# My Freak > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/My_Freak > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/My_Freak.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Freak > Source revision: 1333827675 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) "**My Freak**" is a song by Danish singer and songwriter [Oh Land](/source/Oh_Land). It serves as the second single to her upcoming sixth studio album, *[Loop Soup](/source/Loop_Soup)* (2023), and was released on 23 June 2023 through her Tusk or Tooth label and [Capitol Records Denmark](/source/Capitol_Records). She wrote the song with Lina Hansson and the song's producer, Nick Labajewska Madsen. ## Background and release Oh Land's first release of 2023 was the single "[Bleeed](/source/Bleeed)" in April, which was intended to serve as the [lead single](/source/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](/source/Capitol_Records).[2] Alongside the release of the single, Oh Land announced details regarding her sixth studio album, *[Loop Soup](/source/Loop_Soup)*, of which "My Freak" appears.[3] She revealed songs on the album were influenced by [1960s](/source/1960s_in_film) and [1970s films](/source/1970s_in_film), and the German disco group [Boney M.](/source/Boney_M.)[4] Oh Land wrote the song with Lina Hansson and the song's producer, Nick "Vasco" Labajewska Madsen.[4] ## Composition and lyrics "My Freak" is a [disco](/source/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 Li found the song to be "easy to move along [to]" and commented on her vocals, calling them beautiful.[5] ## Release history Release dates and formats for "My Freak" Region Date Format(s) Label Ref. Various 23 June 2023 Digital download · streaming Tusk or Tooth [2] ## References 1. ["Oh Lands drøm blev til en sang"](https://www.bt.dk/underholdning/oh-lands-droem-blev-til-en-sang) (in Danish). *[B.T.](/source/B.T._(tabloid))*. 19 May 2023. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230522083000/https://www.bt.dk/underholdning/oh-lands-droem-blev-til-en-sang) 22 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 June 2023. 1. References regarding the release of "My Freak" by Oh Land on Apple Music: * ["My Freak - Single – Oh Land"](https://music.apple.com/dk/album/my-freak-single/1691074263). Apple Music (DK). 23 June 2023. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230706203708/https://music.apple.com/dk/album/my-freak-single/1691074263) 6 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 June 2023. * ["My Freak - Single – Oh Land"](https://music.apple.com/ug/album/my-freak-single/1691074263). Apple Music (UG). 23 June 2023. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230624230628/https://music.apple.com/ug/album/my-freak-single/1691074263) 24 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 June 2023. 1. ["28 New Songs Out Today"](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/28-new-songs-out-today-50/). *[BrooklynVegan](/source/BrooklynVegan)*. 23 June 2023. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230706203617/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/28-new-songs-out-today-50/) 6 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 June 2023. 1. Means-Shannon, Hannah (25 June 2023). ["Oh Land's 'My Freak' Rejoices in Finding Someone Else Who's Weird"](https://wildfiremusic.net/2023/06/25/oh-lands-my-freak-rejoices-in-finding-someone-else-whos-weird/). *Wildfire Music*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230627024506/https://wildfiremusic.net/2023/06/25/oh-lands-my-freak-rejoices-in-finding-someone-else-whos-weird/) 27 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 July 2023. 1. Li, Simon (24 June 2023). ["Oh Land Shares New Single 'My Freak' from Upcoming LP 'Loop Soup'"](https://music.mxdwn.com/2023/06/24/news/oh-land-shares-new-single-my-freak-from-upcoming-lp-loop-soup/). *mxdwn.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230706203620/https://music.mxdwn.com/2023/06/24/news/oh-land-shares-new-single-my-freak-from-upcoming-lp-loop-soup/) 6 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 July 2023. 1. ["Oh Land Returns with Genre-Bending Pop on New Album 'Loop Soup' Out September 29"](https://fizzymag.com/articles/oh-land-returns-genre-bending-pop-new-album-loop-soup-september-29). *Fizzy Mag*. 24 June 2023. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230706203619/https://fizzymag.com/articles/oh-land-returns-genre-bending-pop-new-album-loop-soup-september-29) 6 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine. 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