Funny to see them go crazy

Nile Rodgers (who was part of Chic) later said that the song was directed at how Studio 54 would casually reject "undesirable people" from entering, with "freak out" being a sanitized version of "f*** off"

A number one disco hit from 1979. This R&B's band had quite a few hits. My favorite was "Everybody 💃 Dance"

Possibly two of the greatest guitarists of the the fantastic 1970’s the late Bernie Edwards on bass and the utterly fantastic Nile Rogers on rythum guitar

There like freak out !! Funny 🤣😂

Some of the best times of my life were spent dancing and skating to this song, PLEASE explore more “CHIC”; DISCO ROYALTY 👑 “Everybody Dance”, “I Want Your Love”, “Good Times”, “Dance, Dance, Dance” ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Another great disco song from the late 70s that I think you would enjoy is Boogie Oogie Oogie by A Taste of Honey,

I remember doing the dance "the freak" back in the day, those were some of the best of times!😊😍

Loved this song in 1979 and still love it today!

Whenever you hear Chic...just understand you listening to one of the greatest black bassist EVER! Bernard Edwards on bass and Nile Rodgers on guitar....classic black sound of the late 70s!

"Come on down to 54" referring to the New York city disco club Studio 54.

Nile Rogers is the guitarist and he also produced hits for so many other artists; Madonna, Bowie, Daft Punk, The Pointer Sisters. He wrote the songs, played guitar on them, produced them. His guitar is even called "The Hitmaker" because it's been on so many number one songs. He is still touring today, go see him if you get the chance.

This was in the Disco era and yes, the freak was a dance!

I remember roller skating & dancing to this song I was about 8 when it was released ( disco era ) It was one of my favs ❤

Love the guy’s reaction when the bass solo comes in!

I used to love to roller skate to this song!😄

The Freak was a dance.. We use to PARTY!!!

Good memories of being on the dance floor doing the Bump to this tune back in the day!! You simply can't stay still when this comes on!!

They played it a lot at Studio 54. Back in the Disco days!!! Long live Disco!!!! Love it still.

so glad you two are checking out more of the disco groups

Another iconic disco song that was always played at my family functions from when it first came out. Amazing party song! Takes me back to my early childhood days... I was about 7 maybe... the guitar... YES! Luuuuv this! Always will!

Bringing me back to 8th grade now! This song was EVERYWHERE!

O produtor foi muito criativo quando reuniu estes grandes musicos para criar esta linda musica da época.

This was an awesome song to skate to 🛼 I miss those times

Thank you, I love this disco song. I’m 70 years old and I remember dancing this in the disco’s. We use to go to the Wildcat house and party down, its a college bear a big place, big dance floor.

I love the disco era. They always play disco music in the dollar store by my house. The music just makes people happy!!

Yes, this was a dance. I was stationed in Norfolk, VA when this came out. I not only Freaked my dance partner, but myself as well. Great memories.

This is my sister's ringtone on my phone because we listened to this song all the time. 8 track, radio, at the roller rink, every party and every school dance. It came out my senior year in high school.

This was like the beginnings of disco. And it was so much fun!

That was the jam back in the day everybody got up to dance

They are Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, THE Masters.

Ahhhh yes great song . Staple song on the disco floor.

Chic (pronounced "sheek") had another great hit in - I Want Your Love.

YESSSSS! Roller skated my butt off to this song in my preteens! Thanks for the memories!

CHIC in its original line-up was a huge act, but in the later 80s Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards wanted to go behind the scenes for production. They knew their stuff. But there was a clamor for them to perform and they would take the act out for tours. On April 17, 1996, the original line-up did its last performance at The Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The whole concert is available on KZfaq in segments and individual tunes. Bernard Edwards, the bassist, was suffering from the flu and running a very high temperature but still went on. That night after the show he retired to his hotel room to recover from the show and try to get better. He never woke up. He died in his sleep, a tragedy to all CHIC fans. I would recommend their performance f "Good Times" as the group incorporated the Sugar Hill Gang's rap into the song. Good fun!

Yes it was. Great disco song

Nile rodgers on guitar is a big time producer. Legendary now

One of the best bands of all time, so much talent! ALL of their musik was good EVERY last one! Yes, it was a dance called "The Freak" back in the day. The black lead singers are doing the dance in the video.

LE Freak was a dance at time it started in the disco clubs by the band. other songs - Everybody Dance, Dance Dance Dance & I Want Your Love.

Let me give you a little history of this song. It was originally written as "F*** You". Grace Jones, a hot singer and actress at the time, invited the band to come party with her at Studio 54 in New York. When they arrived, security wouldn't let them in. They went home and wrote it. Afterwards, they liked the tune so much that they changed the lyrics to a more radio friendly "Freak Out". The dance came after the song...not before. Also, the guitar and balls players were two of the hottest producers in the 70's and 80's. Nile Rogers (guitar), the late Bernard Edwards (bass). They produced Diana Ross, The Pointer Sisters. In the 90s, Nile Rogers co-wrote and produced "Let's Dance" by David Bowie. He also produced albums for Duran Duran and others. They're in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Young & Company!!! "I like what you're doing to me". TY

this song was number 1 on the billboard charts for 6 weeks in 1979.

This one got everyone up & out on the disco dance floor to do "Le Freak".

Le Freak was originally called "AWW F***K Off!" towards Studio 54. Studio 54 was notoriously difficult to get into. Nile Rodgers and Grace Jones went there only to have the door slammed in their faces with doorman shouting"F***K OFF!"

Love this song, they used to play it at the roller rink when I was a teenager

We went clubbing in the days🔥So much fun. I think we just called them " Dance Clubs" back in the 70's. Mandatory to get very DRESSED UP. The atmosphere just oozed with sensuality.Those Disco BASS LINES🎵🎵🎵 What an era. No violence in the clubs. No crazy drunks. None of that was tolerated. Just dance dance dance💃💃💃

i"m from new york. I was 23 when this record came out. The freak was the first dance after the hustle that you could do without a partner.

Yes this was a HUGE song at the disco as I am a 70s child

The best dance band of all time without a doubt!

Chic, always love this band and song. Le Freak awesome man.

This was very popular at my School Dances and Parties and at the Skating Rinks. Everyone got up to dance to this song.

It's just instantly catchy!

HUGE hit

Le Freak was a huge hit in the 70's and also started a dance craze called 'The Freak"

Another rabbit hole!

Chic consisted of Benard Edwards on Bass and Nile Rogers on Rhythm guitar ,Tony Thompson on drums Alfa Anderson & Luci Martin on co leads ,two of the best singers in the business ,

"Studio 54" was the hottest nightclub in the country...located in late 1970s New York city. Come Friday into the weekend ppl dressed to the nines and waited with baited breath to be let in. The owner would come out and hand pick who would get in. If u didn't get picked..you swallowed your pride and waited for the next weekend. Celebs from every walk of life couldn't wait to be seen at "54".

This one takes me back to my Ole DJ days.

This was HUGE back in the day! I remember my older sister dancing to this with the dance team during a football halftime show. The whole stadium was rocking!

my childhood favourite..

I love that Bernard Edwards bass-line. I remember dancing to this in the 80s with my then, soon to be wife. Good Times :)

Chic ryhmes with freak 👍♥️

Makes me remember good times in the clubs!!!

It’s disco back in the 70’s .yes you can dance to it.it was a very popular song back in the disco era.

I’ve been listening to this song since I was a kid. I have never seen the dance that went with it, but then again I was a kid in the Midwest.

There was a dance called The Freak back then as well. They also made Good Times which was a follow up.

This is Disco Mel, of course, they’re Dancing that’s what disco is all about and feeling good ❤

I was 20 years old when this was out. It had everyone moving

Yessss it was a dance

Was it a dance from top of ODELL'S down to the bottom and around back to he top,Lord such GRAND MEMORIES. It was a rocking oval shaped conga like dance WOW .

Yes it was call the freak

I remember wearing out this 45 back in '79. As a white guy whose family is from New England... this blew my mind!! Disco and Funk is where it's at.

This was a monster hit for Chic! Yes, the Freak was a dance in the late seventies/early eighties! That’s the magnificent legendary Nile Rogers on guitar and he went on to produce acts like Duran Duran, David Bowie, Madonna, Sister Sledge, Daft Punk, and many more! They also had big hits with I Want Your Love, Everybody Dance, and Good Times which was sample by the Sugarhill Gang for their mega hit Rapper’s Delight without permission! Chic sued and won! ❤️❤️

I can see Shawn & Mel as neighbors, the couple back in the day hosting the Cookouts.

Yes, it was a popular dance in the late 70's

The guitarist you noticed is Nile Rogers. If you know/remember the Daft Punk/Pharrell Williams song, "Get Lucky", Nile was the guitarist for that song too. Same guy.

This was a dance called "The Freak". it was fun. I used to do it.

I love Chic. "Good Times" is another song that I love by Chic.

This song was a worldwide phenomena.

Chic's other hit song was I Want Your Love Chic is pronounced Sheek

Nile Rogers and his band Chic- huge disco band! And Nile is a legendary writer and producer- many #1 hits. He produced and played on Bowie’s Modern Love album- who he introduced to the still little know guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughn , who also played on that album, and he wrote We are Family for Sister Sledge, produced Diana Ross, Madonna- Like a Virgin. Chic’s baseline was the baseline for the first rap hit- Rapper’s Delight. Nile Rogers is a hugely influential musician and music figure.

Every bar, school dance, etc., played this endlessly ;) It was awesome!

Bass player here. Man, the dude jamming on that bass knows what the hell he's doing! Jeez, Louise, he's got it going on.

The phrase "Let's head on down to 54." Was a world renowned and New York City's most famous night club "Studio 54" own by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager. Every world-renowned celebrity from actors to musicians to academics and politics were staples at "Studio 54." The band 'Chic" and this song was a big hit at "Studio 54." Awesome!

Huge talent in that band. Look up each member!

Disco Lots of roller skating dancing with disco ball

Speaking of 70s moments, you need to try 'Why Have I Lost You?" by Cameo for size. You WON'T regret it!!!!!!!! R.I.P....Wayne Cooper.

Disco was about shaking your booty and enjoying people and social Interaction! Good times too!

They were singing about the famous studio 54 located in New York it was a famous disco club back in the late 70's.

Check out Chic's other hits, Dance, Dance, Dance, Everybody Dance, I Want Your Love, Good Times.

Bernard Edwards just tearing it up on the bass guitar.

Huge hit back in the day!!!

Real pure disco! Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah) another awesome song by Chic!

The lead guitarist, in an interview, spoke about the song’s origin. Apparently, back in the late seventies when New York’s infamous studio 54 was still in operation, the band was making an appearance there, but he had arrived late and had gone around to the stage entry door to go in. Studio 54 personnel were notorious for not letting people in unless they ( the staff ) decided to allow it. So the guitarist knocked on the door, and some guy answers the door, like “WTF do you want?”. The gentleman explained that he was with the band and had arrived late. This guy at the door laughed at him and said something like “nice try” then slammed the door shut. The guitarist was so pissed that he took out his guitar and started strumming the opening for this song. But instead of singing ‘freak out’, he said “f**k you!”.

Yeh,! My 10th grade yr. LA county fair ground dances

This is my favorite from them in 1979 Chic - Good Times

I miss those days of dancing

Yes beautiful people There was a dance called the freak in the 70s and 80s

Yes it was a dance call The Freak!! Got caught by my Daddy doing the freak with a guy at the park lol!! The look on his face🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Love the bass in disco songs