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"Le Freak" is a 1978 funk-disco song by American R&B band Chic. It was the band's third single and first Billboard Hot 100 and R&B number-one hit song. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Along with the tracks " I Want Your Love " and "Chic Cheer", "Le Freak" scored number one on the disco charts for seven weeks. [ 4 ]
The original refrain "Aaa, fuck off", intended for the doormen of Studio 54, was replaced that night with "Aaa, freak out", after trying a version with "Aaa, freak off". [6] The resulting single was a great success, reaching No. 1 on the US charts [4] and selling more than six million copies.
The Definitive Groove Collection (2006, Rhino Records/Warner Music), BPI: Silver [12] Nile Rodgers presents The Chic Organization: Vol.1 Savoir Faire ( box set , 2010, Rhino Records, reissued 2013) Original Album Series: Chic + C'est Chic + Risqué + Real People + Take It Off (2011, Rhino Records/Atlantic Records)
Because music from the ‘70s is so iconic, many songs are still used and referenced in pop culture today (i.e. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), a biopic of the band Queen; the Guardians of the Galaxy ...
Freak Out, It's Ben Kweller, a demo by Ben Kweller "Victorious: Freak the Freak Out", an episode of Victorious "Freak the Freak Out", a song by the cast of Victorious, featuring Victoria Justice; Operation Freakout, a campaign by Scientology to silence a critic
Freak Out! is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Mothers of Invention, released on June 27, 1966, by Verve Records.Often cited as one of rock music's first concept albums, it is a satirical expression of guitarist/bandleader Frank Zappa's perception of American pop culture and the nascent freak scene of Los Angeles.
The Bee Gees scored the most number-one hits (9 songs) and had the longest cumulative run atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart (27 weeks) during the 1970s. Rod Stewart remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 17 weeks during the 1970s. Elton John amassed the second-most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart during the 1970s (6 songs). #
Thompson first drummed for the group Labelle, and then for a short while was a member of the soul/disco band Ecstasy, Passion & Pain.This was followed by a long tenure with Chic, where he helped create hits such as "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)," "Le Freak," and "Good Times".