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"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. Tim Cameron, Jimmy Gates and Gary "Lil G" Jenkins sing lead on the song. 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. On the Hot 100, this song also spent ten weeks at number two. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold over 1.3 million copies domestically.[1][2]
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Single by Silk | ||||
from the album Lose Control | ||||
B-side | "Happy Days" | |||
Released | February 18, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992 | |||
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Length | 4:36 | |||
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The song was covered by Another Level, and their version reached No. 1 on the UK chart.
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]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[11] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[16] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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Single by Another Level | ||||
from the album Another Level | ||||
B-side | "Whatever You Want" | |||
Released | 6 July 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
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Label | Northwestside | |||
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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.[17] This version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, overtaking Billie's "Because We Want To".[18] 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.
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Charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Netherlands (NVPI)[42] | Gold | 50,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43] | Gold | 5,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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