Freak Magnet

Freak Magnet is the eighth studio album by Violent Femmes. It was released on February 22, 2000,[1] and the featured single was "Sleepwalkin'."

Freak Magnet
Studio album by Violent Femmes
Released	February 22, 2000
Studio	Big House, Soundtrack, Odin, Son/Re, DV's Perversion Room, Milwaukee, WI, Nine Lives
Genre	Rock
Length	44:49
Label	Beyond
Producer	Warren Bruleigh, Violent Femmes, Pierre Henry, Tom Grimley
Violent Femmes chronology
Viva Wisconsin (1999) Freak Magnet (2000) Something's Wrong (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[2]

Originally scheduled for a 1998 release on Interscope Records, Freak Magnet was pulled when the band was dropped from the label, although promo copies with a different track list were released and still circulate. A reissue with live bonus tracks were released via Shout! Factory on May 24, 2005.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gordon Gano, except where noted.

2000 Cooking Vinyl album track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hollywood Is High"		2:22
2.	"Freak Magnet"		2:35
3.	"Sleepwalkin'"		2:21
4.	"All I Want"		3:32
5.	"New Generation"	Rose Marie McCoy, Albert Ayler, Mary Parks	2:38
6.	"In the Dark"		3:50
7.	"Rejoice and Be Happy"		2:11
8.	"Mosh Pit"	Gano, Brian Ritchie	2:13
9.	"Forbidden"	William Carlos Williams, Gano	2:59
10.	"When You Died"		2:34
11.	"At Your Feet"		2:51
12.	"I Danced"	Max Dunn, Gano	2:43
13.	"I'm Bad"		2:42
14.	"Happiness Is"		4:18
15.	"A Story"	Gano, Ritchie	5:00

2005 Shout! Factory reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Rejoice And Be Happy" (live)		2:24
17.	"Freak Magnet" (live)		2:34
18.	"Positively 4th Street" (live)	Bob Dylan	3:56

1998 Interscope promo CD track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Bad"	2:42
2.	"Freak Magnet"	2:37
3.	"All I Want"	4:09
4.	"Rejoice and Be Happy"	2:11
5.	"I Wanna See You Again"	2:43
6.	"I'm Nothing"	2:24
7.	"Positively 4th Street" (Bob Dylan)	2:52
8.	"A Story" (featuring Pierre Henry) (Gano, Brian Ritchie)	4:58
9.	"Happiness Is"	4:20
10.	"Forbidden" (William Carlos Williams, Gano)	2:55
11.	"Mosh Pit" (Gano, Ritchie)	2:13
12.	"Yes Oh Yes"	3:22
13.	"When You Died"	2:34
14.	"Requiem"	3:48
15.	"Reckless Stones" (Special bonus composition featuring Pierre Henry)	4:41

Personnel

Violent Femmes

• Gordon Gano – vocal, guitar
• Brian Ritchie – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, shakuhachi, vocal, additional recording, cover design
• Guy Hoffman – drums, percussion, vocal

Technical personnel

• Violent Femmes – co-producer
• Warren Bruleigh – co-producer, mixing, additional recording
• Pierre Henry – co-producer, additional recording
• Tom Grimley – co-producer, additional recording
• Martin Brass – recording, mixing
• David Vartanian – mixing, cover design
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• Roger Lian – mastering
• Bill Emmons – additional recording
• Mark Mason – assistant engineer
• Ken Feldman – assistant engineer
• Rich Tapper – assistant engineer
• Nicola Stemmer – assistant engineer

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Review: Freak Magnet". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
2. Lieck, Ken (March 31, 2000). "Review: Freak Magnet". Nick Barbaro. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
3. Huey, Steve. "Review: Freak Magnet Bonus Tracks". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 June 2009.