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"Freeek!" | ||||
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Single by George Michael | ||||
from the album Patience | ||||
B-side | "The Long and Winding Road" | |||
Released | 18 March 2002 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:33 | |||
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | George Michael | |||
George Michael singles chronology | ||||
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"Freeek!" is a song written and performed by English singer George Michael. The song contains samples from "Try Again" by Aaliyah, "Breathe and Stop" by Q-Tip, and "N.T." by Kool & the Gang. A remastered version called "Freeek! '04" was later included on Michael's fifth and final studio album, Patience (2004).
The single was released on 18 March 2002; the first of six to come from Patience, although the album itself was not released until 2004. The song peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart and also charted within the top ten in many other European countries. It topped the charts of Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, and Spain and reached number five in Australia.
The music video for "Freeek!" was directed by Joseph Kahn. It incorporates a futuristic theme, including cyborgs and sophisticated technology recalling the film Blade Runner , with a sexually aggressive tone. The directorial effects in the video were first used in Janet Jackson's "Doesn't Really Matter" video, also directed by Kahn.
With a production budget of $2 million (equivalent to $3.3 million in 2023), the music video for "Freeek!" is the 18th most expensive music video made.
UK and Australian CD1 [3]
UK and Australian CD2 [4]
| UK cassette single and European CD single [5] [6]
Japanese CD single [7]
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Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [38] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Version | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
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United Kingdom | "Freeek!" | 18 March 2002 | CD | [39] [40] | |
Australia | [41] | ||||
Japan | 20 March 2002 | [42] | |||
"Shoot the Dog" / "Freeek!" | 4 December 2002 | DVD | Polydor | [43] |
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