Frug

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Frug

Frug, also known as The Frug, is a Rilo Kiley song appearing on their 1999 self-titled EP, written by Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennett. It is sung by Jenny Lewis, with back-up singing by the rest of the band.

The song was first recorded by the band on May 2, 1998 at Sandbox Recording Studio, and appeared on a demo tape called Sandbox Sessions 5/2/98. The song was rerecorded for inclusion on the self-titled Rilo Kiley EP.

Song

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The song's title and lyrics reference the dances the Frug, the RoboCop, the Freddie, the Smurf, and Shuffle Off to Buffalo. Jenny's character did the Frug and the Freddie in the movie Troop Beverly Hills.

Music Video

A music video was released on June 12, 1999, directed by Morgan J. Freeman. Freeman had used the song in his film Desert Blue, so he intermixed clips from the movie with footage of the band performing and playing around to make the Frug video.

Albums

• Fer Dave
• Sandbox Sessions 5/2/98
• Rilo Kiley aka The Initial Friend EP (all versions)
• Rkives

Appearances

• Desert Blue

Performances

• March 12, 1999 - Austin, Texas - The Mercury

Rilo Kiley songs
Rilo Kiley / The Initial Friend EP	Frug • Papillon • Always • 85 • Glendora • Teenage Lovesong • Sword • Asshole • Gravity • Steve • Keep It Together • Troubadours • The Annoying Noise of Death • Ginger
Take Offs and Landings	Go Ahead • Science vs. Romance • Wires and Waves • Pictures of Success • August • Bulletproof • Plane Crash in C • Variations on a Theme (Science vs. Romance) • Small Figures in a Vast Expanse • Don't Deconstruct • We'll Never Sleep (God Knows We'll Try) • Rest of My Life • Variations on a Theme (Plane Crash in C) • Salute MY Shorts!
The Execution of All Things	The Good That Won't Come Out • Paint's Peeling • The Execution of All Things • So Long • And That's How I Choose to Remember It • Capturing Moods • A Better Son/Daughter • Hail to Whatever You Found in the Sunlight That Surrounds You • My Slumbering Heart • Three Hopeful Thoughts • With Arms Outstretched • Spectacular Views
More Adventurous	It's a Hit • Does He Love • Portions for Foxes • Ripchord • I Never • The Absence of God • Accidntel Deth • More Adventurous • Love and War 11/11/46 • A Man/Me/Then Jim • It Just Is
Under the Blacklight	Silver Lining • Close Call • The Moneymaker • Breakin' Up • Under the Blacklight • Dreamworld • Dejalo • 15 • Smoke Detector • The Angels Hung Around • Give a Little Love
Rkives	Let Me Back In • It'll Get You There • Runnin' Around • All the Drugs • Bury, Bury, Bury Another • Well, You Left • Draggin' Around • I Remember You • A Town Called Luckey
Non-album songs	Eggs • Cousin to Cousin • Dead Cat • 13 • After Hours • Somebody Else's Clothes • Big Break • Quickmart • Pull Me in Tighter • Are You Sad? • Commoner