The Future Freaks Me Out

"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.[1]

"The Future Freaks Me Out"
Single by Motion City Soundtrack
from the album I Am the Movie
Released17 November 2003 (Europe)
Recorded2003
GenrePop punk, power pop
Length3:36
LabelEpitaph
Songwriter(s)Joshua Cain, Jesse Johnson, Matthew Taylor, Tony Thaxton, Justin Pierre
Producer(s)Ed Rose
Motion City Soundtrack singles chronology
"Promenade/Carolina"
(1999)		 "The Future Freaks Me Out"
(2003)		 "My Favorite Accident"
(2003)

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.[2]

The song has become a crowd favorite at Motion City Soundtrack shows. It is usually played as the band's last song and is often sung in part by the audience.

Formats and track listings
  • CD
    1. "The Future Freaks Me Out" (radio edit)
    2. "1000 Paper Cranes"
    3. "The Future Freaks Me Out" (album version) - 2:34
  • 7" (limited to 1000 copies on picture disc)
    1. "The Future Freaks Me Out" - 2:34
    2. "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.[3] 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.

References
  1. "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  2. Motion City Soundtrack
  3. Motion City Soundtrack has a chat with AMP, AMP


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