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"Frontier Psychiatrist" is a song by Australian electronic dance music group The Avalanches. It was released as the second single from the group's debut studio album Since I Left You on 21 August 2000. Produced by group members Robbie Chater and Darren Seltmann, "Frontier Psychiatrist" incorporates numerous samples in its arrangement, including Canadian comedy duo Wayne and Shuster's comedy routine of the same name and the Bert Kaempfert composition "My Way of Life". The song also features prominent scratching performed by the group's turntablist Dexter Fabay.

The song was well received by music critics, who praised its production and viewed its use of samples as creative and skillful. "Frontier Psychiatrist" appeared in several publications' lists of the year's best singles and won the group an ARIA Music Award in the category Breakthrough Artist – Single. Its music video, directed by Kuntz and Maguire, depicts various characters re-enacting the song's individual elements and attained several award nominations. "Frontier Psychiatrist" was The Avalanches' first single to attain commercial success, peaking at numbers forty-nine and eighteen on the music charts of Australia and the United Kingdom respectively.

Background and composition
"Frontier Psychiatrist" was composed late into the production of Since I Left You, and group member Robbie Chater has said that the song was the result of "us just fucking around." Production was handled by group members Robbie Chater and Darren Seltmann, who composed the album's songs by sampling music from vinyl records and manipulating them using Yamaha Promix 01 and Akai S2000 samplers. Group turntablist Dexter Fabay composed "Frontier Psychiatrist" with Chater and Seltmann and performs scratching on the song.

A dance and hip hop song of four minutes and forty-seven seconds in length, "Frontier Psychiatrist" is primarily sample-based. The song opens with dialogue from the film Polyester and features elements of the composition "My Way of Life". "Frontier Psychiatrist" also features several vocal samples from Canadian duo Wayne and Shuster's comedy sketch of the same name, including the vocal refrain "That boy needs therapy!" The song also features an underlying Western theme, affirmed by its use of sound effects of gunshots, neighing horses, and Native American dialogue.

Commercial performance
"Frontier Psychiatrist" was the group's first entry on a national record chart, entering the Australian national singles chart at its peak position of forty-nine on the issue dated 15 October 2000. It fared better in the United Kingdom, where it debuted and peaked at number 18 on the issue dated 21 July 2000, spending a total of ten weeks on the chart.

Formats and track listings

 * CD single (Australia)
 * 1) "Frontier Psychiatrist" – 4:49
 * 2) "With My Baby" – 4:38
 * 3) "Frontier Psychiatrist" (Mario Caldato's 85% Mix) – 4:00
 * 4) "Frontier Psychiatrist" (85% Instrumental) – 4:03


 * 12-inch single (United Kingdom)
 * Side one


 * 1) "Frontier Psychiatrist" – 4:49
 * Side two


 * 1) "Frontier Psychiatrist" (Mario Caldato's 85% Mix) – 4:00
 * 2) "Frontier Psychiatrist" (85% Instrumental) – 4:03


 * CD single 1 (United Kingdom)
 * 1) "Frontier Psychiatrist" (radio edit) – 4:09
 * 2) "Slow Walking" – 3:45
 * 3) "Yamaha Superstar" – 1:53


 * CD single 2 (United Kingdom)
 * 1) "Frontier Psychiatrist" – 4:57
 * 2) "Frontier Psychiatrist" (Mario Caldato's 85% Mix) – 4:04
 * 3) "Frontier Psychiatrist" (85% Instrumental) – 4:02

Credits and personnel
Credits for "Since I Left You" adapted from CD single and Since I Left You album liner notes.


 * Recording
 * Final mix at Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne.


 * Personnel
 * Robbie Chater – arrangement, mixing, production, sampling, songwriting
 * Tony Diblasi – songwriting
 * Dexter Fabay – songwriting, turntables
 * Bert Kaempfert – songwriting ("My Way of Life" sample)
 * Mike Marsh – audio mastering
 * Gordon McQuilten – piano, percussion, songwriting
 * Herbert Rehbein – songwriter ("My Way of Life" sample)
 * Darren Seltmann – arrangement, mixing, production, sampling, songwriting
 * Carl Sigman – songwriting ("My Way of Life" sample)