Released February 18, 1993 Recorded 1992 Length 4:36 | Format 7"CDcassette Genre R&Bquiet storm Label KeiaElektra | |
"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. 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. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold over 1.3 million copies domestically.
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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. The latter became the better known video of the two.
Track listing
US 12" vinyl"
Maxi-CD
Another Level version
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. This version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, usurping Billie's "Because We Want To". 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
- "Freak Me" (Cutfather & Joe Radio Edit)
- "Whatever You Want"
- "Freak Me" (Club Asylum Classic Vocal Mix)
- "Freak Me" (Blacksmith R&B Radio Rub)
- "Freak Me" (Blacksmith Put It There Mix)
- "Freak Me" (Blacksmith Skate And Roll Mix)
- "Freak Me" (C&J Radio Edit) — 3:39
- "Freak Me" (Blacksmith R&B Rub) — 6:09
- "Freak Me" (C&J Radio Edit)
- "Whatever You Want"
- "Freak Me" (Club Asylum Radio Edit)
- "Freak Me" (Blacksmith R&B Rub)
- "Freak Me" (C&J Mix)
- "Freak Me" (Rich Boogie Remix)
Credits and personnel
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