Freak Magnet

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Freak Magnet
Studio album by Violent Femmes
Released	March 7, 2000
Recorded	DV's Perversion Room, Milwaukee, WI
Genre	Rock
Length	44:49
Label	Beyond
Producer	Warren A. Bruleigh, Violent Femmes
Professional reviews
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Violent Femmes chronology
Viva Wisconsin (1999) Freak Magnet (2000) Something's Wrong (2001)

Freak Magnet is the eighth and final studio album released by the Violent Femmes. It was released on March 7, 2000, and the featured single was "Sleepwalkin'." Originally scheduled for a 1998 release on Interscope Records, Freak Magnet was pulled when the band was dropped from the label, although promo copies with a different tracklist were released and still circulate. Due to the poor performance of the album both critically and commercially, the band has since decided they would no longer record new music. It was reissued with live bonus tracks on Shout! Factory on May 24, 2005.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Hollywood Is High" – 2:22
2. "Freak Magnet" – 2:35
3. "Sleepwalkin'" – 2:21
4. "All I Want" – 3:32
5. "New Generation" – 2:38
6. "In the Dark" – 3:50
7. "Rejoice and Be Happy" – 2:11
8. "Mosh Pit" – 2:13
9. "Forbidden" – 2:59
10. "When You Died" – 2:34
11. "At Your Feet" – 2:51
12. "I Danced" – 2:43
13. "I'm Bad" – 2:42
14. "Happiness Is" – 4:18
15. "A Story" – 5:00
    Reissue bonus tracks
16. "Rejoice And Be Happy" (live) - 2:24
    
17. "Freak Magnet" (live) - 2:34
    
18. "Positively 4th Street" (live) - 3:56
    

[edit] Original Interscope track listing

1. "I'm Bad" - 2:42
2. "Freak Magnet" - 2:37
3. "All I Want" - 4:09
4. "Rejoice and Be Happy" - "2:11
5. "I Wanna See You Again" - 2:43
6. "I'm Nothing" - 2:24
7. "Positively 4th Street" - 2:52
8. "A Story" (featuring Pierre Henry) - 4:58
9. "Happiness Is" - 4:20
10. "Forbidden" - 2:55
11. "Mosh Pit" - 2:13
12. "Yes Oh Yes" - 3:22
13. "When You Died" - 2:34
14. "Requiem" - 3:48
15. "Reckless Stones" (Special bonus composition featuring Pierre Henry) - 4:41

[edit] Personnel

• Gordon Gano: Vocals, Guitar
• Brian Ritchie: Bass, Vocals
• Guy Hoffman: Drums, Vocals

Violent Femmes
Gordon Gano | Brian Ritchie | Victor DeLorenzo | Guy Hoffman
Discography
Studio albums: Violent Femmes | Hallowed Ground | The Blind Leading the Naked | 3 | Why Do Birds Sing? | New Times | Rock!!!!! | Freak Magnet
Compilations: Debacle: The First Decade | Add It Up (1981-1993) | Something's Wrong | Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes
Live Albums: Viva Wisconsin | BBC Live | Archive Series No. 1: Live in Iceland | Archive Series No. 2: Live in Chicago Q101
DVDs: Permanent Record - Live & Otherwise | No, Let's Start Over | Live at the Hacienda