"Freek'n You" is a song by

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recorded for their third album, ''

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'' (1995). The song, released as the album's first

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, peaked at number 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1995. Listed by ''

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'' magazine as one of the best selling singles of 1995, it was certified gold by the

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for sales in excess of 600,000 units. The official remix, produced by Mr. Dalvin, features

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and

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. They performed the remix version live with Jodeci (minus

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) during the 200th episode of

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in February 1996. It features three models in the video:

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, and

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Critical reception

Steve Baltin from ''

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'' wrote, "A slow and grinding tune, the first single from Jodeci’s forthcoming ''The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel'' is a guaranteed hit, given the group's past success (lead singer

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currently has a song on the charts) and the song’s play it safe attitude."

Track listings

* Vinyl, 12" #"Freek'n You" (Part 1) - 5:16 #"Freek'n You" (Funky Freeky Mix) - 4:19 #"Freek'n You" (Radio Edit) - 4:19 #"Freek'n You" (P.J.B. 4 Play) - 1:23 #"Freek'n You" (Freekstrumental Mix) - 4:01 #"Freek'n You" (Freek-A-Pella Mix) - 5:09 * CD, maxi-single #"Freek'n You" (Part 1) - 5:16 #"Freek'n You" (Funky Freeky Mix) - 4:19 #"Freek'n You" (Radio Edit) - 4:19 #"Freek'n You" (P.J.B. 4 Play) - 1:23 #"Freek'n You" (Freekoustical Mix) - 5:17 #"Freek'n You" (Freekstrumental Mix) - 4:01 #"Freek'n You" (Freek-A-Pella Mix) - 5:09

Personnel

Information taken from the album's liner notes. *

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- lead and background vocals *

Joel "JoJo" Hailey K-Ci & JoJo is an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (born September 2, 1969) and Joel "JoJo" Hailey (born June 10, 1971). Natives of Monroe, North Carolina, they are also the lead singers of the chart-topping R&B ...

- lead and background vocals * Mr. Dalvin - lead and background vocals *DeVante Swing - background vocals, guitar, other instruments *Darryl Pearson - additional guitar *DeVante Swing (a.k.a. DeVanté 4HISDAMNSELF ENT.) - production & all vocal arrangements *Andre Harrell - executive producer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Covers and sampling

*The song was remixed by

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in 1998, titled "Freek Me Up". It reached No. 92 on the

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. *The song was sampled in 2015 by British duo

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on their debut single "

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" as well as

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and

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's song "FreakNic". *In 2017,

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released his EP ''Colours 2'', featuring "Freak in You" which interpolates the song, as well as "

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" from

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would go on to remix PARTYNEXTDOOR's "Freak in You" as well. *In 2019, the song was sampled by

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in "Freak N You" featuring

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and Gunna. *Covers of the song have been performed live by R&B singers including

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and Anthony Hamilton.

Media appearances

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can be seen singing the beginning of the first verse in a video clip from 1996. The clip is shown in the beginning of the video for " Nasty Girl", a

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single released in 2005 from the album '' Duets: The Final Chapter''. *The song was featured in the 2008 video game ''

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'', appearing on the R&B radio station

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. *The song is also featured on the official soundtrack for the 2015 film ''

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''. *In a 2015 episode of ''

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'', the song was played *In 2018, the song is used as the first ending theme song for the '' Golden Wind'' arc of the ''

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series.

References

External links

{{authority control 1995 singles Jodeci songs Music videos directed by Brett Ratner Song recordings produced by DeVante Swing Songs written by DeVante Swing 1994 songs JoJo's Bizarre Adventure songs