"The Future Freaks Me Out"
Single by Motion City Soundtrack
from the album I Am the Movie
Released	17 November, 2003 (Europe)
Format	CD, 7" Picture Disc
Recorded	2003
Genre	Pop punk, power pop
Length	3:36
Label	Epitaph
Producer	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 features on their debut album, I Am the Movie and was released as their first single in Europe.

The B-side for the CD single was "1000 Paper Cranes", which originally featured on I Am the Movie (the version released by the band while unsigned) but was the only song missing for the Epitaph CD release.^[1]

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

[edit] 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"

[edit] Music Video

The video for "The Future Freaks Me Out" is a take on the movie Rushmore.^{[citation needed]} 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 was the first music video the band had ever made. Guitarist Joshua Cain's family helped out in the making of it, and stars in it as well.

The girl in the song, "Betty", is believed to be a reference to the band's merch girl, Beth.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

1. ^ Motion City Soundtrack

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