(You're a) Strange Animal

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"(You're a) Strange Animal"
Gowan - Strange Animal (single cover).jpg
Single by Lawrence Gowan
from the album Strange Animal
ReleasedMay 1985 (1985-05)
Studio Startling Studios
(Ascot, Berkshire, England)
Genre Progressive rock
Length4:37
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Lawrence Gowan
Producer(s) David Tickle
Lawrence Gowan singles chronology
"A Criminal Mind"
(1985)		"(You're a) Strange Animal"
(1985)		"Guerilla Soldier"
(1985)

"(You're a) Strange Animal" is a song by Scottish-born Canadian musician Lawrence Gowan. Released in May 1985 as the second single from his second studio album, Strange Animal , it reached number 15 in Canada.

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Background

Gowan's inspiration came from the writings of Hermann Hesse and an interest pull that various individuals can have on life. [1]

Charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) [2] 15

The song is featured in the 2022 horror movie Nope. It serves as the theme song to a fictional sitcom titled Gordy's Home, which factors heavily into the plot. It can be heard in the film itself, and was also featured in viral marketing. [3]

A remixed version of the song produced by electronic musician Pogo is currently used as the theme song for the online right-wing talk show Louder with Crowder .

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