Freak Me

"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]

"Freak Me"
U.S. commercial cassette single
Single by Silk
from the album Lose Control
B-side	"Happy Days"
Released	February 18, 1993
Recorded	1992
Genre	R&B
Length	4:36
Label	Keia Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Keith Sweat Roy Murray Anthony Teno West Johnson
Producer(s)	Keith Sweat T.H. Errol Taylor
Silk singles chronology
"Happy Days" (1992) "Freak Me" (1993) "Girl U for Me/Lose Control" (1993)

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.

Track listing

US 12" vinyl"[3]

• 1 "Freak Me" [Remix] – 4:55 Featuring – Teno West – Actual Performer on song
• 2 "Freak Me" [Jeep Beat Mix] – 4:55 Featuring – Teno West – Actual Performer on song
• 3 "Freak Me" [LP Version] – 4:35 Featuring – Teno West – Actual Performer on song
• 4 "Happy Days" [Instrumental] – 3:45

Maxi-CD[4]

• 1 "Freak Me" [LP Version] – 4:35 Featuring – Teno West – Actual Performer on song
• 2 "Freak Me" [Remix] – 4:55 Featuring – Teno West – Actual Performer on song
• 3 "Freak Me" [Jeep Beat Mix] – 4:55 Featuring – Teno West – Actual Performer on song
• 4 "Freak Me" [Extended Version] – 5:38 Featuring – Teno West – Actual Performer on song
• 5 "Freak Me" [Christine Henke cover] – 3:58 Featuring – Dioni [on the remix] – 2007

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 3 Canada Top Singles (RPM) 43 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 30 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 42 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 9 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 46 US Billboard Hot 100 1 US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position Australia (ARIA)[9] 15 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 43 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 5 Decade-end charts Chart (1990–1999) Position US Billboard Hot 100[12] 32 All-time charts Chart (1958-2018) Position US Billboard Hot 100[13] 523

Another Level version

"Freak Me"
Single by Another Level
from the album Another Level
B-side	"Whatever You Want"
Released	6 July 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	R&B
Length	3:39 (radio edit) 4:56 (album version)
Label	Northwestside
Songwriter(s)	Keith Sweat Roy Murray Anthony Teno West Johnson
Producer(s)	Fitzgerald Scott Cutfather & Joe
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.[14] This version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, overtaking Billie's "Because We Want To".[15] 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

• UK CD single (1)[16]

1. "Freak Me" (Cutfather & Joe Radio Edit)
2. "Whatever You Want"
3. "Freak Me" (Club Asylum Classic Vocal Mix)

• UK CD single (2)[17]

1. "Freak Me" (Blacksmith R&B Radio Rub)
2. "Freak Me" (Blacksmith Put It There Mix)
3. "Freak Me" (Blacksmith Skate And Roll Mix)

• German CD single[18]

1. "Freak Me" (C&J Radio Edit) — 3:39
2. "Freak Me" (Blacksmith R&B Rub) — 6:09

• German CD maxi-single[19]

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

• Production – Fitzgerald Scott
• Engineering – Alex Nesmith
• Programming – Alex Nesmith
• Co-production – Cutfather and Joe
• Keyboards, programming – Joe Belmaati
• Rhodes piano – Tue Röh
• Engineering – Bernard Löhr

Source:[18]

Charts Chart (1998) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[20] 43 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[21] 15 France (SNEP)[22] 91 Germany (Official German Charts)[23] 75 Ireland (IRMA)[24] 10 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 2 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27] 12 Norway (VG-lista)[28] 10 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 11 UK Singles (OCC)[30] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[31] 95 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[32] 17 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[33] 20 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 55 Certifications Country Certifications (sales thresholds) United Kingdom[35] Gold (BPI)

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1993 (U.S.)
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1993
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1990s

References

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15. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 4622. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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19. "Another Level - Freak Me (CD, Maxi) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
20. "Australian-charts.com – Another Level – Freak Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
21. "Ultratop.be – Another Level – Freak Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
22. "Lescharts.com – Another Level – Freak Me" (in French). Les classement single.
23. "Offiziellecharts.de – Another Level – Freak Me". GfK Entertainment Charts.
24. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Freak Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
25. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 35, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
26. "Dutchcharts.nl – Another Level – Freak Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
27. "Charts.nz – Another Level – Freak Me". Top 40 Singles.
28. "Norwegiancharts.com – Another Level – Freak Me". VG-lista.
29. "Swedishcharts.com – Another Level – Freak Me". Singles Top 100.
30. "Another Level: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
31. "Jaaroverzichten 1998". Ultratop. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
32. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1998". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
33. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
34. "Årslista Singlar – År 1998" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
35. "Certified Awards Search". BPI. Retrieved 2014-04-01.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics