"F.R.E.S.H." was the second single released from
Scribe's second studio solo album, ''
Rhyme Book''.
It was released on 8 September 2007.
"F.R.E.S.H." stands for "Forever Rhyming Eternally Saving Hip hop".
Composition
"F.R.E.S.H." was written by Scribe and 10Aciouss. The song opens with horse hoofbeats,
which producer
10Aciouss originally recorded from a horse travelling on cobblestones. It incorporates elements of
southern hip hop, and uses echoing drums,
dirty
synth beats and a heavy
bassline
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.
Jody Macgregor of
Allmusic noted the "F.R.E.S.H." as one of the highlights of ''Rhyme Book''.
Music video
The
music video for "F.R.E.S.H" was directed by Chris Graham, who is mentioned in the song. In the first sixty seconds of the clip there are approximately 100
cuts used.
At the end of the music video there is a short snippet of Scribe's previous single, "
My Shit". This is similar to the end of the "My Shit" video which features a snippet of "F.R.E.S.H.".
Chart performance
"F.R.E.S.H." debuted on the
New Zealand Singles Chart at number twenty-five. In its eighth and final charting week, it peaked at number twenty-four. The song also appeared on the
Australian Singles Chart
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, debuting and peaking at number thirty. It slipped off the chart after a total of seven weeks.
Track listing
;Digital EP
# "F.R.E.S.H." - 3:26
# "
My Shit" - 4:26
# "F.R.E.S.H."
( instrumental) - 3:26
# "F.R.E.S.H."
(a cappella
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) - 2:49
# "On My Way"
(featuring Maia Rata) - 3:37
References
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2007 singles
Scribe (rapper) songs
2007 songs