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Wikipedia article




"'Natural One'" is a song by the band The Folk Implosion.

The song was written by Folk Implosion's lead member Lou Barlow and Orbit bassist Wally Gagel, who also produced the song.

It was released as a single in 1995, and was featured on the soundtrack to the Larry Clark film 'Kids', but does not appear in the film itself. The song peaked at No.29 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, No.4 on the 'Billboard' Modern Rock Tracks chart, No.20 on the 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No.45 in the UK Singles Chart.[ AllMusic: Charts & AwardsBillboard Singles]

It was also used as the theme song for AMC Network's "Long Live Cool" promos.

There was also an 'a capella' version of this song.

In 2013, the band Shearwater covered the song on their all-covers album, 'Fellow Travelers'.

It was also used in 2016's 'The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story', episode eight "A Jury in Jail."

Track listings



London Records released a promotional single/ep on CD and cassette to promote the film and soundtrack.

'US CD/Cassette single'

# "Natural One" 3:10

# "Cabride" 2:54

'UK release'

# "Natural One" 3:10

# "Cabride" 2:54

# "Nothing Gonna Stop" 4:11

# "Simean Groove" 3:30

'Australian and US EP releases'

# "Natural One"

# "Nothing Gonna Stop the Flow"

# "Cabride"

# "Their Theme"

# "Nasa Theme"

Music Video



An accompanying music video was released and achieved MTVBuzzBin status. The AV Club's Annie Zaleski describes the promotional clip as "a cross between a National Geographic special on nature and an art school film." [https://news.avclub.com/sex-drugs-and-an-unlikely-top-40-hit-kids-is-20-1798282300]

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