Freak Me

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"Freak Me"
Freak Me Silk.jpg
U.S. commercial cassette single
Single by Silk
from the album Lose Control
B-side "Happy Days"
ReleasedFebruary 18, 1993
Recorded1992
Genre
Length4:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Keith Sweat
  • T.H.
Silk singles chronology
"Happy Days"
(1992)		"Freak Me"
(1993)		"Girl U for Me/Lose Control"
(1993)

"Freak Me" is a song by American R&B group Silk. It was released in February 1993 as the second single from their debut album, Lose Control . It was co-written and co-produced by Keith Sweat, for whom Silk was a touring opening act. Tim Cameron, Jimmy Gates and Gary "Lil G" Jenkins sing lead on the song. The song was the group's highest-charting hit, reaching number-one on both the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, and the U.S. Hot R&B Singles chart for eight weeks. On the Hot 100, this song also spent ten weeks at number two. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold over 1.3 million copies domestically. [1] [2]

Contents

The song was covered by Another Level, and their version reached No. 1 on the UK chart.

Music video

Two versions of the music video for "Freak Me" were produced: the first was directed by Bronwen Hughes, while the second was directed by Lionel C. Martin. [3]

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [11] Platinum70,000^
United States (RIAA) [17] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Another Level version

"Freak Me"
Another Level - Freak Me.jpeg
Single by Another Level
from the album Another Level
B-side "Whatever You Want"
Released6 July 1998
Recorded1998
Genre
Length
  • 3:39(radio edit)
  • 4:56 (album version)
Label Northwestside
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Another Level singles chronology
"Be Alone No More"
(1998)		"Freak Me"
(1998)		"Guess I Was a Fool"
(1998)

The song was covered by British boy band Another Level in 1998. It was released on 6 July 1998 as the second single from the band's self-titled debut album. [18] This version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, overtaking Billie's "Because We Want To". [19] It was produced by Fitzgerald Scott, Cutfather and Joe; it was the seventeenth biggest-selling boy band single of the 1990s in the UK, selling over 415,000 copies.

Track listing

  1. "Freak Me" (Cutfather & Joe Radio Edit)
  2. "Whatever You Want"
  3. "Freak Me" (Club Asylum Classic Vocal Mix)
  1. "Freak Me" (Blacksmith R&B Radio Rub)
  2. "Freak Me" (Blacksmith Put It There Mix)
  3. "Freak Me" (Blacksmith Skate And Roll Mix)
  1. "Freak Me" (C&J Radio Edit) — 3:39
  2. "Freak Me" (Blacksmith R&B Rub) — 6:09
  1. "Freak Me" (C&J Radio Edit)
  2. "Whatever You Want"
  3. "Freak Me" (Club Asylum Radio Edit)
  4. "Freak Me" (Blacksmith R&B Rub)
  5. "Freak Me" (C&J Mix)
  6. "Freak Me" (Rich Boogie Remix)

Credits and personnel

Source: [22]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI) [43] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [44] Gold5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [45] Platinum600,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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