"Freakin' Out" is a song by

Graham Coxon Graham Leslie Coxon (born 12 March 1969) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and painter who came to prominence as a founding member of the rock band Blur. As the group's lead guitarist and secondary vocalist, Cox ...

and was released as the lead single from his fifth solo

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'' Happiness in Magazines'' in 2004 (see 2004 in British music). It was released as a very limited 7" (only 5000 copies) and charted at number 37 in the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

. "Freakin' Out" was later re-released as a double A-side with "All Over Me" (see Freakin' Out / All Over Me). For many years, it has been used as the theme song in the opening titles of ''G-Spot'', an entertainment/ents programme broadcast by

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. The limited 7" (which made the song a #37) was the first single since the 2002 release of " In the City" by

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to chart in the UK Top 40 solely on a limited 7" release. It is also the second single after "In the City", that peaked at #36, to chart on a limited 7" in the UK Top 40 since the late 1970s.

Track listing

*CD CDRDJ6632 #"Freakin' Out" *7" R6632 #"Freakin' Out" #"Feel Right"

External links

Official discography link
2004 singles Graham Coxon songs Songs written by Graham Coxon Song recordings produced by Stephen Street 2004 songs Parlophone singles {{2000s-rock-song-stub