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
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2000 (2000-02-22)
StudioBig House, Soundtrack, Odin, Son/Re, DV's Perversion Room, Milwaukee, WI, Nine Lives
GenreRock
Length44:49
LabelBeyond
ProducerWarren Bruleigh, Violent Femmes, Pierre Henry, Tom Grimley
Violent Femmes chronology
Viva Wisconsin
(1999)		 Freak Magnet
(2000)		 Something's Wrong
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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. Due to the poor performance of the album both critically and commercially, the band did not record any new music until releasing a cover of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" in 2008, any original music until an EP, Happy New Year, in 2015 and the band's next full studio album until We Can Do Anything in 2016. The UK edition was released via Cooking Vinyl in 2000, whilst a reissue complete 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.TitleWriter(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 Parks2:38
6."In the Dark" 3:50
7."Rejoice and Be Happy" 2:11
8."Mosh Pit"Gano, Brian Ritchie2:13
9."Forbidden"William Carlos Williams, Gano2:59
10."When You Died" 2:34
11."At Your Feet" 2:51
12."I Danced"Max Dunn, Gano2:43
13."I'm Bad" 2:42
14."Happiness Is" 4:18
15."A Story"Gano, Ritchie5:00
2005 Shout! Factory reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Rejoice And Be Happy" (live) 2:24
17."Freak Magnet" (live) 2:34
18."Positively 4th Street" (live)Bob Dylan3:56
1998 Interscope promo CD track listing
No.TitleLength
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

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.
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