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| Released | 19 August 2022 | |||
| Studio | Relax and Enjoy (London) | |||
| Genre | Alternative dance [1] | |||
| Length | 47:17 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Producer | Hot Chip | |||
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Freakout/Release is the eighth studio album by English synthpop band Hot Chip. It was released on 18 August 2022 through Domino Records. [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Clash | 7/10 [4] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [5] |
| musicOMH |  [6] |
| NME | [7] |
| The Observer | [8] |
| Paste | 7.8/10 [9] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10 [10] |
| PopMatters | 9/10 [11] |
| Slant Magazine | [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]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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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