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Chic – Le Freak (4:17)

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“Le Freak” is a 1978 hit disco song by Chic. It was the band’s third single and first Billboard Hot 100 number-one song. According to the Le Freak Songfacts Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers wrote this after they were not allowed to enter New York City’s Studio 54 nightclub on New Year’s Eve, 1977.

A New York Times critic describes the song as a “haunting, minimalist pop-funk built around the guitar and bass”. “Le Freak” bears the distinction of being the highest selling record ever on Atlantic Records, and the highest-selling single ever on WEA until it was displaced in 1990 (by Madonna’s “Vogue”).

The single achieved sales of over four million and also reached number seven in the UK singles chart.

The song was ranked at number 19 on Billboard Magazine’s top 100 songs of the first 50 years of the Hot 100 chart.
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  • Live At The Budokan
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  • The Very Best of Chic
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  • C'est Chic
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  • Dance, Dance, Dance: The Best of Chic
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  • Marjo47

    not the best version their should be more bass guitar in, still sexy though

    yesterday afternoon

  • rangelrafael

    amor & sexo

    Tuesday evening

  • rtdavis

    Let's hit that dance floor!!

    last month

  • JamSammiches

    Jammin !

    March 2012

  • KingFahtah

    Where is my coccaine and unprotected sex lol

    March 2012

  • RussellChap

    Still sounds fresh

    February 2012

  • Doubie1

    where are my belly bottoms and platform shoes lol

    January 2012

  • catdog707

    chic music go way back in the dayzz.- Chic/_/Le+Freak

    December 2011

  • Akatian

    Now this reminds me of Super 8.

    December 2011

  • kiteo

    Sorry, next time I'll write SARCASM in big letters for you.

    October 2011

  • EC1London

    Rarely played?? - Always played, the foundation of Disco Bass Beat, hear the 'foot slide' the Michael Jackson borrowed for the end of 'thriller', listen carefully.

    October 2011

  • GODZILLA_1964

    Bernard is the man on bass...

    September 2011

  • kiteo

    A rarely played gem.

    September 2011

  • ulemuk

    like no other

    September 2011

  • rikrijean

    So often in the discos.....very great...

    September 2011

  • lisabemine

    Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Freak out!!!

    August 2011

  • dannygrl

    love it

    August 2011

  • marypeony

    all that passion a new dance craze a great time era

    July 2011

  • Mr_ollecram

    Bernard Edwards, the most amazing bass player!

    July 2011

  • 5TG

    Reminds me of riding around in my aunt's old convertible VW in the summer when I was a kid. So much fun!

    June 2011
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