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The song was first played live on July 24, 2009, at the first Spirits in the Sky show in memoriam of Sky Saxon. It was then a staple at Smashing Pumpkins shows throughout 2010, with the final performance being in San Diego on December 12, 2010.
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." 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."
"Freak" peaked at #27 on the US Alternative Airplay chart and at #34 on the Hot Rock Songs chart.
Photo: Promotional CD that was sent to US radio in July 2010
https://spcodex.wiki/FreakThe song was first played live on July 24, 2009, at the first Spirits in the Sky show in memoriam of Sky Saxon. It was then a staple at Smashing Pumpkins shows throughout 2010, with the final performance being in San Diego on December 12, 2010.
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." 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."
"Freak" peaked at #27 on the US Alternative Airplay chart and at #34 on the Hot Rock Songs chart.
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