Freak the Freak Out

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"Freak the Freak Out"
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Single by Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice
from the album Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
ReleasedNovember 22, 2010
Studio The Backhouse (Los Angeles, California); Rocket Carousel (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Teen pop
Length3:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice singles chronology
"Freak the Freak Out"
(2010)		"Beggin' on Your Knees"
(2011)
Music video
"Freak the Freak Out" on YouTube

"Freak the Freak Out" is a song performed by the Victorious cast featuring American singer Victoria Justice. It was produced by The Super Chris and Michael Corcoran, who also co-wrote the song with C.J. Abraham, Nick Hexum, Zack Hexum, and Dan Schneider. It was released as the first single from the show's soundtrack album Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show (2011) to digital platforms on November 22, 2010, through Columbia Records and Nickelodeon. Musically, it is a rock-influenced teen pop track with lyrics about fighting with a boyfriend. A Victorious episode of the same name premiered on November 26, 2010, and features Tori Vega (Justice), Jade West (Elizabeth Gillies) and Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande) trying to expose a rigged karaoke competition.

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The song was met with generally positive reviews from critics, with the majority of them praising its catchiness. "Freak the Freak Out" peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 176 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). An accompanying music video was released on November 19, 2010, and was later added to Justice's YouTube channel on September 20, 2012. The visual portrays Justice and the Victorious cast at a warehouse in Los Angeles, dancing against other people. Justice performed the song live at the 2010 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Background and release

"Freak the Freak Out" was released as the first single to digital platforms from the soundtrack album Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show on November 22, 2010. [1] It later appeared on the American television sitcom Victorious ' one-hour special of the same name on November 26, 2010. [2] In the episode, Tori Vega (Victoria Justice) and her friends are thrilled to try out Karaoke Dokie, a fictional karaoke club that features weekly singing competitions. [2] [3] On the night of a competition, Jade West (Elizabeth Gillies) and Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande) team up to perform, but the club's owner tampers the competition so his daughter and her friend can win. [2] [4] Jade and Cat seek out Tori for her help to get revenge. [5] Tori arrives at the bar in a disguise consisting of a hat, wig, wart, and prosthetic nose. [6] [7] She appears on stage to sing "Freak the Freak Out" while she removes her disguise to reveal herself. [5] [8]

The song was written by Michael Corcoran, also known as Backhouse Mike, C.J. Abraham, Nick Hexum, Zack Hexum, Dan Schneider. It also featured addition production by Greg Wells on additional production. The mixing for the song was provided by Greg Wellstook place at Rocket Carousel in Los Angeles, California. Corcoran and the Super Chris produced the track along with providing all the instruments on the song. Corcoran also provided the guitars. Corcoran was also included on the programming for the song with CJ Abraham, both of which engineered the track in the Backhouse in Los Angeles. Corcoran and Abraham provided additional vocals along with Niki Watkins, Nick and Zack Hexum. [9]

Music and lyrics

"Freak the Freak Out" is a rock-influenced teen pop track. [10] [11] The song's lyrics showcase a girl who is having trouble with her unresponsive partner while also encouraging people to value their distinctive qualities and stay loyal to themselves: "I'm so sick of it/Your attention deficit/Never listen, you never listen/I'm so sick of it/So I'll throw another fit." [10] [12]

Bob Hoose and Steven Isaac for Plugged In opined that the "second 'freak' in the title is a not-so-subtle substitute for an intended obscenity." [12] William Ruhlmann for AllMusic wrote that the track has "relentless beats, synthesized instrumentations, nonstop simple, repetitive choruses, and Auto-Tune vocals". [11] Jason Lipshutz, writing for Billboard said the song finds Justice "having a blast with the G-rated concept and flashing an undeniable amount of charisma". [13]

Critical reception

"Freak the Freak Out" was met with mainly positive reviews from music critics. Lipshutz opined the song "deserves to be re-discovered as a highly campy, totally transfixing single". [13] Hoose and Isaac called it a "Katy Perry sound-alike". [12] The staff of Tiger Beat stated the track "has such a catchy and fun beat", mentioning that it is "definitely something we need to get on our mp3 players ASAP". [14]

For AbsolutePunk , Joe DeAndrea said the track is "unapologetically catchy as hell" and stated that it would "get stuck in your head". [15] Writing for MovieWeb , Israel Olorunnisola placed "Freak the Freak Out" at number six on his "Victorious: 10 Songs You Forgot Were Awesome" list, describing it as "energetic". [10] Megan Gaertner for Her Campus placed the song at number four on her The Best Songs from Victorious list, saying the song "is another great bop" and that it "was and still is a great one to jam out to with you besties". [16]

Commercial performance

"Freak the Freak Out" debuted at number 78 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated December 18, 2010. [17] [18] The song later peaked at number 50 on the chart in January 2011, [13] [19] lasting four weeks on the chart and giving Justice her highest hit on the Hot 100. [20] [21] It also peaked at number six on the Billboard Kids Digital Song Sales chart [22] and number 21 on the US Pop Digital Song Sales chart. [23] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the single a gold certification, which denotes 500,000 units based on sales and track-equivalent on-demand streams in the United States. [24] [25] Outside of the United States, the song peaked at number 176 in the United Kingdom on the UK Singles Chart. [26] "Freak the Freak Out" also charted in digital charts in Australia, peaking at number seven on the Australia Top 20 Hitseekers Singles. [27]

Promotion

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The music video features (from left to right) Victorious cast members Elizabeth Gillies, Leon Thomas III, Matt Bennett, and Avan Jogia

A music video for "Freak the Freak Out" was released on November 19, 2010, [14] and was streamed on Nick.com and Nick's wireless partners. [2] [25] It was later uploaded to VictoriousVEVO YouTube channel on September 20, 2012. [28] It was the first music video to be made for a Victorious song. [29] The visual features Justice and the Victorious cast doing a dance-off with other people at a warehouse in downtown Los Angeles. [2] Gillies, Leon Thomas III, Matt Bennett, and Avan Jogia dance to the song on the dance floor. [14] Justice performed the song live at the 2010 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. [25] In January 2020, Grande and Bennett sang the song while staying at Disneyland. [30] [31]

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from Victorious liner notes. [9]

Charts

Chart performance for "Freak the Freak Out"
Chart (2010–2011)Peak
position
Australia Top 20 Hitseekers Singles (ARIA) [27] 7
UK Singles (OCC) [26] 176
US Billboard Hot 100 [32] 50
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [33] 41
US Kid Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [22] 6
US Pop Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [23] 21

Certifications

Certifications for "Freak the Freak Out"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [34] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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