Freaks (Timmy Trumpet and Savage song)

"Freaks"
Single by Timmy Trumpet and Savage
Released 8 August 2014
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre Melbourne bounce
Length 2:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
Timmy Trumpet singles chronology
"Bleed"
(2013)		 "Freaks"
(2014)		 "Nightmare"
(2014)

"Bleed"
(2013)		 "Freaks"
(2014)		 "Nightmare"
(2014)
Savage singles chronology
"Swing"
(2014) Swing2014		 "Freaks"
(2014) Freaks2014
Music video
"Freaks" on YouTube

"Freaks" is a song by Australian DJ, producer and musician Timmy Trumpet and New Zealand rapper Savage released on 8 August 2014. The song topped the singles chart in New Zealand, was a top 3 hit in Australia, and charted in other countries such as France and the Netherlands. It was certified five times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 350,000 copies and triple platinum by Recorded Music NZ for sales exceeding 45,000 copies.

Freaks debuted on the ARIA Charts at number 1 in both Dance and Australian Singles, and number 10 overall.[1] It is the highest selling single of all time on Ministry of Sound Australia [2] and won "Highest Selling Single" at the 2015 New Zealand Music Awards.[3]

Track listing

Ministry of Sound (Australia)
  1. "Freaks" (radio edit) – 2:48
541 / N.E.W.S. (Belgium)
  1. "Freaks" (radio edit) – 2:48
  2. "Freaks" (extended mix) – 4:24
  3. "Freaks" (original mix without Savage) – 4:34

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[19] 5× Platinum 350,000^
Belgium (BEA)[20] Gold 15,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] 3× Platinum 45,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

"Freaks" was featured in a 2014 viral video recorded by Russell Bauer (who, in 2017, became director of the New England Conservatorium of Music in Armidale, New South Wales), "When Mama Isn't Home". In the video, Bauer is seen playing the song on trombone, with his son accompanying him by slamming an oven door to the beat. The video inspired remixes and variations of the video with other songs, and was also used as the basis of a commercial by German retailer Otto.[22][23][24][25]

References

  1. ↑ Facebook.com
  2. ↑ Ministryofsound.com.au
  3. ↑ Lydia Jenkin (November 2015). "Broods clean up at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved November 2016
  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Top 5 Airplay TV". Polish Video Chart. ZPAV. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Charts.nz – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 2013". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 2015". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  20. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2015". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  21. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Timmy Trumpet feat. Savage – Freaks". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  22. ↑ Nolan, Michael. "YouTube star takes up new music gig". South Burnett Times. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  23. ↑ Loftus, Tobi. "Meet the Queensland YouTuber with a million subscribers". South Burnett Times. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  24. ↑ Mosbergen, Dominique (2014-10-27). "Dad On Trombone, Boy On Oven Perform 'Cover Of The Year'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  25. ↑ "A German advert just revived the viral 'When mama isn't home' skit". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
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