Freak (Bruce Foxton song) explained

Freak
Cover:Freak (Bruce Foxton single - cover art).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Bruce Foxton
Album:Touch Sensitive
Genre:
Length:3:28
Label:Arista
Producer:Steve Lillywhite
Next Title:This Is the Way
Next Year:1983

"Freak" is the debut single by the English rock singer-songwriter and bass guitarist Bruce Foxton, which became a hit and one of his most recognizable songs. It was released on 30 July, 1983, as the lead single from his debut studio album, Touch Sensitive. It was inspired strongly by the 1980 biographical film The Elephant Man, with the single's cover even referencing the film's posters.[1]

It was one of four tracks from the album that were produced by the multiple-award winning Steve Lillywhite.[2] The song is notably Foxton's only single to make the Top 40 in the United Kingdom, peaking at 23, for a total of five weeks.[3]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the single's back cover.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jam, The . Nostalgiacentral.com . 2014-06-20 . 2016-01-14.
  2. Book: Touch Sensitive liner notes. 1984. Arista Records.
  3. Web site: Freak UK Singles chart. UK Singles Chart. 29 December 2014.
  4. Book: Freak back cover. 1984. Arista Records.