Freaks (Timmy Trumpet and Savage song)

"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, Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, Poland and The Netherlands. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales exceeding 500,000 copies,[1] six times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales exceeding 420,000 copies and triple platinum by Recorded Music NZ for sales exceeding 45,000 copies. Freaks has exceeded more than 500,000 streams online.[2]

"Freaks"
Single by Timmy Trumpet and Savage
Released8 August 2014
Recorded2014
GenreMelbourne bounce
Length2:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
Timmy Trumpet singles chronology
"Bleed"
(2013)		 "Freaks"
(2014)		 "Nightmare"
(2014)
Savage singles chronology
"Swing"
(2014)		 "Freaks"
(2014)		 "Take These Shots"
(2014)
Music video
"Freaks" on YouTube

Freaks debuted on the ARIA Charts at number 1 in both Dance and Australian Singles, and number 10 overall.[3] It is the highest selling single of all time on Ministry of Sound Australia [4] and won "Highest Selling Single" at the 2015 New Zealand Music Awards.[5]

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
United States (RIAA)[27] 1× Gold 500,000
Australia (ARIA)[28] 6× Platinum 420,000
Belgium (BEA)[29] Gold 15,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30] 3× Platinum 45,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming 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.[31][32][33][34]

References
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  4. Archived 2016-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Ministryofsound.com.au
  5. Lydia Jenkin (November 2015). "Broods clean up at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved November 2016
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  27. "American single certifications – Timmy Trumpet feat. Savage – Freaks". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 October 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  28. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  29. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2015". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  30. "New Zealand single certifications – Timmy Trumpet feat. Savage – Freaks". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  31. Nolan, Michael. "YouTube star takes up new music gig". South Burnett Times. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  32. Loftus, Tobi. "Meet the Queensland YouTuber with a million subscribers". South Burnett Times. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  33. Mosbergen, Dominique (2014-10-27). "Dad On Trombone, Boy On Oven Perform 'Cover Of The Year'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  34. "A German advert just revived the viral 'When mama isn't home' skit". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
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