Freaks (Timmy Trumpet and Savage song)

"Freaks"
Single by Timmy Trumpet and Savage
Released	8 August 2014
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2014
Genre	Melbourne Bounce
Length	2:48
Label	Ministry of Sound Universal
Writer(s)	Ivan Gough Jeremy Bunawan Mathieu Valton Demetrius Savelio Timothy Jude Smith
Timmy Trumpet singles chronology
"Bleed" (2013) "Freaks" (2014) "Nightmare" (2014)
Savage singles chronology "Swing" (2014) "Freaks" (2014) Music video "Freaks" on YouTube

"Freaks" is a song by Australian DJ, producer and musician Timmy Trumpet and New Zealand rapper Savage released on 8 August 2014. The song topped the singles chart in New Zealand, was a top 3 hit in Australia, and charted in other countries such as France and the Netherlands. It was certified quadruple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 280,000 copies and triple platinum by Recorded Music NZ for sales exceeding 45,000 copies.

Track listing

Ministry of Sound (Australia)

1. "Freaks" (radio edit) – 2:48

541 / N.E.W.S. (Belgium)

1. "Freaks" (radio edit) – 2:48
2. "Freaks" (extended mix) – 4:24
3. "Freaks" (original mix without Savage) – 4:34

In other media

• The song appears in The Bad Education Movie during the 'stripclub' scene.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014/2015) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[1] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 17 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] 6 France (SNEP)[4] 11 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[5] 36 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[6] 18 Poland (Dance Top 50)[7] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 57 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 6 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 73

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Australia (ARIA)[12] 9 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 26 Chart (2015) Position New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[15]	4× Platinum	280,000
Belgium (BEA)[16]	Gold	15,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[17]	3× Platinum	45,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
2. "Ultratop.be – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
3. "Ultratop.be – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
4. "Lescharts.com – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
5. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
6. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
7. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
9. "Charts.org.nz – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
12. "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
13. "Top Selling Singles of 2013". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
14. "Top Selling Singles of 2015". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
15. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
16. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2015". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
17. "New Zealand single certifications – Timmy Trumpet feat. Savage – Freaks". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 6 March 2015.