Freakout/Release

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Freakout/Release
Hot Chip - Freakout-Release.png
Studio album by
Released19 August 2022 (2022-08-19)
StudioRelax and Enjoy (London)
Genre Alternative dance [1]
Length47:17
Label Domino
Producer Hot Chip
Hot Chip chronology
Late Night Tales: Hot Chip
(2020)
Freakout/Release
(2022)
Singles from Freakout/Release
  1. "Down"
  2. "Eleanor"
  3. "Broken"

Freakout/Release is the eighth studio album by English synthpop band Hot Chip. It was released on 18 August 2021 through Domino. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash 7/10 [4]
Exclaim! 8/10 [5]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Paste 7.8/10 [9]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [10]
PopMatters 9/10 [11]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Freakout/Release received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 76 out of 100 from 15 critic scores. [2]

Track listing

Freakout/Release track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Down"3:52
2."Eleanor"5:09
3."Freakout/Release"3:17
4."Broken"3:24
5."Not Alone"4:32
6."Hard to Be Funky" (featuring Lou Hayter)4:11
7."Time"4:35
8."Miss the Bliss"4:56
9."The Evil That Men Do" (featuring Cadence Weapon)5:25
10."Guilty"4:02
11."Out of My Depth"3:54
Total length:47:17

Charts

Chart performance for Freakout/Release
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 120
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] 196
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 45
Scottish Albums (OCC) [16] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 99
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 16
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [19] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [20] 1

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