Freaks and Geeks (soundtrack)

The cult television show "Freaks and Geeks" used music from the show's time period, 1980-1981 for its soundtrack.

Because this called for using popular, established artists, purchasing the rights to use songs required much of the show's budget and became an obstacle in releasing the show on DVD. Shout! Factory brought "Freaks and Geeks" to DVD with all of its music intact.

Complete series soundtrack list

The following is a complete list of the songs featured in "Freaks and Geeks" as they appear in the DVD booklet. Listed along with the titles of each song are the artist who performs the versions that appear in the series as well as the original album the track appeared on and that albums original year of release.

The opening credits of each episode are accompanied by the song "Bad Reputation" performed by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts.

101: Pilot Episode

104: Kim Kelly is My Friend

107: Carded and Discarded

110: The Diary

113: Chokin' and Tokin'

116: Smooching and Mooching

tatistics

*Over 120 songs are featured in the series.
*The artist to be featured in the most episodes (5) is Van Halen.
*The artist with the most songs in the series (9) is The Who.
*The album to have the most songs in the series (5) is Van Halen's 1979 self-titled debut.
*The oldest song to appear on the series (1955) is "The Monster" by Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich.
*Other than instrumentals such as "Spacefunk" and score, and songs sung by characters such as "Lady L," the only songs to appear in the series that were not written or recorded until after 1981 are "Lime Green", "Happy Street" and "Punk Rock 101" by Diesel Boy (recorded in 1996).
*The only songs to be featured in more than one episode are "Stomp!" by Brothers Johnson, "When the Saints Go Marching In" by the McKinley High Marching Band and "Spacefunk" by Paul Feig (both of which were used twice).

CD soundtrack release

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Released = September 14, 2004
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Genre = Soundtrack
Length = 64:29
Label = Shout! Factory
Producer = Judd Apatow, Andrew Jay Cohen, Paul Feig
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A CD soundtrack for the series was released in 2004 from Shout! Factory. The CD soundtrack release contained nine songs featured in the series, eleven original "Freaks and Geeks" score tracks by Michael Andrews, three alternate cast recordings of songs performed on the show ("Lady L" being a fan favorite), an extra performance by "Feedback" and a bonus track by The Leaving Trains. The accompanying booklet features 15 pages of liner notes written by David Wild and Jake Kasdan as well as written track by track commentary by the "Freaks and Geeks" character, guidance counsellor Jeffery Theodore Rosso.

#"Bad Reputation" - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
#"Geek Hallway" - Michael Andrews
#"Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" - Warren Zevon
#"Lindsay's Theme" - Michael Andrews
#"Gettin' High" - Michael Andrews
#"Look Sharp!" - Joe Jackson
#"Clem's Theme" - Michael Andrews
#"No Language in Our Lungs" - XTC
#"Lindsay Disturbed Theme" - Michael Andrews
#"Bill Gets Funky (A.K.A. Spacefunk)" - Paul Feig
#"USA Rock" - Michael Andrews
#"The Spirit of Radio" - Rush
#"Daniel's Theme" - Michael Andrews
#"I'm One" - The Who
#"Porno Music" - Michael Andrews
#"Neal's Lament" - Michael Andrews
#"The Groove Line" - Heatwave
#"Ken's Ode To Joy" - Michael Andrews
#"Come Sail Away" - Styx
#"End Title Theme" - Michael Andrews
#"Lady L" - Jason Segel
#"I'm Eighteen" - Dave (Gruber) Allen
#"Jesus Is Just Alright" - Jason Segel/Sarah Hagan
#"Up on Cripple Creek" - Dave (Gruber) Allen and Feedback
#"Dumb As A Crayon" - The Leaving Trains