"Freak Like Me" is a song by American rock band Halestorm. It was released on January 8, 2013, as the third single from their second album, The Strange Case Of.... The song topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in April 2013.
Reception Liz Ramanand of Loudwire described "Freak Like Me" as "a straight up anthem for misfits", and praised frontwoman Lzzy Hale's vocals and the song's "sleazy guitar riffs, crashing cymbals and deep bass lines". In 2015, Loudwire ranked the song third on its list of Halestorm's 10 best songs.
Music video The music video, directed by Rob Fenn, premiered on February 11, 2013. Hale said the video was intended to thank and celebrate the band's fans after what she described as a year in which "so many dreams came true" for Halestorm. It features a montage of the band's world travels during 2012, including behind-the-scenes tour footage and footage of the band performing at clubs and outdoor festival stages.
Live performances Halestorm performed "Freak Like Me" and "Love Bites (So Do I)" on the January 29, 2013, episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, with "Freak Like Me" made available as a web-exclusive bonus performance.
Chart performance "Freak Like Me" was Halestorm's first number-one song on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart dated April 13, 2013. Elsewhere on Billboard, it peaked at number 17 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart and number 48 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart.
Personnel Credits adapted from Apple Music.
Halestorm Lzzy Hale – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano Arejay Hale – drums, backing vocals Joe Hottinger – lead guitar, backing vocals Josh Smith – bass, backing vocals
Additional musicians Howard Benson – keyboards, programming Lenny Skolnik – keyboards, programming
Production and engineering Howard Benson – producer Ted Jensen – mastering engineer Chris Lord-Alge – mixing engineer Mike Plotnikoff – recording engineer Jimmy Fahey – assistant engineer Paul DeCarli – editing engineer, additional engineer Hatsukazu Inagaki – additional engineer
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Freak Like Me" Chart (2013) Peakposition
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Freak Like Me" Chart (2013) PositionUS Mainstream Rock Airplay (Billboard) 13
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