Freak like Me

"Freak like Me"
"Freak like Me"
	Standard artwork (US CD maxi-single pictured)
Single by Adina Howard
from the album Do You Wanna Ride?
Released	January 25, 1995
Genre	R&B; hip hop soul;
Length	4:13
Label	East West; Lola Waxx;
Songwriter(s)	Eugene Hanes; Marc Valentine; Loren Hill; William "Bootsy" Collins; George Clinton Jr.;
Producer(s)	Mass Order
Adina Howard singles chronology
Music video
	"Freak like Me" on YouTube

"Freak like Me" is a song by American R&B singer Adina Howard, released on January 25, 1995 by East West and Lola Waxx, as the debut single from her first album, Do You Wanna Ride? (1995). The song reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, as well as number two on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart for four weeks, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of one million copies. Its music video was directed by Hype Williams. In 2023, Billboard ranked "Freak like Me" among the "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time".^[2] The song has been covered by several artists, most notably by British girl group Sugababes, who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart with their version in 2002.

^ Tee, Ralph (February 4, 1995). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 10. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
^ "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[auto-1] Tee, Ralph (February 4, 1995). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 10. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

[billboard500bestpopsongs-2] "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

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