Freak Me

"Freak Me"
US retail 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
Songwriters	Keith Sweat Roy Murray Teno West
Producers	Keith Sweat T.H.
Silk singles chronology
"Happy Days" (1992) "Freak Me" (1993) "Girl U for Me/Lose Control" (1993)

"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 (1992). 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.

Commercial performance

The song was the group's highest-charting hit single, reaching number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, and also spending ten weeks at number two. It also topped the Billboard 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.^[1][2]

The song was covered by Another Level, and their version reached No. 1 on the UK chart.

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.^[3]

Track listing

• US 7" Vinyl single"^[4]

A1 "Freak Me" (LP Version) [featuring Teno West] – 4:35

B "Happy Days" – 4:06

• US 12" Vinyl single"^[5]

A1 "Freak Me" (Remix) [featuring Teno West] – 4:55

A2 "Freak Me" (Jeep Beat Mix) [featuring Teno West] – 4:55

B1 "Freak Me" (LP Version) [featuring Teno West] – 4:35

B2 "Happy Days" (Instrumental) – 3:45

• Europe CD Maxi-Single^[6]

1. "Freak Me" (LP Version) – 4:35
2. "Freak Me" (Remix) [featuring Teno West] – 4:55
3. "Freak Me" (Jeep Beat Mix) [featuring Teno West] – 4:55

Other versions

• "Freak Me" (Extended Version) – 5:38
• "Freak Me" (12" Remix) – 4:57

Credits

• Co-producer – T.H.
• Producer – Keith Sweat
• Writer – Keith Sweat
• Co-producer – T.H.
• Rap – Teno West
• Producer – Alton Wokie Stewart (tracks: B2)
• Remix – Jermaine Dupri (tracks: B2), Carl Heilbron (tracks: A1, A2), Keith Sweat (tracks: A1, A2)
• Engineer – Phil Tan

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[7] 3 Canada Top Singles (RPM) 43 Europe (European Dance Radio)[8] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 30 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 42 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 9 UK Singles (OCC) 46 US Billboard Hot 100 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 1

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position Australia (ARIA)[12] 15 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 43 US Billboard Hot 100[14] 5 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] 4 US Cash Box Top 100[16] 7 Decade-end charts Chart (1990–1999) Position US Billboard Hot 100[17] 32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[12]	Platinum	70,000^^
United States (RIAA)[18]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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 (C&J radio edit) 4:56 (C&J mix/album version)
Label	Northwestside
Songwriters	Keith Sweat Roy Murray Anthony Teno West Johnson
Producers	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.^[19] This version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, overtaking Billie's "Because We Want To".^[20] 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)^[21]

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

• UK CD single (2)^[22]

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^[23]

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

• German CD maxi-single^[24]

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:^[23]

Charts Chart (1998) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[25] 43 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[26] 15 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[27] 11 Europe (European Hit Radio)[28] 34 France (SNEP)[29] 91 Germany (GfK)[30] 75 Ireland (IRMA)[31] 10 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[32] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[33] 2 Netherlands Airplay (Music & Media)[34] 7 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[35] 12 Norway (VG-lista)[36] 10 Scandinavia Airplay (Music & Media)[37] 17 Scotland Singles (OCC)[38] 13 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[39] 11 UK Singles (OCC)[40] 1 UK Airplay (Music Week)[41] 10 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[42] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[43] 95 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[44] 17 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[45] 20 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[46] 55 UK Singles (OCC)[47] 28 UK Urban (Music Week)[48] 29

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[49]	Gold	50,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[50]	Gold	5,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[51]	Platinum	600,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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

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