Freak Me Explained

Freak Me
Cover:Freak Me Silk.jpg
Caption:U.S. commercial cassette single
Type:single
Artist:Silk
Album:Lose Control
B-Side:"Happy Days"
Released:February 18, 1993
Recorded:1992
Length:4:36
Prev Title:Happy Days
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Girl U for Me/Lose Control
Next Year: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. Tim Cameron, Jimmy Gates and Gary "Lil G" Jenkins sing lead on the song. 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. On the Hot 100, this song also spent ten weeks at number two. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold over 1.3 million copies domestically.[1] [2]

The song was covered by Another Level, and their version reached No. 1 on the UK chart.

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.[3]

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)43
Europe (European Dance Radio)[6] 8
UK Singles (OCC)46
US Billboard Hot 1001
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 43
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 4

Certifications

Another Level version

Freak Me
Cover:Another Level - Freak Me.jpeg
Type:single
Artist:Another Level
Album:Another Level
B-Side:Whatever You Want
Released:6 July 1998
Recorded:1998
Label:Northwestside
Prev Title:Be Alone No More
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Guess I Was a Fool
Next Year:1998

The song was covered by British boy band Another Level in 1998. It was released on 6 July 1998 as the second single from the band's self-titled debut album.[12] This version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, overtaking Billie's "Because We Want To".[13] It was produced by Fitzgerald Scott, Cutfather and Joe; it was the seventeenth biggest-selling boy band single of the 1990s in the UK, selling over 415,000 copies.

Track listing

  1. "Freak Me"
  2. "Whatever You Want"
  3. "Freak Me"
  1. "Freak Me"
  2. "Freak Me"
  3. "Freak Me"
  1. "Freak Me" (C&J Radio Edit) — 3:39
  2. "Freak Me" — 6:09
  1. "Freak Me"
  2. "Whatever You Want"
  3. "Freak Me"
  4. "Freak Me"
  5. "Freak Me"
  6. "Freak Me"

Credits and personnel

Source:[16]

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 95
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 55
UK Singles (OCC)[22] 28
UK Urban (Music Week)[23] 29

Certifications

See also

Notes and References

  1. United States . Silk . Freak Me . May 4, 2015.
  2. Best-Selling Records of 1993 . Billboard. BPI Communications. January 15, 1994 . May 4, 2015 . 73 . 0006-2510. 106. 3.
  3. Web site: Breihan . Tom . The Number Ones: Silk's "Freak Me" . stereogum.com . Stereogum Media . 2022-02-06.
  4. Web site: Silk (4) - Freak Me (Vinyl) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2014-04-01.
  5. Web site: Silk (4) - Freak Me (CD) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2014-04-01.
  6. European Dance Radio. Music & Media. June 5, 1993. 17. November 4, 2021.
  7. Web site: 1993 ARIA Singles Chart. ARIA. May 21, 2019.
  8. Web site: End of Year Charts 1993. Recorded Music NZ. December 3, 2017.
  9. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1993. 2010-08-27. 2006-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20061110095203/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1993. dead.
  10. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993. Billboard. April 30, 2021.
  11. Geoff . Mayfield . 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 . . December 25, 1999 . October 15, 2010.
  12. Web site: Freak Me [CD 1]

    Another Level: Amazon.co.uk: Music]

    . Amazon.co.uk.
  13. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 4622.
  14. Web site: Another Level - Freak Me (CD, Maxi) at Discogs. Discogs. 2014-04-01.
  15. Web site: Another Level - Freak Me (CD, Single, CD2) at Discogs. Discogs. 2014-04-01.
  16. Web site: Another Level - Freak Me (CD, Single) at Discogs. Discogs. 2014-04-01.
  17. Web site: Another Level - Freak Me (CD, Maxi) at Discogs. Discogs. 2014-04-01.
  18. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1998. Ultratop. March 10, 2020.
  19. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1998. Dutch Top 40. March 10, 2020.
  20. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998. dutchcharts.nl. March 10, 2020.
  21. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 1998. Sverigetopplistan. sv. March 10, 2020.
  22. Best Sellers of 1998 – Singles Top 100 . Music Week . 16 January 1999 . 7 . 0265-1548.
  23. The Urban Top 40 Of 1998. Music Week. January 9, 1999. August 6, 2023.

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