Super Freak

"Super Freak"
"Super Freak"
	French 7-inch cover art
Single by Rick James
from the album Street Songs
B-side	"Super Freak (instrumental)"
Released	August 1981
Genre	Funk; synth-funk; new wave; R&B;
Length	3:24 (album/7" version); 7:05 (12" version);
Label	Gordy
Songwriter(s)	Rick James; Alonzo Miller;
Producer(s)	Rick James
Rick James singles chronology
Music video
	"Super Freak" on YouTube

"Super Freak" is a 1981 single produced and performed by American singer Rick James. The song, co-written by James and Alonzo Miller, was first released on James' fifth album, Street Songs (1981) and became one of James' signature songs. "Freak" is a slang term for the sexually adventurous, as described in the song's lyrics, "She's a very kinky girl / The kind you don't take home to mother". Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song number 477 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004,^[7] number 481 in 2010, and number 153 in an updated list in 2021.^[8] The song was nominated for the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the 1982 Grammys.^[9] The song has been sampled by MC Hammer in 1990, Jay-Z in 2006, and Nicki Minaj in 2022.^[10]

^ Cite error: The named reference NL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Super Freaky Bluegrass". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 13. March 31, 2007. p. 48. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "New Dance Central Songs Hit Tomorrow from Missy Elliott and Rick James". IGN. February 14, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
^ Piatkowksi, Peter (7 April 2021). "40 YEARS AGO RICK JAMES' 'STREET SONGS' SIGNALED A NEW IDENTITY FOR MOTOWN". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^ Lowenthal, Steve. "'Super Freak': The Story Behind Rick James' Punk-Funk Hit". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^ Molanphy, Chris (September 29, 2017). "The Great War Against the Single Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
^ "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (1-500)". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006.
^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 15, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "Grammy Awards 1982". Awards and Shows. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
^ "Billboard Fans Choose Nicki Minaj's "Super Freaky Girl" as This Week's Favorite New Music". Yahoo. 14 August 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[NL-1] Cite error: The named reference NL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] "Super Freaky Bluegrass". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 13. March 31, 2007. p. 48. ISSN 0006-2510.

[3] "New Dance Central Songs Hit Tomorrow from Missy Elliott and Rick James". IGN. February 14, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2015.

[4] Piatkowksi, Peter (7 April 2021). "40 YEARS AGO RICK JAMES' 'STREET SONGS' SIGNALED A NEW IDENTITY FOR MOTOWN". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

[5] Lowenthal, Steve. "'Super Freak': The Story Behind Rick James' Punk-Funk Hit". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

[6] Molanphy, Chris (September 29, 2017). "The Great War Against the Single Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

[7] "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (1-500)". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006.

[8] "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 15, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

[9] "Grammy Awards 1982". Awards and Shows. Retrieved October 18, 2016.

[sfg-10] "Billboard Fans Choose Nicki Minaj's "Super Freaky Girl" as This Week's Favorite New Music". Yahoo. 14 August 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

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