Freak (The Smashing Pumpkins song)
| "Freak" | ||||
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Promotional CD-R of "Freak" | ||||
| Single by The Smashing Pumpkins | ||||
| from the album Teargarden by Kaleidyscope | ||||
| Released | 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | Martha's Music / Rocket Science | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan | |||
| The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology | ||||
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"Freak" (also titled as "Freak U.S.A.") is the second single from The Smashing Pumpkins's 34-track music project, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, and the first song released for the second accompanying EP The Solstice Bare. Like all other songs on the EP, "Freak" was released as a free download on their official website. The song was first played live on July 24, 2009, at the first Spirits in the Sky show in memoriam of Sky Saxon. It was performed live by the Pumpkins throughout their 2010 tours.