Freak like Me
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Furious Range Slams Sugababe Reunion Rumours...were dropped. 'I joined eight years ago and we were signed together by Island Records. I've been there since our first number one Freak Like Me and been part of the history of the band ever since. 'Amelle has been in the group for over... In this article: Sugababes, Mutya Buena, Island Records, Keisha Buchanan, Siobhan Donaghy, Jade Ewen, Push the Button, Freak like Me, Heidi Range, and Amelle Berrabah |
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Independent.ie | November 05, 2009
Q&A: Gary Numan
...Trent... he's obviously a very influential man. What about being sampled by Sugababes for their gadzillion selling number one, Freak Like Me? Well obviously it was a massive success -- but it's difficult to know whether any of their fans...
In this article: Cars, Musicians' Union, Sugababes, Trent Reznor, and Britain
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Sunday Mirror | November 03, 2009
Sugababes original line-up WILL reform with Keisha Buchanan and more in Mirror.co.uk's Tuesday gossip round-up
...a reality. Yes, we are such massive fans we still treasure and play our promotional copies of the band's first singles Overload and Freak Like Me, which the then schoolgirls Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhan Donaghy released way...
In this article: Keisha Buchanan, Sugababes, Mutya Buena, Siobhan Donaghy, Jade Ewen, Overload, Heidi Range, and Michael Jackson
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Drowned in Sound - News | October 30, 2009
DiS meets Gary Numan
...I'm really proud that thirty years later people are still interested in that song. I should say that I really like the Sugababes song 'Freak Like Me' as well. DiS: I believe you might be working with Trent again on a collaborative project?
In this article: Gary Numan, Metal, Replicas, Cars, Complex, Tubeway Army, Nine Inch Nails, Beggars Banquet, Moog, and Sugababes
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Wikipedia | October 08, 2009
Freak Like Me
...RIAA. The song's chorus is a lyrical interpolation of the verses found in Bootsy Collins' "I'd Rather Be With You". While the lyrics in "Freak like Me"'s chorus are different from the Bootsy Collins song, they are sung in identical melody.
In this article: Richard X, Sugababes, Keisha Buchanan, Adina Howard, Heidi Range, Gary Numan, Siobhan Donaghy, Bootsy Collins, and United Kingdom
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Daily Mail | September 23, 2009
Sugababes shoot raunchy video in LA desert with new member Jade Ewen... a day after Keisha was forced out of band
...Atomic Kitten line-up, was chosen as the replacement. Their first single with her was the Gary Numan-sampling number one hit Freak Like Me. The second incarnation of the Sugababes was the most successful, racking up hits including...
In this article: Keisha Buchanan, Sugababes, Jade Ewen, Heidi Range, Louisiana, Siobhan Donaghy, JLS, Eurovision, Mutya Buena, and Amelle Berrabah
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BBC | September 22, 2009
Not my choice to quit says Keisha
Their number ones include Freak Like Me and Push The Button Former Sugababe Keisha Buchanan has claimed that it was not her decision to leave the successful pop group. Founding member Buchanan has quit to focus on her solo career after...
In this article: Sugababes, Heidi Range, Jade Ewen, Mutya Buena, Push the Button, Siobhan Donaghy, Amelle Berrabah, and BBC 1xtra
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Wales Online | July 19, 2009
Sugababes' sweet sound is a Big hit with revellers
...disappoint. Looking sophisticated in their black outfits, the feisty females opened their performance with their first UK number one hit, Freak Like Me. Their set also included their most recent song, the Jackson Five inspired No Can Do,...
In this article: Sugababes, Push the Button, ABBA, Pontypridd, Caerphilly, Recession, Dancing Queen, and About You Now
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BBC News | July 17, 2009
Man of Principle
...renaissance moments from other bands. In 2002, Are 'Friends' Electric found its way to number one again in the shape of the Sugababes' Freak Like Me. Basement Jaxx sampled M.E. for Where's Your Head At, and Armand Van Helden mixed up Cars...
In this article: Gary Numan, Lovebox, Cars, The Pleasure Principle, Marilyn Manson, Replicas, Nine Inch Nails, and London
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Independent.co.uk - Music | July 14, 2009
Cornbury Festival, Cornbury Park, Charlbury
...and luckless air that his hits' bright pop productions hide. But with respect to official headliners Sugababes, whose Gary Numan-sampling "Freak Like Me" starts an electro-rock set that brings relieved children running, the Pretenders are...
In this article: Charlbury, Pretenders, Recession, Break Up the Concrete, That's All Right Mama, Sugababes, Eddi Reader, Teddy Thompson, and Gary Numan
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TMZ | May 23, 2009
Chick Who Sang 'Freak Like Me': 'Memba Her?!
Posted May 24th 2009 1:45AM by TMZ Staff Adina Howard is best known for the 1995 hit single "Freak Like Me." Guess what she looks like now! 1. ADINA HOWARD IS A HOOD CHICK!! I LOVE FREAK LIKE ME TAKES ME BACK TO THE EARLY 90'S!!!
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Description from Wikipedia:
"Freak like Me" is the first single from Adina Howard's 1995 R&B debut album Do You Wanna Ride?. Like Howard's image, the song can be best described as hypersexual. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA.
The song's chorus is a lyrical interpolation of the verses found in Bootsy Collins' "I'd Rather Be With You". While the lyrics in "Freak like Me"'s chorus are different from the Bootsy Collins song, they are sung in identical melody. The song's drum beat is sampled from Sly & the Family Stone's "Sing a Simple Song." The original music video was directed by Hype Williams. The song returned to the public conscience when covered by British pop group Sugababes in a production by Richard X.
The song and her hypersexual image is considered groundbreaking in the U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop scene, it potrayed female hip-hop singers more aggressive rather than coy in their sexuality, in a manner that was feminine unlike the female hip-hop artists of before who dressed in men's apparel to express their aggressive image (i.e. Salt-N-Pepa). This new, hypersexual image would pave the way for upcoming R&B/Hip-Hop female artists like Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim; in addition, it allowed other artists to become more comfortable in releasing more explicit lyrical content that their previous images wouldn't be associated with. Examples of this are Toni Braxton's "You're Makin' Me High" and Monifah's "Touch It".
- Name:
- Freak like Me
- Genre:
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- R&B
- Pop, electronic, dance-pop
- Release Date:
- April 22, 2002
- Preceded By:
- "Soul Sound"
- Produced by:
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- Richard X
- Mass Order
- Written By:
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- Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine, Loren Hill, William Collins, George Clinton
- Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine, Loren Hill, William Collins, George Clinton, Gary Numan
- Recorded By:
- Length:
- 3:14
- Recording Dates:
- 1994
- London, England
- B Side:
- "Breathe Easy"
- Audio Format:
- CD single, vinyl single
- From Album:
- Angels with Dirty Faces
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