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"Freak"
SinglebyBruce Foxton
from the album Touch Sensitive
Released30 July 1983 (1983-07-30)
Genre
Length3:28
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Bruce Foxton
Producer(s)Steve Lillywhite
Bruce Foxton singles chronology
"Freak"
(1983)
"This Is the Way"
(1983)

"Freak" is the debut single by the English rock singer-songwriter and bass guitarist Bruce Foxton, which became a hit and one of his most recognizable songs. It was released on 30 July, 1983, as the lead single from his debut studio album, Touch Sensitive. It was inspired strongly by the 1980 biographical film The Elephant Man, with the single's cover even referencing the film's posters.[1]

It was one of four tracks from the album that were produced by the multiple-award winning Steve Lillywhite.[2] The song is notably Foxton's only single to make the Top 40 in the United Kingdom, peaking at 23, for a total of five weeks.[3]

Personnel[edit]

Credits are adapted from the single's back cover.[4]

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1983) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 23

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jam, The". Nostalgiacentral.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  • ^ Touch Sensitive liner notes. Arista Records. 1984.
  • ^ a b "Freak UK Singles chart". UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  • ^ Freak back cover. Arista Records. 1984.
  • External links[edit]


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