The Freshmen (song)

"The Freshmen"
Single by the Verve Pipe
from the album Villains
B-side
  • "Ominous Man"
  • "Spoonful of Sugar" (live)
ReleasedJanuary 21, 1997 (1997-01-21)
Genre
Length4:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Donny Brown
  • Doug Corella
  • Jeffrey Joseph Douglas
  • Brad Vander Ark
  • Brian Vander Ark
Producer(s)Jack Joseph Puig
The Verve Pipe singles chronology
"Cup of Tea"
(1996) 		"The Freshmen"
(1997) 		"Villains"
(1997)

"The Freshmen" is a song by American alternative rock band the Verve Pipe. Released in January 1997 as the third single from their second studio album Villains, the song became the band's breakthrough hit and is the group's highest-charting single, peaking at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, number six in Canada, and number 28 in Australia.

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