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"The Future Freaks Me Out"
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
Length	3:36
Label	Epitaph
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 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.

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.

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. 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. Koerber, Brian (February 5, 2015). "22 emo songs that helped you through your high-school breakup". Mashable. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
2. "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
3. Motion City Soundtrack
4. Motion City Soundtrack has a chat with AMP, AMP

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