Motion City Soundtrack | ||||
| from the album I Am the Movie | ||||
| Released | 17 November 2003 (Europe) | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, power pop, emo[1] | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
| Songwriters | Joshua Cain, Jesse Johnson, Matthew Taylor, Tony Thaxton, Justin Pierre | |||
| Producer | Ed Rose | |||
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The B-side for the CD single was "1000 Paper Cranes", which originally appeared on I Am the Movie (the version released by the band while unsigned) but was the only song missing for the Epitaph CD release.[3]
The song has become a crowd favorite at Motion City Soundtrack shows.[citation needed] It is usually played as the band's last song and is often sung in part by the audience.
Formats and track listings
- CD
- "The Future Freaks Me Out" (radio edit)
- "1000 Paper Cranes"
- "The Future Freaks Me Out" (album version) - 2:34
- 7" (limited to 1000 copies on picture disc)
- "The Future Freaks Me Out" - 2:34
- "My Valuable Hunting Knife (Guided by Voices cover)"
Music video
The video for "The Future Freaks Me Out" is a take on the movie Rushmore.[4] It is set as a school play. There are many scenes depicted in it. They include the old west, an office, the ocean, a funeral and a concert. It is the second music video the band made. The guitarist Joshua Cain's family helped in the making of it, and star in it as well.
