Freaks and Geeks (soundtrack)

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 from her 1980 Bad Reputation album.

• 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 1978 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 (all of which were used twice).
• The producers had hoped to use "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" by Neil Young for the final scene of the "Noshing and Moshing" episode, but ended up substituting Dean Martin's "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" when they were unable to get the licensing rights to the Young song.

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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.

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1. "Bad Reputation" - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
2. "Geek Hallway" - Michael Andrews
3. "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" - Warren Zevon
4. "Lindsay's Theme" - Michael Andrews
5. "Gettin' High" - Michael Andrews
6. "Look Sharp!" - Joe Jackson
7. "Clem's Theme" - Michael Andrews
8. "No Language in Our Lungs" - XTC
9. "Lindsay Disturbed Theme" - Michael Andrews
10. "Bill Gets Funky (A.K.A. Spacefunk)" - Paul Feig
11. "USA Rock" - Michael Andrews
12. "The Spirit of Radio" - Rush
13. "Daniel's Theme" - Michael Andrews
14. "I'm One" - The Who
15. "Porno Music" - Michael Andrews
16. "Neal's Lament" - Michael Andrews
17. "The Groove Line" - Heatwave
18. "Ken's Ode To Joy" - Michael Andrews
19. "Come Sail Away" - Styx
20. "End Title Theme" - Michael Andrews
21. "Lady L" - Jason Segel
22. "I'm Eighteen" - Dave (Gruber) Allen
23. "Jesus Is Just Alright" - Jason Segel/Sarah Hagan
24. "Up on Cripple Creek" - Dave (Gruber) Allen and Feedback
25. "Dumb As A Crayon" - The Leaving Trains

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