Freak of Nature

Freak of Nature
Anastacia - Freak of Nature.png
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 23, 2001 (2001-11-23)
Recorded2001
Studio
Genre
Length47:14
Label
Producer
Anastacia chronology
Not That Kind
(2000)
Freak of Nature
(2001)
Anastacia
(2004)
Singles from Freak of Nature
  1. "Paid My Dues"
    Released: November 12, 2001
  2. "One Day in Your Life"
    Released: February 25, 2002
  3. "Boom"
    Released: June 3, 2002
  4. "Why'd You Lie to Me"
    Released: September 9, 2002
  5. "You'll Never Be Alone"
    Released: November 18, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Entertainment WeeklyB
Entertainment.ie
NME2/10
Q
Rolling StoneFavorable
Slant Magazine
Yahoo! Music

Freak of Nature is the second studio album by American singer Anastacia. It was released on November 23, 2001, by Epic Records and Daylight Records. The album was primarily produced by Ric Wake, Sam Watters, and Louis Biancaniello, with additional production from Richie Jones. It debuted and peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard 200, while reaching number four in the United Kingdom and number one in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. As of September 2012, Freak of Nature had sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide.

Release

For the US edition of the album, three tracks from the album were remixed ("One Day in Your Life", "You'll Never Be Alone", and "Don't Stop (Doin' It)"). A new track, "I Thought I Told You That", a collaboration with Faith Evans, was also included on the US album. A collectors edition of the album was released in Europe in November 2002, featuring a bonus disc containing "I Thought I Told You That", a cover version of the Disney song "Someday My Prince Will Come", and "Boom" (which served as the 2002 FIFA World Cup official song), as well as three remixes and two live recordings.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Freak of Nature"3:39
2."Paid My Dues"
3:21
3."Overdue Goodbye"
  • Anastacia
  • Mann
4:34
4."You'll Never Be Alone"
  • Biancaniello
  • Watters
4:21
5."One Day in Your Life"
  • Anastacia
  • Watters
  • Biancaniello
  • Biancaniello
  • Watters
3:28
6."How Come the World Won't Stop"
  • Anastacia
  • Mann
4:03
7."Why'd You Lie to Me"
Wake3:43
8."Don'tcha Wanna"
  • Biancaniello
  • Watters
3:43
9."Secrets"
5:22
10."Don't Stop (Doin' It)"
  • Anastacia
  • Watters
  • Biancaniello
  • Biancaniello
  • Watters
4:21
11."I Dreamed You"
Wake5:04
12."Overdue Goodbye (Reprise)"
  • Anastacia
  • Mann
1:35
Total length:47:14
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Boom" (2002 FIFA World Cup official song)
Ballard3:19
US edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Freak of Nature"
  • Anastacia
  • Jones
  • Kupper
  • Mann
3:39
2."Paid My Dues"
  • Lawson
  • Sharpe
  • Kafi
  • Anastacia
3:21
3."Overdue Goodbye"
  • Anastacia
  • Mann
4:34
4."You'll Never Be Alone" (US version)
  • Anastacia
  • Watters
  • Biancaniello
  • Biancaniello
  • Watters
4:39
5."One Day in Your Life" (US version)
  • Anastacia
  • Watters
  • Biancaniello
  • Biancaniello
  • Watters
3:50
6."How Come the World Won't Stop"
  • Anastacia
  • Mann
4:03
7."I Thought I Told You That" (featuring Faith Evans)
Wake3:35
8."Why'd You Lie to Me"
  • Anastacia
  • Sharpe
  • Lawson
  • Parker
  • Butler
  • Cox
Wake3:43
9."Don'tcha Wanna"
  • Anastacia
  • Watters
  • Biancaniello
  • Wonder
  • Wright
  • Biancaniello
  • Watters
3:43
10."Secrets"
  • Anastacia
  • James
5:22
11."Don't Stop (Doin' It)" (US version)
  • Anastacia
  • Watters
  • Biancaniello
  • Biancaniello
  • Watters
4:27
12."I Dreamed You"
  • Anastacia
  • Bramble
  • Robbins
Wake5:04
13."Overdue Goodbye (Reprise)"
  • Anastacia
  • Mann
1:35
Total length:51:35
Collectors edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Thought I Told You That" (featuring Faith Evans)
  • Malek
  • Renée
  • Anastacia
Wake3:35
2."Someday My Prince Will Come"Ballard3:44
3."Boom" (2002 FIFA World Cup official song)
  • Anastacia
  • Ballard
Ballard3:19
4."Paid My Dues" (The S-Man's Darkstar Mix)
  • Lawson
  • Sharpe
  • Kafi
  • Anastacia
5:17
5."One Day in Your Life" (Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Club Mix)
  • Anastacia
  • Watters
  • Biancaniello
10:12
6."Why'd You Lie to Me" (Nu Soul DNB Mix)
  • Anastacia
  • Sharpe
  • Lawson
  • Parker
  • Butler
  • Cox
6:38
7."Freak of Nature" (live from Japan, September 13, 2002)
  • Anastacia
  • Jones
  • Kupper
  • Mann
Chuckii Booker4:23
8."Overdue Goodbye" (live from Japan, September 13, 2002)
  • Anastacia
  • Mann
Booker5:41
Total length:42:49

Notes

  • ^a signifies an additional producer
  • ^b signifies a remixer
  • "Boom" does not appear on the UK collectors edition bonus disc

Sample credits

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) Platinum 40,000*
Belgium (BEA) Platinum 50,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Platinum 50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) Platinum 39,275
France (SNEP) 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI) 3× Platinum 900,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ) Gold  
Netherlands (NVPI) 2× Platinum 160,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold 7,500^
Norway (IFPI Norway) 2× Platinum 100,000*
Poland (ZPAV) Gold 35,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF) 2× Platinum 160,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) 5× Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) 3× Platinum 900,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) 3× Platinum 3,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Edition Label Ref.
Australia November 23, 2001 Standard Sony
France November 26, 2001
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom Epic
United States June 18, 2002
Japan July 24, 2002 Sony Japan
United Kingdom November 11, 2002 Collectors Epic
Germany Sony
France November 18, 2002

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