| "Freeze-Frame" | ||||
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| Single by The J. Geils Band | ||||
| from the album Freeze Frame | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:01 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Writer(s) | Seth Justman, Peter Wolf | |||
| Producer | Seth Justman | |||
| The J. Geils Band singles chronology | ||||
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Freeze-Frame is a song written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf for The J. Geils Band. It was first released as the opening track on the chart-topping 1981 album of the same name.[1] The song was then released again in 1982 as the second single from the album, after the US #1 and UK #3 hit "Centerfold".
"Centerfold" had landed the band at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks in early 1982 and would ultimately give them a UK Top 5 hit almost a year later. "Freeze-Frame" was chosen as the second single and at the peak of the band's popularity, became the second consecutive US Top 5 hit from the album, ultimately peaking at #4 on the Hot 100 on April 10, 1982 and remained in that position for 4 weeks. The single also reached the Top 40 in the UK, climbing to #27 on that country's chart.[2][3]
"Centerfold" and "Freeze-Frame" are the only two songs by The J. Geils Band to reach the US Top 20 or the UK Top 40.
Most versions of the single released domestically and internationally used "Flamethrower", the sixth track from Freeze-Frame, as the flip side to "Freeze-Frame".[4] However, 7" vinyl releases in the UK alternated between "Flamethrower" and another song from the same album, the second track "Rage in the Cage".[5] A limited edition Picture Disc of "Freeze-Frame" released in North America used "Centerfold" as the b-side.[6]
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