Freakout/Release

Freakout/Release is the eighth studio album by English synthpop band Hot Chip. It was released on 19 August 2022 through Domino Records.^[2]

Freakout/Release
Studio album by Hot Chip
Released	19 August 2022 (2022-08-19)
Studio	Relax and Enjoy (London)
Genre	Alternative dance[1]
Length	47:17
Label	Domino
Producer	Hot Chip
Hot Chip chronology
Late Night Tales: Hot Chip (2020) Freakout/Release (2022)
Singles from Freakout/Release
"Down" "Eleanor" "Broken"

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Clash	7/10[4]
Exclaim!	8/10[5]
musicOMH	[6]
NME	[7]
The Observer	[8]
Paste	7.8/10[9]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[10]
PopMatters	9/10[11]
Slant Magazine	[12]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Freakout/Release received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 76 out of 100 from 15 critic scores.^[2]

Track listing

Freakout/Release track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Down"	3:52
2.	"Eleanor"	5:09
3.	"Freakout/Release"	3:17
4.	"Broken"	3:24
5.	"Not Alone"	4:32
6.	"Hard to Be Funky" (featuring Lou Hayter)	4:11
7.	"Time"	4:35
8.	"Miss the Bliss"	4:56
9.	"The Evil That Men Do" (featuring Cadence Weapon)	5:25
10.	"Guilty"	4:02
11.	"Out of My Depth"	3:54
Total length:		47:17

Charts

Chart performance for Freakout/Release

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	120
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]	196
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	45
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	99
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	16
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[19]	1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[20]	1