Freak (The Smashing Pumpkins song)

"Freak" (also titled as "Freak U.S.A.") is the second single from The Smashing Pumpkins's scrapped 44-song project, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, and the first song released for the second accompanying EP The Solstice Bare. Like all other songs on the EP, "Freak" was released as a free download on their official website.[1] The song was first played live on July 24, 2009, at the first Spirits in the Sky show in memoriam of Sky Saxon.[2] It was performed live by the Pumpkins throughout their 2010 tours.[3]

"Freak"
Promotional CD-R of "Freak"
Single by The Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Teargarden by Kaleidyscope
Released2010
Recorded2009-2010
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:51
LabelMartha's Music / Rocket Science
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"G.L.O.W."
(2008)		 "Freak"
(2010)		 "Owata"
(2011)

Critical reception

Spin praised the song, noting that "the catchy chorus of bright guitars and cheerful na na na na nas recall his short-lived pop-rock side-project Zwan; the heavy, distorted bass lines revisit the goth-rock moments of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness; and his lyrics are all early-Pumpkins."[4] PopMatters's reviewed that "Freak" "largely explores and builds on The Smashing Pumpkins’ earlier, mid-1990s sound while also very subtly hinting at the newly pointed and cultish, lysergic musical atmosphere."[5]

Charts
Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Rock Songs (Billboard)[6] 34
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References
  1. "Smashing Pumpkins". Smashing Pumpkins. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  2. "tour history - dates : 2009/07/24". spfc.org. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  3. spfc.org : tour info - "Freak".
  4. "LISTEN: Smashing Pumpkins Release New Song!". SPIN.com. July 6, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  5. Carl, William. "The Smashing Pumpkins Release New Song "Freak" From Teargarden by Kaleidyscope < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  6. Smashing Pumpkins Album & Song Chart History - Rock Songs. Billboard.com. Retrieved December 8, 2010.


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