"Freak like Me" is the first single from Adina Howard's 1995 R&B debut album Do You Wanna Ride?.

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  • "Freak like Me" is the first single from Adina Howard's 1995 R&B debut album Do You Wanna Ride?. Like Howard's image, the song can be best described as hypersexual. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA. The song's chorus is a lyrical interpolation of the verses found in Bootsy Collins' "I'd Rather Be With You". While the lyrics in "Freak like Me"'s chorus are different from the Bootsy Collins song, they are sung in identical melody. The song's drum beat is sampled from Sly & the Family Stone's "Sing a Simple Song." The original music video was directed by Hype Williams. The song returned to the public conscience when covered by British pop group Sugababes in a production by Richard X. The song and her hypersexual image is considered groundbreaking in the U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop scene, it potrayed female hip-hop singers more aggressive rather than coy in their sexuality, in a manner that was feminine unlike the female hip-hop artists of before who dressed in men's apparel to express their aggressive image (i.e. Salt-N-Pepa). This new, hypersexual image would pave the way for upcoming R&B/Hip-Hop female artists like Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim; in addition, it allowed other artists to become more comfortable in releasing more explicit lyrical content that their previous images wouldn't be associated with. Examples of this are Toni Braxton's "You're Makin' Me High" and Monifah's "Touch It". (en)
  • "Freak Like Me" es el primer single de Angels with dirty faces, el segundo album de Sugababes. Este single fue todo un éxito y se convirtió en el primer número uno del grupo en su Reino Unido natal. Aguantó 16 semanas en el top 75 de ventas de singles de Reino Unido, 5 de ellas en el top 10. las ventas mundiales del single son de 3. 150. 000 copias (es)
  • Freak like Me è il titolo del primo singolo estratto dal secondo album delle Sugababes, "Angels with Dirty Faces". Fu anche il loro primo singolo a raggiungere la 1 in tutta Europa ed a raggiungere la prima posizione in Inghilterra, facendo loro stabilire il record della band più giovane a raggiungere la vetta della classifica nella storia della musica. (it)
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  • "Freak like Me" is the first single from Adina Howard's 1995 R&B debut album Do You Wanna Ride?. (en)
  • "Freak Like Me" es el primer single de Angels with dirty faces, el segundo album de Sugababes. (es)
  • Freak like Me è il titolo del primo singolo estratto dal secondo album delle Sugababes, "Angels with Dirty Faces". (it)
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