Freak (Silverchair song)
| "Freak" | ||||
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| Single by Silverchair | ||||
| from the album Freak Show | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Studio | Festival (Pyrmont, Australia) | |||
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| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Murmur | |||
| Songwriter | Daniel Johns | |||
| Producer | Nick Launay | |||
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| "Freak" on YouTube | ||||
"Freak" is a song by Australian rock band Silverchair. It was released as the first single from their second studio album, Freak Show (1997). The song peaked at No. 1 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. In the US, it peaked on Billboard's Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock Tracks charts at No. 25 and No. 29, respectively. One of the B-sides of the single is a cover of "New Race" by Australian punk rock band Radio Birdman.
In April 2022, The Guardian ranked "Freak" at No. 21 on their list of "The 25 Best Silverchair Songs – Sorted". In 2025, the song was placed at No. 72 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs.