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This article is about the Rick James song. For "De Super Freek Show", the Belgian TV show, see
Evi Hanssen . For "Super Freek", the song from the soundtrack of Observe and Report, see
Observe and Report .
"Super Freak " is a 1981 single produced and performed by American singer Rick James . The song, co-written by James and Alonzo Miller, was first released on James' fifth album, Street Songs signature songs . "Freak" is a slang term for the sexually adventurous, as described in the song's lyrics, "She's a very kinky girl / The kind you don't take home to mother". Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004,[7] [8] the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the 1982 Grammys .[9] MC Hammer in 1990, and by Nicki Minaj in 2022.[10]
Recording [ edit ]
"Super Freak" was recorded with other tracks for the Street Songs Record Plant , in Sausalito, California and Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios , Hollywood , California. It features background vocals from James' Motown labelmates the Temptations —whose bass singer, Melvin Franklin , was one of James's idols—and Canadian singer Taborah Johnson . The bass was played by Oscar Olston. The tenor saxophone solo is by Stone City Band member Daniel LeMelle. James' improvised lyrics were later toned down by Los Angeles DJ Alonzo Miller, who received co-writing credit. James apparently was not particularly excited about the song, but reputedly wanted to have something on the album that "white folks could dance to."[11]
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
Beatfreakz version [ edit ]
In 2006, Dutch music group Beatfreakz covered the song as "Superfreak " and released it as a single. This cover reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart and number six in Finland and Hungary.
Track listings [ edit ]
Dutch CD single [26]
"Superfreak" (radio edit)
"Superfreak" (club mix)
"Superfreak" (Fonzerelli remix)
"Superfreak" (Dennis Christopher De-Electro remix)
"Streetgirl" (album version)
UK 12-inch single [27]
A1. "Superfreak" (Beatfreakz club mix)
A2. "Superfreak" (Fonzerelli remix)
B1. "Superfreak" (Dennis Christopher De-Electro remix)
B2. "Superfreak" (Friday Night Posse remix)
UK CD1 [28]
"Superfreak" (radio edit)
"Superfreak" (Beatfreakz club mix)
UK CD2 [29]
"Superfreak" (radio edit)
"Superfreak" (Fonzerelli remix)
"Superfreak" (Dennis Christopher De-Electro remix)
"Superfreak" (Verdez remix)
Extended interactive CD-ROM
Credits and personnel [ edit ]
Credits are lifted from the Dutch and UK CD1 liner notes.[26] [28]
Studios
Recorded at Beatfreakz Studios (Weesp , Netherlands)
Sample replays recorded at Scorccio.com Studio (Barcelona , Spain)
Personnel
Rick James, Alonzo Miller – writing
Sandro – vocals
Jassy Tamar Husk – additional vocals
Beatfreakz – production
Hal Ritson – vocal production
Mark Summers – sample replay production
Ben Cook – executive production
Dipesh Parmar – executive production assistant
Antonio Petronzio – photography
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Release history [ edit ]
Sampling [ edit ]
The predominant riff of the song was most popularly sampled in 1990 by MC Hammer in "U Can't Touch This ".[51] Black Eyed Peas in their 2020 single “Vida Loca ", and was later sampled by Nicki Minaj in her 2022 single, "Super Freaky Girl ".[10] Big Sean 's "Dance (A$$) " (2011), which sampled "U Can't Touch This".[52]
The Chorus of the song appears in Transformers 2. The scene in which the protagonist Sam is driving his Camaro
[53]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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^ Lowenthal, Steve. " . uDiscoverMusic . Retrieved 14 October 2022 .
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^ "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (1-500)" . Rolling Stone the original on October 25, 2006.
^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 2, 2022 .
^ "Grammy Awards 1982" . Awards and Shows. Retrieved October 18, 2016 .
^ a b "Billboard Fans Choose Nicki Minaj's "Super Freaky Girl" as This Week's Favorite New Music" . Yahoo. Retrieved August 15, 2022 .
^ Christian, Margena A. (February 2011). "I'm Rick M#!@$^ F@#!%! James!" . Ebony the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018 .
^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 4" . Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2014 .
^ "Rick James – Super Freak" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved July 14, 2013.
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^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1981 " (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved July 14, 2013.
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^ a b c "Street Songs – Awards" . AllMusic the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013 .
^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending OCTOBER 31, 1981" . Cash Box the original on May 11, 2012.
^ "Record World Singles" (PDF) . Record World 31 . Retrieved September 9, 2017 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1981" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2014 .
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1981" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved July 11, 2014 .
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1981" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2014 .
^ "Canadian single certifications – Rick James – Superfreak" . Music Canada . Retrieved April 22, 2023 .
^ "British single certifications – Rick James – Super Freak" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 16, 2022 .
^ "American single certifications – Rick James – Super Freak (Part 1)" . Recording Industry Association of America .
^ a b c Superfreak (Dutch CD single liner notes). Beatfreakz . Spinnin' Records . 2006. SPCDS10124.{{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )
^ Superfreak (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Beatfreakz. Data Records . 2006. DATA135T.{{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )
^ a b Superfreak (UK CD1 liner notes). Beatfreakz. Data Records. 2006. DATA135CDS.{{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )
^ Superfreak (UK CD2 liner notes). Beatfreakz. Data Records. 2006. DATA 135CDX.{{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )
^ a b "Beatfreakz – Superfreak" (in Dutch). Ultratip . Retrieved July 14, 2013.
^ Beatfreakz — Superfreakz . TopHit . Retrieved October 30, 2021.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 200645 into search . Retrieved January 14, 2020.
^ "Beatfreakz: Superfreak" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat . Retrieved July 14, 2013.
^ "Beatfreakz – Superfreak" (in French). Les classement single . Retrieved July 14, 2013.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista . Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista . Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Superfreak" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved July 14, 2013.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41, 2006 " (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved July 14, 2013.
^ "Beatfreakz – Superfreak" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved July 14, 2013.
^ "Issue nr: 48/2006 (04 Decembrie - 10 Decembrie 2006)" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100 . See last week peak position. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006.
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^ "ChartsPlus Year-End 2006" (PDF) . UKChartsPlus . Retrieved November 15, 2021 .
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^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2007" . TopHit . Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024 .
^ "Reviews: Singles". Music Week
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^ "Listen: Nicki Minaj remixes Big Sean's "Dance (A$$)" . Archived from the original on November 19, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2022 .
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ys1Bi5P9e0
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