"My Freak" is a song by Danish singer and songwriter

Oh Land Nanna Øland Fabricius (born 2 May 1985), known professionally as Oh Land, is a Danish musician, singer, songwriter, and dancer. Early life Øland was born in Copenhagen, the daughter of Bendt Fabricius, an organist (not to be confused with th ...

. It serves as the second single to her upcoming sixth studio album, '' Loop Soup'' (2023), and was released on 23 June 2023 through her Tusk or Tooth label and Capitol Records Denmark. 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" in April, which was intended to serve as the

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for her upcoming studio album project. "My Freak" was then released as a digital single on 23 June 2023 through her Tusk or Tooth label and Capitol Records Denmark. Alongside the release of the single, Oh Land announced details regarding her sixth studio album, '' Loop Soup'', of which "My Freak" appears. She revealed songs on the album were influenced by

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and 1970s films, and the German disco group

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Oh Land wrote the song with Lina Hansson and the song's producer, Nick "Vasco" Labajewska Madsen.

Composition and lyrics

"My Freak" is a

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song that contains instrumentation from an electric guitar and "distant ..synthesized sound notes". Staff members from ''Fizzy Mag'' felt the song's "lush melody and ..slick rhythm" blended well with the singer's vocals. 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 erown logic and natural love with someone". 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."

Critical reception

Li found the song to be "easy to move along o and commented on her vocals, calling them beautiful.

Release history

References

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