"My Freak" is a song by Danish singer and songwriter Oh Land. It serves as the second single to her upcoming sixth studio album, Loop Soup (2023), and was released on 23 June 2023 through her Tusk or Tooth label and Capitol Records Denmark. She wrote the song with Lina Hansson and the song's producer, Nick Labajewska Madsen.
| "My Freak" | ||||
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| Single by Oh Land | ||||
| from the album Loop Soup | ||||
| Released | 23 June 2023 | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Vasco | |||
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Background and release
editOh Land's first release of 2023 was the single "Bleeed" in April, which was intended to serve as the lead single for her upcoming studio album project.[1] "My Freak" was then released as a digital single on 23 June 2023 through her Tusk or Tooth label and Capitol Records Denmark.[2] Alongside the release of the single, Oh Land announced details regarding her sixth studio album, Loop Soup, of which "My Freak" appears.[3] She revealed songs on the album were influenced by 1960s and 1970s films, and the German disco group Boney M.[4]
Oh Land wrote the song with Lina Hansson and the song's producer, Nick "Vasco" Labajewska Madsen.[4]
Composition and lyrics
edit"My Freak" is a disco song that contains instrumentation from an electric guitar and "distant [...] synthesized sound notes".[5][6] Staff members from Fizzy Mag felt the song's "lush melody and [...] slick rhythm" blended well with the singer's vocals.[6] Lyrically, Oh Land finds herself questioning normalcy and establishing deeper connections with those who have "quirks and edges"; according to the singer, "My Freak" is a love song about "finding [her] own logic and natural love with someone".[3] Simon Li from Mxwdn.com summarised the song's meaning as "an ode to love by encouraging lovers to embrace each other as they are with all their oddities and imperfections."[5]
Critical reception
editLi found the song to be "easy to move along [to]" and commented on her vocals, calling them beautiful.[5]
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 23 June 2023 | Tusk or Tooth | [2] |
References
edit- ^ "Oh Lands drøm blev til en sang". B.T. (in Danish). 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b References regarding the release of "My Freak" by Oh Land on Apple Music:
- "My Freak - Single – Oh Land". Apple Music (DK). 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- "My Freak - Single – Oh Land". Apple Music (UG). 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b "28 New Songs Out Today". BrooklynVegan. 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b Means-Shannon, Hannah (25 June 2023). "Oh Land's 'My Freak' Rejoices in Finding Someone Else Who's Weird". Wildfire Music. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Li, Simon (24 June 2023). "Oh Land Shares New Single 'My Freak' from Upcoming LP 'Loop Soup'". mxdwn.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Oh Land Returns with Genre-Bending Pop on New Album 'Loop Soup' Out September 29". Fizzy Mag. 24 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.