"Freakin' It" is a song by American rapper Will Smith. It was released as the third and final single from his second studio album, ''
Willennium
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.'' The single was released on March 22, 2000. The song was written and composed by Smith with a selection of other songwriters, including those of the
Diana Ross chart single "
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," whose fast-paced bassline it samples, and was produced by two of those others, "
Trackmasters
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" Samuel Barnes and Lennie Bennett. The single peaked at number 15 on the
UK Singles Chart
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.
Music video
The music video for "Freakin' It" premiered in February 2000, at a total length of four minutes and thirteen seconds. The video was later added to Smith's official Vevo account on March 24, 2011. The video features Smith performing the selection on a series of streets in Philadelphia in wintry conditions, as he paid homage to his hometown.
(Smith is a native of the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Overbrook, after which he has named his production company.)
Track listing
* UK CD #1
# "Freakin' It" – 3:59
# "Holla Back" – 4:19
# "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (New Video Mix) – 3:48
* UK CD #2
# "Freakin' It" (Trackmasters House Mix) – 5:32
# "Candy" (featuring Cameo) – 3:56
# "Just The Two of Us" (Rodney Jerkins Remix) (featuring
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) – 5:16
* UK Cassette
# "Freakin' It" – 3:59
# "Holla Back" – 4:19
* European single CD
# "Freakin' It" – 3:59
# "So Fresh" – 3:36
* European Maxi-CD
# "Freakin' It" – 3:59
# "Holla Back" – 4:19
# "Freakin' It" (Trackmasters House Mix) – 5:32
# "Freakin' It" (Trackmasters House Instrumental) – 5:32
* America
# "Freakin' It" – 3:59
# "Freakin' It" (instrumental) – 3:59
# "Freakin' It" (a cappella) – 3:59
# "Freakin' It" (Trackmasters House Mix) – 5:32
# "Freakin' It" (Trackmasters House Instrumental) – 5:32
# "Pump Me Up" – 4:05
(Performed by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
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)
Charts
References
1999 songs
2000 singles
Will Smith songs
Columbia Records singles
Songs written by Nile Rodgers
Songs written by Jean-Claude Olivier
Songs written by Samuel Barnes (songwriter)
Songs written by Pam Sawyer
Songs written by Bernard Edwards
Songs written by Marilyn McLeod
Music videos directed by Paul Hunter (director)
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