One with the Freaks (song)

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"One with the Freaks"
Single by The Notwist
Released2002
Genre Alternative rock, indie pop
Length3:41
Label Big Store / City Slang
Songwriter(s) Markus Acher

"One with the Freaks" is a promotional single from the 2002 album Neon Golden by German indietronica band The Notwist. The song is listed as the 318th best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork Media. [1]

This song is part of the soundtrack of the film The Family Friend by Paolo Sorrentino.

Track listing

  1. "One With the Freaks" - 3:41

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References

  1. Pitchfork Media "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s". August 17, 2009. Retrieved on 17 August 2016.