Le Freak

"Le Freak" is a 1978 funk-disco song by American R&B band Chic. It was the band's third single and first Billboard Hot 100 and R&B number-one hit song. Along with the tracks "I Want Your Love" and "Chic Cheer", "Le Freak" scored number one on the disco charts for seven weeks. The single achieved sales of 7 million and also scored number seven in the UK Singles Chart.

"Le Freak"
One of the US editions
Single by Chic
from the album C'est Chic
B-side
  • "You Can Get By"
  • "Savoir Faire"
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1978 (1978-09-21)
RecordedJanuary 1978
StudioPower Station, New York City
Genre
Length
  • 5:23 (LP version)
  • 3:30 (7-inch edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bernard Edwards
  • Nile Rodgers
Chic singles chronology
"Everybody Dance"
(1978)		 "Le Freak"
(1978)		 "I Want Your Love"
(1979)
Music video
"Le Freak" on YouTube

Billboard magazine ranked it as the number 3 song for 1979. The song was ranked number 21 on Billboard magazine's top 100 songs of the first 55 years of the "Hot 100" chart. In 2018, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant."

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