Le Freak
E452187
"Le Freak" is a 1978 disco classic by the band Chic, co-written and produced by bassist Bernard Edwards, and is one of the genre’s most iconic and best-selling singles.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Chic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Savoir Faire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 7 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100YearEnd1979 | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSHotSoulSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| composer |
Bernard Edwards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| format |
12-inch single
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7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre | disco ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric | Aaaahh, freak out! Le freak, c'est chic ⓘ |
| hasKey | A minor ⓘ |
| hasNotableBassPlayer | Bernard Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableGuitarist | Nile Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableVocalist |
Alfa Anderson
NERFINISHED
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Beverly Dotson NERFINISHED ⓘ Brenda White-King NERFINISHED ⓘ David Lasley NERFINISHED ⓘ Diane Sumler NERFINISHED ⓘ Diva Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ Fonzi Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ Lani Groves NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucia Houghton NERFINISHED ⓘ Luther Vandross NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Cobbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Norma Jean Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ Ullanda McCullough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempo | approximately 120 BPM ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | C'est Chic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
best-selling singles of all time
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most iconic disco songs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 5:23 ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Bernard Edwards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Chic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Bernard Edwards
NERFINISHED
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Nile Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Power Station, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-09-21 ⓘ |
| salesCertificationFrance | SNEP Gold ⓘ |
| salesCertificationUK | BPI Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salesCertificationUS | RIAA Platinum ⓘ |
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