A remix of the song, billed as the "We Don't Give a Damn Mix", was used for the video and also appears on Richard X's 2003 album Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol. Numan was now credited as a co-writer of the song. This version of the song used the radio edit lyrics of Howard's song ("brotha" is used instead of " nigga"). The Sugababes version blends the original recording's samples into an R&B and rock track. It was the first Sugababes single to feature Heidi Range, who joined after the departure of Siobhán Donaghy in August 2001. "Freak like Me" was released on April 22, 2002, as the lead single from their second studio album, Angels with Dirty Faces (2002). Richard X wanted to release the mashup commercially, but he could not get permission from Howard to use her vocals, so he enlisted the Sugababes to re-record the vocals. That song became a successful underground dance track. In 2001, Richard X had created a bootleg mashup of the original recordings of "Freak Like Me" and "Are "Friends" Electric?", titled "We Don't Give a Damn About Our Friends", which he released under the alias Girls on Top. Conceived and produced by English producer Richard X, the cover samples the 1979 song " Are "Friends" Electric?" by Gary Numan and Tubeway Army. In 2002, English girl group Sugababes recorded a cover of "Freak like Me". "Freak like Me" (Freaky Deaky Mix) – 5:10 Charts Chart (2000) "Freak like Me" (Wideboys Dub) – 4:35 B1. "Freak like Me" (original mix) – 4:49 A2.
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With repeated plays it should dent the Top 40 this time and open up the market for Ms Howard's excellent album Do You Wanna Ride?" Ralph Tee from the RM Dance Update wrote, "The track is pure hip hop soul combining Snoop Dogg and Dr. Alan Jones from Music Week felt "it's a record with immense pedigree a softly percolating laidback soul/ R&B nugget which reveals its subtle strength. It's way more than that." He concluded with that it "will be one of those funky hip-hop flavored hits that all demos will enjoy." Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel complimented its "memorable chorus". It received a nomination for "Outstanding Independent Documentary" at the 2016 Black Reel Awards.īill Speed from the Gavin Report stated that newcomer Howard "is hot with her debut single "A Freak like Me", but don't be fooled by what appears to be another coochie song. In honor of the song's 20th anniversary, a documentary focusing on the song's (and singer Adina Howard's) impact was released titled Adina Howard 20: A Story of Sexual Liberation. (the last of whom died in 2010) are credited as joint authors and composers.
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The song also interpolates "I'd Rather Be with You" by Bootsy's Rubber Band. The song's drum beat is sampled from Sly & the Family Stone's " Sing a Simple Song".
"Freak like Me" is a R&B song with a g-funk beat. The song has been covered by several artists, including British girl group Sugababes, who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart with their version in 2002. The song reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, as well as number two on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart for four weeks, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of one million copies. " Freak Like Me" is a song by American R&B singer Adina Howard, released on January 25, 1995, as the debut single from her first album, Do You Wanna Ride? (1995).
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