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| from the album Loop Soup | ||||
| Released | 23 June 2023 | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Vasco | |||
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"My Freak" is a song by Danish singer and songwriter Oh Land. It serves as the second single to her upcoming sixth studio album, Loop Soup (2023), and was released on 23 June 2023 through her Tusk or Tooth label and Capitol Records Denmark. She wrote the song with Lina Hansson and the song's producer, Nick Labajewska Madsen.
Oh Land's first release of 2023 was the single "Bleeed" in April, which was intended to serve as the lead single for her upcoming studio album project. [1] "My Freak" was then released as a digital single on 23 June 2023 through her Tusk or Tooth label and Capitol Records Denmark. [2] Alongside the release of the single, Oh Land announced details regarding her sixth studio album, Loop Soup , of which "My Freak" appears. [3] She revealed songs on the album were influenced by 1960s and 1970s films, and the German disco group Boney M. [4]
Oh Land wrote the song with Lina Hansson and the song's producer, Nick "Vasco" Labajewska Madsen. [4]
"My Freak" is a disco song that contains instrumentation from an electric guitar and "distant [...] synthesized sound notes". [5] [6] Staff members from Fizzy Mag felt the song's "lush melody and [...] slick rhythm" blended well with the singer's vocals. [6] Lyrically, Oh Land finds herself questioning normalcy and establishing deeper connections with those who have "quirks and edges"; according to the singer, "My Freak" is a love song about "finding [her] own logic and natural love with someone". [3] Simon Li from Mxwdn.com summarised the song's meaning as "an ode to love by encouraging lovers to embrace each other as they are with all their oddities and imperfections." [5]
Li found the song to be "easy to move along [to]" and commented on her vocals, calling them beautiful. [5]
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 23 June 2023 | Tusk or Tooth | [2] |
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Danish singer Oh Land has released six studio albums, four extended plays (EPs), 31 singles, nine promotional singles, and 15 music videos. When signed to Fake Diamond Records, Oh Land released her debut album, Fauna, in November 2008. Following a performance at the 2009 SXSW event, she met a representative from Epic Records and signed with the label. She released her major-label debut single "Sun of a Gun" in October 2010, which charted in five countries and served as the lead single to her 2011 self-titled studio album. Oh Land peaked at number five in Denmark and also entered the Billboard 200 in the United States. It would go on to be certified Platinum for selling over 20,000 copies in the former country. The album spawned four additional singles, including "Wolf & I", "Voodoo", "White Nights", and "Speak Out Now"; the latter two songs both charted within the top twenty in Oh Land's native Denmark and were also certified Gold by IFPI Denmark. In 2012, the singer was featured on Gym Class Heroes' song "Life Goes On", which entered the Tophit chart in Russia.
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"Love You Better" is a song by Danish singer-songwriter Oh Land for her third studio album, Wish Bone (2013). It was released digitally, along with the rest of the parent album, on 16 September 2013 by Tusk or Tooth Records and A:larm Music. It was written and produced by Oh Land, with David Poe serving as an additional songwriter. An acoustic and folk ballad, "Love You Better" is about learning to love your companion more as you age. The song received generally favourable reviews from music critics who described it as romantic and stark.
"Brief Moment" is a song by Danish singer and songwriter Oh Land for her fifth studio album, Family Tree (2019). Oh Land wrote the song with her boyfriend Adi Zukanovic and the sole producer, Thomas Bartlett. It was released as the album's second single on 22 February 2019, through Tusk or Tooth Records, and coincided with the announcement of a promotional concert tour for the parent album. The recording process of the song was draining for Oh Land, who requested breaks during sessions to recover emotionally. It is a stripped-down chamber pop song with a piano-led production. Bartlett, Zukanovic, and Hungarian musician Peter Pejtsik all perform piano on the song.
"Kiss in Songs" is a song by Danish singer and songwriter Oh Land for her fifth studio album, Family Tree (2019). Oh Land wrote the song with the sole producer, Thomas Bartlett. It was digitally distributed as the third single from the album on 22 March 2019, through Tusk or Tooth Records. The song's release came with the announcement of new dates for her ongoing promotional Family Tree tour. It is an electronic song with a melancholic, piano and string-led production. Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart provides background vocals on the song.
"Salt" is a song by Danish singer and songwriter Oh Land for her fifth studio album, Family Tree (2019). Oh Land wrote the song with Thomas Bartlett, the sole producer. Her boyfriend, Adi Zukanovic, plays piano on it with Bartlett and Hungarian conductor Peter Pejtsik. The song represents a change in style from her previous work and features a string-led production with Oh Land's distinctive breathy vocals. The lyrics to the song are a metaphor, describing the unpredictable nature of life's events. The song was performed by Oh Land during a live show at Koncerthuset in Copenhagen.
Replanting Family Tree is a remix extended play by Danish singer-songwriter Oh Land and American musician Arthur Moon. It was released digitally in Denmark on 18 September 2019, through Tusk or Tooth Records. The EP is the companion release to Oh Land's fifth studio album, Family Tree (2019). The former contains four remixes of songs, created by Moon, that originally appeared on the parent album. Additionally, the previously unreleased "When a Hawk Comes By" appears as a bonus track on it, co-written by the sole producer, Thomas Bartlett, and Oh Land's boyfriend, Adnan Zukanovic.
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