The Future Freaks Me Out

"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
 * "The Future Freaks Me Out" (radio edit)
 * "1000 Paper Cranes"
 * "The Future Freaks Me Out" (album version) - 2:34
 * 7" (limited to 1000 copies on picture disc)
 * "The Future Freaks Me Out" - 2:34
 * "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.