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BoJack Horseman (Music From The Netflix Original Series) is the soundtrack album to the adult animated black comedy-drama series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020). The soundtrack for the series released by Lakeshore Records in digital and physical formats on September 1 and 29, 2017. It includes several songs, among them the full version of the main theme, Patrick Carney and Michelle Branch's version of America's "A Horse with No Name", Sextina Aquafina's "Get Dat Fetus, Kill Dat Fetus", the themes from Horsin' Around and Mr. Peanutbutter's House, and the entire score for the episode "Fish Out of Water". A vinyl edition was released on January 12, 2018, and a second re-issue was released in September 2020.
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- ↑ Chaney, Jen (26 July 2016). "Deep Down, BoJack Horseman Is a Hopeful Show". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
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