"Freak" | ||||
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Single by Silverchair | ||||
from the album Freak Show | ||||
Released | 13 January 1997 | |||
Genre | Grunge | |||
Length | 3:51 | |||
Label | Murmur | |||
Songwriter(s) | Daniel Johns | |||
Producer(s) | Nick Launay | |||
Silverchair singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Freak" on YouTube |
"Freak" is a 1997 song by Australian rock band Silverchair, released as the first single from their second album, Freak Show (1997). The song reached number one on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, Silverchair's second single to do so after "Tomorrow" in 1994. The band would not have another number-one hit until "Straight Lines" in 2007. One of the B-sides of the single is a cover of "New Race" by Australian band Radio Birdman.
In April 2022, The Guardian ranked "Freak" at #21 on their "The 25 best Silverchair songs - sorted" list.[1]