Daniel J. Clark’s 2018 documentary Behind the Curve delves into the culture of Flat-Earthers—those who reject that the Earth is spherical. The film also features a 2014 Real Estate song called “Horizon,” an interesting choice considering the documentary’s subject matter.

Despite the song’s appearance in the film, a recent tweet from Real Estate denies giving approval to the filmmakers for the use of “Horizon.” “Haven’t seen the movie yet,” the band wrote, replying to Pitchfork social media manager Bailey Constas. “Found out about our song being in it last night from a friend, and while I do think it’s a pretty funny recontextualization to use our song Horizon in a doc about flat earthers, no one in the band approved it.” Find the full tweet below.

“Horizon” appears in Behind the Curve around the 45:30 mark. The film’s end credits state that the song was licensed from Domino Publishing. In a statement to Pitchfork, the film’s producer stated that “the song was licensed from Domino Recording Co. and Domino Publishing Co., who own 100% of the master rights and publishing rights (respectively).”

“Horizon” was released on Real Estate’s 2014 LP Atlas. Real Estate’s most recent album was 2017’s In Mind.

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This article was originally published on Saturday, February 23 at 11:52 a.m. Eastern. It was last updated on February 23 at 12:52 p.m. Eastern.

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