Freak Me

"Freak Me"
Single by Silk
from the album Lose Control
Released	February 18, 1993
Format	CD single, cassette single, 7" vinyl
Recorded	1992
Genre	R&B
Length	4:36
Label	Keia/Elektra
Writer(s)	Keith Sweat, Roy Murray
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 an R&B ballad recorded by American R&B group Silk in 1992. It was co-written and co-produced by Keith Sweat, for whom Silk was a touring opening act. Sweat also performed this on his 2003 Live Album.

The song was released as the second single from Silk's album Lose Control after "Happy Days." "Freak Me" 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 seven weeks.

There was two versions of the music video for "Freak Me". The first version was directed by Bronwen Hughes, while the second version was directed by Lionel C. Martin. The latter became the best known video of the two.

In 1998 the song was covered by British boy band Another Level.

The group performed the song on The Mo'Nique Show July 6, 2010.

In 2008 song was covered again, but this time with hip-hop producers Play-N-Skillz including R&B singer & former 112 member Slim.

Track listing

US Vinyl, 12"^[1]

• 1 Freak Me [Remix] 4:55 Featuring - Teno West
• 2 Freak Me [Jeep Beat Mix] 4:55 Featuring - Teno West
• 3 Freak Me [LP Version] 4:35 Featuring - Teno West
• 4 Happy Days [Instrumental] 3:45

Maxi-CD^[2]

• 1 Freak Me [LP Version]4:35
• 2 Freak Me [Remix] 4:55
• 3 Freak Me [Jeep Beat Mix] 4:55
• 4 Freak Me [Extended Version] 5:38

Charts

Another Level version

"Freak Me"
Single by Another Level
from the album Another Level
B-side	"Whatever You Want"
Released	July 6, 1998
Format	CD single, cassette single, 12" single
Recorded	1998
Genre	R&B
Length	3:39 (Radio Edit) 4:56 (Album Version)
Label	Northwestside
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 July 6 as the second single from the band's self-titled debut album.^[5] This version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, overtaking Billie's "Because We Want To". Produced by Fitzgerald Scott and Cutfather & Joe it was the 17th biggest selling boy band single of the 1990s in the UK selling 415,000 copies.

Track listing

• UK CD single #1^[6]

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

• UK CD single #2^[7]

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^[8]

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

• German CD maxi-single^[8]

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 & Joe
• Keyboards, programming – Joe Belmaati
• Rhodes piano – Tue Röh
• Engineering – Bernard Löhr

Source:^[8]

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

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics