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Freak (Joker Xue album)
2018 studio album by Joker Xue From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Freak (Chinese: 怪咖) is the ninth album by Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue. It was released digitally on December 31, 2018, by Huayu World Expo and later acquired by Xue's own label Chaoshi Music.[2] Presale for the physical album began on March 7, 2019.[3]
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"What is a freak?" That is the question at the core of this album's concept. Through his music, Xue observes and analyzes the world from multiple angles then conveys his findings through strong visual symbols and different musical styles. Say hello to your inner freak and don't worry about the noise.[3]
Composition
Of the ten tracks on the album, Xue composed music for five tracks and wrote lyrics for nine tracks. The song "Skyscrapers" served as the theme of Xue's Skyscraper World Tour.
Four tracks were created while on the variety show Infinite Song Season where musicians were paired with non-musicians to create songs based on a decided topic.[4] "Wake Up (Live)" was created with Yue Yunpeng. "Freak" was written and composed by Xue while Yang Di adapted Yuki Hsu's "Monster (怪兽)" as a prelude for their performance.
Xue improvised the chorus of "Talent" while on the show; after it received a lot of attention and requests from netizens for Xue to finish it, Xue completed the song. "The Mute", composed and written by Silence Wang, was originally sung by Liu Wei; Xue rewrote and rearranged the song when he covered it on the show then later included his version on the album.[5] Xue insisted on paying and crediting Wang for the song, even though Wang initially had refused because Xue only kept one line from the original version but Xue insisted that even if only one line is used, it is still used.
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Reception
On Tencent Music UNI Chart, "Forsaken Youth" peaked at #3 and "Talent" ranked #1 for two consecutive weeks.[7] "Talent" was named the Most Popular Single on NetEase Cloud Music's 2018 annual music chart.[8]
On TME Physical Album Annual Sales Chart, launched in 2021 and three years after the album's release, Freak ranked 91th in 2022 but then rose and continued to be in the top 50 in 2023 (ranked 45th), 2024 (ranked 47th), and 2025 (ranked 47th).[9]
Track listing
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Accolades
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References
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