Freak the Freak Out facts for kids

Quick facts for kids "Freak the Freak Out"
Single by Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice
from the album Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show
Released	November 22, 2010
Recorded	2010; The Backhouse (Los Angeles, California); Rocket Carousel (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Electronic rock
Length	3:54
Label	Nickelodeon Columbia
Songwriter(s)	CJ Abraham Dan Schneider Michael Corcoran Nick Hexum Zack Hexum
Producer(s)	Backhouse Mike The Super Chris
Victorious singles chronology
"Freak the Freak Out" (2010) "Beggin' on Your Knees" (2011)
Victoria Justice singles chronology
"Freak the Freak Out" (2010) "Beggin' on Your Knees" (2011)

"Freak the Freak Out" is a song performed by American pop recording artist Victoria Justice. It was produced by The Super Chris and Michael Corcoran, who also co-wrote the song with C.J. Abraham, Nick Hexum, Zack Hexum, and Dan Schneider, for Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show (2011), the soundtrack to the Nickelodeon television series, Victorious. It was released as the album's lead single on November 22, 2010 through Columbia Records. Musically, the song is a fast-paced electronic rock song with influences of electropop and teen pop lyrics, and the lyrics speak of getting the attention of a distant friend.

The song was met with generally positive reviews from critics, with the majority of them praising its message and aggressive sound. "Freak the Freak Out" charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 50, remaining as the highest peaking song from the soundtrack. The accompanying music video portrays Justice with the Victorious cast at a night club dancing, singing and enjoying the moment.

Background

"Freak the Freak Out" is the first commercial single released from the soundtrack Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show (2011), for the television series of the same name on Nickelodeon. It was first heard on the series's one-hour special, "Freak the Freak Out", which premiered on November 26, 2010 in North America, a few days after the single's release. The scene where the song was performed features Justice, disguised as a very ugly girl Louise Nordoff, who comes up on stage to sing and later reveals her true self as a part of a plan to win a bet with the two main antagonists in the episode, Hayley (Jillian Clare) and Tara (Jamie Snow). They won a previous contest only because Hayley's father owns the karaoke place. Justice continues singing as Elizabeth Gillies and Ariana Grande, playing Jade West and Cat Valentine, come up on stage and dance beside her.

The song was written by Michael Corcoran, C.J. Abraham, Nick Hexum, Zack Hexum, Dan Schneider. It also featured addition production by Greg Wells on additional production. The mixing for the song was provided by Greg Wellstook place at Rocket Carousel in Los Angeles, California. Backhouse Mike and The Super Chris produced the track along with providing all the instruments on the song. Michael Corcoran also provided the guitars. Corcoran was also included on the programming for the song with CJ Abraham, both of which engineered the track in The Backhouse in Los Angeles. Corcoran and Abraham provided additional vocals along with Niki Watkins, Nick and Zack Hexum.

Composition

"Freak the Freak Out" is an electronic rock song that contains influences of Hi-NRG, teen pop and electropop. The song runs For 160 beats per minute respectively, through a dance-rock oriented beat and features a more aggressive sound than the rest of the album's songs, at one point received comparisons to the musical stylings of pop singer Katy Perry. Much of the song features relentless beats, synthesized instrumentations, nonstop simple, and repetitive choruses. The theme of the song is centered around managing relationships. The lyrics are about getting the attention of a distant partner who doesn't listen.

Commercial performance

"Freak the Freak Out" debuted at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 50. A little over six months after its release, the single was certified Gold by the RIAA in the United States on June 13, 2011. However, Justice's label incorrectly certified it as an album. It has been confirmed that the song has sales of over 600,000 digital copies in the U.S.

Music video

The music video premiered on Nickelodeon on November 19, 2010, after the iCarly episode "iStart a Fan War". The video opens with Justice talking on the phone with someone outside of the club. She is upset that her friend is not coming to the club, but decides to go in anyway. As she walks around the club, she sees the Victorious cast socializing with other people. They are also shown dancing individually on the dance floor in another part of the club. There are also interspersed shots of Justice singing the song while sitting down, singing parts of the song into her phone, performing the song in a room with people dancing behind her and at the DJ booth.
In a shorter version of the music video, there are interspersed shots of Justice recording the song in a studio.

Performances

Justice performed this song in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2010. Also, the song was performed in a Victorious episode of the same title as the song.

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from Victorious liner notes.

• Victoria Justice – vocals
• Michael Corcoran - songwriting, production, instrumentation, guitars, programming, engineering, background vocals
• The Super Chris - production, instrumentation
• C.J. Abraham - songwriting, programming, engineering, background vocals
• Nick Hexum - songwriting, background vocals
• Zack Hexum - songwriting, background vocals
• Dan Schneider - songwriting
• Niki Watkins - background vocals
• Greg Wells - additional production, mixing

Charts

Certifications

See also

In Spanish: Freak the Freak Out para niños