Brainpower (song)

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"Brainpower"
Song by Freezepop
from the album Future Future Future Perfect
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2007
Genre Synthpop
Length2:10
Label Cordless Recordings
Songwriter(s) Sean T. Drinkwater, Sean T. Drinkwater
Producer(s) Kasson Crooker

"Brainpower" is a song by the synthpop band Freezepop. It is the sixth track on the non limited edition of the band's third album, Future Future Future Perfect , and seventh on the limited edition of the album. The song appears as a bonus track in the music video game Rock Band . [1]

According to Liz Enthusiasm, the song is a true story, and is based on a time she became drunk and decided that "Brainpower" would be a good idea for a band name, only to then change her mind. According to Sean T. Drinkwater, there is allegedly an allegory in the song. [2]

The music video for the song was directed by Mega64 and posted on YouTube on March 4, 2008. In it, the band performs the song live on a low-budget cable show while a young viewer (portrayed by Frank Howley) uses a special remote to alter the reality of the performance on his TV. [3]

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