"Natural One" is a song by the band

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Background

The song was written by Folk Implosion members

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and John H. Davis, along with producer

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

Release

It was released as a single in 1995, and was featured on the soundtrack to the

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film '' Kids'', but does not appear in the film itself. The song peaked at #29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #4 on the ''Billboard''

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chart, #20 on the ''Billboard''

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chart and #45 in the UK Singles Chart. In 2023, the band released the compilation ''Music for Kids''. It consisted of the band's contributions to the ''Kids'' soundtrack (which included "Natural One") in addition to other tracks from the same era. It was stated that the compilation's purpose was to bypass the various record label issues, and to compile the tracks together under one full-length release (as an example, although "Natural One" was considered to be the band's signature song, the aforementioned issues prevented it from appearing on

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previously).

In other media

It was used as the theme song for

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's "Long Live Cool" promos, as well an episode of '' The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story'' and the

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documentary miniseries ''

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'' (2022). It also appeared in the video game

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(2007). In 2013, the band

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covered the song on their all-covers album, ''Fellow Travelers''. Their version of Natural One was used in an episode of the

series ''Beef'' (2023).

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

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status. The AV Club's

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describes the promotional clip as "a cross between a National Geographic special on nature and an art school film.

References

External links

The Folk Implosion discography
* Folk Implosion "Natural One" music vid

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