Natural One
"Natural One" is a song by the band The Folk Implosion.
"Natural One" | ||||
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Single by The Folk Implosion | ||||
from the album Kids Original Soundtrack | ||||
B-side | "Cabride" | |||
Released | November 21, 1995 | |||
Length | 6:03 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Wally Gagel | |||
The Folk Implosion singles chronology | ||||
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The song was written by Folk Implosion's lead member Lou Barlow and Orbit bassist Wally Gagel, who also produced the song.
It was released as a single in 1995, and was featured on the soundtrack to the Larry Clark film Kids, but does not appear in the film itself.[1] The song peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 4 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, No. 20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 45 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]
It was also used as the theme song for AMC Network's "Long Live Cool" promos.
There was also an a capella version of this song.
In 2013, the band Shearwater covered the song on their all-covers album, Fellow Travelers.
It was also used in 2016's American Crime Story: the People v. O.J. Simpson, episode eight "A Jury in Jail."
Track listings
London Records released a promotional single/ep on CD and cassette to promote the film and soundtrack.
US CD/Cassette single
- "Natural One" 3:10
- "Cabride" 2:54
UK release
- "Natural One" 3:10
- "Cabride" 2:54
- "Nothing Gonna Stop" 4:11
- "Simean Groove" 3:30
Australian and US EP releases
- "Natural One"
- "Nothing Gonna Stop the Flow"
- "Cabride"
- "Their Theme"
- "Nasa Theme"
Music Video
An accompanying music video was released and achieved MTVBuzzBin status. The AV Club's Annie Zaleski describes the promotional clip as "a cross between a National Geographic special on nature and an art school film."
References
External links
- The Folk Implosion discography
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
- Folk Implosion "Natural One" music video