"I Am the Future" is a 1982 song by

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. The song was one of two

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released from his 1982 album ''

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''. The single did not chart, and despite the advent of MTV at the time a promotional video was not created for it. The song was produced by

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and written by

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and Lalo Schifrin. It was featured as the theme song to the 1982 Canadian film ''

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'', released to cinemas at around the same time. The 1982 US single featured the album version of the song and "Tag, You're It" as its B-side. The international single version, released in March 1983 in most countries, featured a remix of the song, and had "Zorro's Ascent" as its B-side. Like "I Am the Future", both B-sides are also featured on the ''Zipper Catches Skin'' album. The remix version of "I Am the Future" was eventually included in 1999's ''

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'' box set.

Releases on albums

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References

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