Freak Me

"Freak Me"

U.S. commercial cassette single
Single by Silk
from the album Lose Control
Released February 18, 1993
Format CD single, cassette single, 7" vinyl
Recorded 1992
Genre R&B
Length 4:36
Label Keia/Elektra
Writer(s) Keith Sweat, Roy Murray, Anthony Teno West Johnson
Producer(s) Keith Sweat
T.H., Errol Taylor
Silk singles chronology
"Happy Days"
(1992)		 "Freak Me"
(1993)		 "Girl U for Me/Lose Control"
(1993)

"Freak Me" is a song by American R&B group Silk. It was released in February 1993 as the second single from their debut album, Lose Control It was co-written and co-produced by Keith Sweat, for whom Silk was a touring opening act. The song was the group's highest charting hit, reaching number-one on both the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, and the U.S. Hot R&B Singles chart for eight weeks. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and sold over 1.3 million copies domestically.[1][2]

Music video

Two versions of the music video for "Freak Me" were produced: the first was directed by Bronwen Hughes, while the second was directed by Lionel C. Martin. The latter became the best known video of the two.

Track listing

US Vinyl, 12"[3]

Maxi-CD[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 3
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 43
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 30
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 9
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 46
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 5

Decade-end charts

Chart (1990-1999) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 32

Another Level version

"Freak Me"
Single by Another Level
from the album Another Level
B-side "Whatever You Want"
Released July 6, 1998
Format CD single, cassette single, 12" single
Recorded 1998
Genre R&B, Early Dubstep
Length 3:39 (Radio Edit)
4:56 (Album Version)
Label Northwestside
Producer(s) Fitzgerald Scott, Cutfather & Joe
Another Level singles chronology
"Be Alone No More"
(1998)		 "Freak Me"
(1998)		 "Guess I Was a Fool"
(1998)

The song was covered by British boy band Another Level in 1998. It was released on July 6 as the second single from the band's self-titled debut album.[10] This version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, usurping Billie's "Because We Want To".[11] Produced by Fitzgerald Scott and Cutfather & Joe it was the 17th biggest selling boy band single of the 1990s in the UK selling 415,000 copies.

Track listing

  1. "Freak Me" (Cutfather & Joe Radio Edit)
  2. "Whatever You Want"
  3. "Freak Me" (Club Asylum Classic Vocal Mix)
  1. "Freak Me" (Blacksmith R&B Radio Rub)
  2. "Freak Me" (Blacksmith Put It There Mix)
  3. "Freak Me" (Blacksmith Skate And Roll Mix)
  1. "Freak Me" (C&J Radio Edit) — 3:39
  2. "Freak Me" (Blacksmith R&B Rub) — 6:09
  1. "Freak Me" (C&J Radio Edit)
  2. "Whatever You Want"
  3. "Freak Me" (Club Asylum Radio Edit)
  4. "Freak Me" (Blacksmith R&B Rub)
  5. "Freak Me" (C&J Mix)
  6. "Freak Me" (Rich Boogie Remix)

Credits and personnel

Source:[14]

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] 15
France (SNEP)[17] 91
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 12
Norway (VG-lista)[21] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 11
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[23] 1

Certifications

Country Certifications
(sales thresholds)
United Kingdom[24] Gold (BPI)

Preceded by
"Because We Want To" by Billie Piper		 UK Singles Chart number-one single
12 July 1998 - 18 July 1998 		Succeeded by
"Deeper Underground" by Jamiroquai

See also

References

  1. ↑ "American certifications – Silk – Freak Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard (BPI Communications) 106 (3): 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Silk (4) - Freak Me (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  4. ↑ "Silk (4) - Freak Me (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  5. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Silk – Freak Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Silk search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Silk – Freak Me". Top 40 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  9. ↑ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Freak Me [CD 1]: Another Level: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk.
  11. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 4622. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  12. ↑ "Another Level - Freak Me (CD, Maxi) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  13. ↑ "Another Level - Freak Me (CD, Single, CD2) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  14. 1 2 3 "Another Level - Freak Me (CD, Single) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  15. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Another Level – Freak Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Another Level – Freak Me" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  17. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Another Level – Freak Me" (in French). Les classement single.
  18. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 31, 1998". Irish Singles Chart.
  19. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Another Level – Freak Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  20. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Another Level – Freak Me". Top 40 Singles.
  21. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Another Level – Freak Me". VG-lista.
  22. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Another Level – Freak Me". Singles Top 100.
  23. ↑ "Another Level: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
  24. ↑ "Certified Awards Search". BPI. Retrieved 2014-04-01.

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