Freak the Freak Out

"Freak the Freak Out" is a song performed by American pop recording artist Victoria Justice. It was produced by The Super Chris and Michael Corcoran, who also co-wrote the song with C.J. Abraham, Nick Hexum, Zack Hexum, and Dan Schneider, for Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show (2011), the soundtrack to the Nickelodeon television series, Victorious. It was released as the album's lead single on November 22, 2010 through Columbia Records. Musically, the song is a fast-paced electronic rock song with influences of electropop and teen pop lyrics, and the lyrics speak of getting the attention of a distant friend.

"Freak the Freak Out"
Single by Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice
from the album Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
ReleasedNovember 22, 2010
Recorded2010; The Backhouse (Los Angeles, California); Rocket Carousel (Los Angeles, California)
GenreElectronic rock
Length3:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Victorious singles chronology
"Freak the Freak Out"
(2010)		 "Beggin' on Your Knees"
(2011)
Victoria Justice singles chronology
"Freak the Freak Out"
(2010)		 "Beggin' on Your Knees"
(2011)
Music video
"Freak the Freak Out" on YouTube

The song was met with generally positive reviews from critics, with the majority of them praising its message and aggressive sound. "Freak the Freak Out" charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 50, remaining as the highest peaking song from the soundtrack. The accompanying music video portrays Justice with the Victorious cast at a night club dancing, singing and enjoying the moment.

Background

"Freak the Freak Out" is the first commercial single released from the soundtrack Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show (2011), for the television series of the same name on Nickelodeon. It was first heard on the series's one-hour special, "Freak the Freak Out", which premiered on November 26, 2010 in North America, a few days after the single's release. The scene where the song was performed features Justice, disguised as a very ugly girl Louise Nordoff, who comes up on stage to sing and later reveals her true self as a part of a plan to win a bet with the two main antagonists in the episode, Hayley (Jillian Clare) and Tara (Jamie Snow). They won a previous contest only because Hayley's father owns the karaoke place. Justice continues singing as Elizabeth Gillies and Ariana Grande, playing Jade West and Cat Valentine, come up on stage and dance beside her.

The song was written by Michael Corcoran, C.J. Abraham, Nick Hexum, Zack Hexum, Dan Schneider.[1] It also featured addition production by Greg Wells on additional production.[1] The mixing for the song was provided by Greg Wellstook place at Rocket Carousel in Los Angeles, California.[1] Backhouse Mike and The Super Chris produced the track along with providing all the instruments on the song.[1] Michael Corcoran also provided the guitars.[1] Corcoran was also included on the programming for the song with CJ Abraham, both of which engineered the track in The Backhouse in Los Angeles.[1] Corcoran and Abraham provided additional vocals along with Niki Watkins, Nick and Zack Hexum.[1]

Composition

"Freak the Freak Out" is an electronic rock song that contains influences of Hi-NRG, teen pop and electropop. The song runs For 160 beats per minute respectively, through a dance-rock oriented beat and features a more aggressive sound than the rest of the album's songs, at one point received comparisons to the musical stylings of pop singer Katy Perry.[2] Much of the song features relentless beats, synthesized instrumentations, nonstop simple, and repetitive choruses.[3] The theme of the song is centered around managing relationships.[2] The lyrics are about getting the attention of a distant partner who doesn't listen.

Critical reception

Bob Hoose and Steven Isaac of Plugged In Online condemned the song for its objectionable content, mainly noting the title's second "freak" was, stated by Hoose and Isaac, "a not-so-subtle substitute for an intended obscenity."[2] Joe DeAndrea of AbsolutePunk praised the song, along with "Beggin' on Your Knees", for its catchy nature, further commenting that "They will get stuck in your head and you'll probably feel a little ashamed, but no worries: it's the good type of ashamed! Like eating chocolate cake in a bathtub alone on a Friday night. But really, it's easier to accept it when you realize that the songs aren't all that worse than what is currently on the radio."[4]

Commercial performance

"Freak the Freak Out" debuted at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 50. A little over six months after its release, the single was certified Gold by the RIAA in the United States on June 13, 2011. However, Justice's label incorrectly certified it as an album.[5] It has been confirmed that the song has sales of over 600,000 digital copies in the U.S.[6]

Music video

The music video premiered on Nickelodeon on November 19, 2010, after the iCarly episode "iStart a Fan War". The video opens with Justice talking on the phone with someone outside of the club. She is upset that her friend is not coming to the club, but decides to go in anyway. As she walks around the club, she sees the Victorious cast socializing with other people. They are also shown dancing individually on the dance floor in another part of the club. There are also interspersed shots of Justice singing the song while sitting down, singing parts of the song into her phone, performing the song in a room with people dancing behind her and at the DJ booth.
In a shorter version of the music video, there are interspersed shots of Justice recording the song in a studio.

Performances

Justice performed this song in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2010. Also, the song was performed in a Victorious episode of the same title as the song.

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from Victorious liner notes.[1]

  • Victoria Justice – vocals
  • Michael Corcoran - songwriting, production, instrumentation, guitars, programming, engineering, background vocals
  • The Super Chris - production, instrumentation
  • C.J. Abraham - songwriting, programming, engineering, background vocals
  • Nick Hexum - songwriting, background vocals
  • Zack Hexum - songwriting, background vocals
  • Dan Schneider - songwriting
  • Niki Watkins - background vocals
  • Greg Wells - additional production, mixing

Charts
Weekly chart performance for "Freak the Freak Out"
Chart (2010-2011) Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] 176
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 50
US Kid Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[9] 6
US Pop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[10] 21

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 600,000[6]

References
  1. Victorious (liner notes). Victorious and Victoria Justice. United States: Columbia. 2011.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Hoose, Bob. "Victorious: Music From the Hit TV Show". Plugged In Online. Focus on the Family. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. Ruhlmann, William. "Victorious - Victorious Cast". All Music Guide. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  4. DeAndrea, Joe. "Victorious Cast featuring Victoria Justice - Victorious - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. AbsolutePunk, LLC. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  5. "American single certifications – Victorious cast feat. Victoria Justice – Freak the Freak Out". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  6. Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson, Victoria Justice And The Band Perry Join Lineup for TNT’s Christmas in Washington, Hosted by Conan O'Brien
  7. "www.zobbel.de/cluk/110312cluk.txt". zobbel.de. March 12, 2011.
  8. "Victoria Justice Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. "Victoria Justice Chart History (Kid Digital Song Sales)". Billboard.
  10. "Victoria Justice Chart History (Pop Digital Song Sales)". Billboard.
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