Natural One


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

Background

The song was written by Folk Implosion members Lou Barlow and John H. Davis, along with producer Wally Gagel. 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 Larry Clark film Kids, but does not appear in the film itself. The song peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, #20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 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 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.

In other media

It was used as the theme song for AMC Network's "Long Live Cool" promos, as well an episode of The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story and the Netflix documentary miniseries Pepsi, Where's My Jet?. It also appeared in the video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground.
In 2013, the band Shearwater covered the song on their all-covers album, Fellow Travelers. Their version of Natural One was used in an episode of the Netflix series Beef.

Track listings

London Records released a promotional single/ep on CD and cassette to promote the film and soundtrack.
US CD/Cassette single
  1. "Natural One" 3:10
  2. "Cabride" 2:54
UK release
  1. "Natural One" 3:10
  2. "Cabride" 2:54
  3. "Nothing Gonna Stop" 4:11
  4. "Simean Groove" 3:30
Australian and US EP releases
  1. "Natural One"
  2. "Nothing Gonna Stop the Flow"
  3. "Cabride"
  4. "Their Theme"
  5. "Nasa Theme"

Music video

An accompanying music video was released and achieved MTV Buzz Bin 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."