Freakum Dress Lyrics
To be or not to be, not
Hold up, bring the beat back
Stop, I ain't ready yet
Wait, let me fix my hair, yes, yes (Oh)
Yes, ma'am, yes, ma'am
Now pass me my dress, yes (Oh)
[Verse 1]
I think I'm ready
Been locked up in the house way too long (Oh)
It's time to get it
'Cause once again, he's out doing wrong (Oh)
And my girls are so real
Said, it's been a minute since I had some (Oh)
He's been actin' up
But he won't be the only one (Oh)
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause when he acts wrong, that's when you put it on (Oh, oh)
Get him uptight, this is your song (Oh, oh)
Hold out your back, time to impress (Oh, oh)
Pull out your freakum dress (Oh, oh)
[Chorus]
Put your freakum dress on (Oh)
Put your freakum dress on (Oh)
Put your freakum dress on (Oh)
Put your freakum dress on (Oh)
Every woman got one (Oh)
Shut it down when the time comes (Oh)
To pull out the big guns (Oh)
And put your freakum dress on
Soon as he saw me
Turned on by how the dress was fittin' right (Oh)
Short and backless (Backless, backless)
See my silhouette in the moonlight (Oh)
Such an attraction
Keep tellin' me how my outfit's so nice (Oh)
Little did he know
Ha, my man gon' take it off tonight (Oh)
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause when he acts wrong, that's when you put it on (Oh, oh)
Get him uptight, this is your song (Oh, oh)
Hold out your back, time to impress (Oh, oh)
Pull out your freakum dress (Oh, oh)
[Chorus]
Put your freakum dress on (Oh)
Put your freakum dress on (Oh)
Put your freakum dress on (Oh, yeah)
Put your freakum dress on (Oh)
Every woman got one (Oh)
Shut it down when the time comes (Oh)
To pull out the big guns (Oh)
And put your freakum dress on
All the ladies who ain't get (Oh, oh)
All dressed up in your dresses (Oh, oh)
In your bestest for no reason (Oh, oh)
We're ready to freakum, freakum (Oh, oh)
[Bridge]
When you put it on, it's an invitation
When they play your song, get on up and shake it (Yeah, oh)
Work it out your man, you don't have to waste it
Spin it all around then take it to the ground and (Oh)
When you put it on, it’s an invitation (Hey)
When they play your song, get on up and shake it (Hey, oh)
Work it out your man, you don't have to waste it (Hey)
Spin it all around then take it to the ground and (Oh)
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, 'cause when he acts wrong, that's when you put it on (Hey)
Get him uptight, this is your song
Hold out your back (Oh), time to impress (Oh)
Pull out your freakum dress (Oh)
[Chorus]
Put your freakum dress on (Oh)
Put your freakum dress on (Freakum, freakum, freakun, oh)
Put your freakum dress on (Freakum, yeah, oh)
Put your freakum dress on (Hey, oh)
Every woman got one (Every woman got one, oh)
Shut it down when the time comes (Time has come, oh)
To pull out the big guns (Oh)
And put your freakum dress on
Ladies, look it here
When you been with your man for a long time (Oh)
Every now and then you gotta go in the back of that closet
And pull out that freakum dress, huh (Oh)
I got my freakum dress on
I got my freakum dress on (Oh)
I got my freakum dress on
I got my freakum dress on (Oh)
About
“Freakum Dress” is a song from Beyonce’s sophomore album B'Day and produced by Rich Harrison who was responsible for her smash hit “Crazy In Love.”
The concept behind the song seems to follow a comedy bit from Martin Lawrence’s You So Crazy about women who have extra alluring dresses that they only wear when their men piss them off and they need to make them jealous.
Though “Freakum” wasn’t a single, Beyonce filmed music videos for every song on the B'Day album. This one features Beyonce with eight dancers doing choreography in brilliant metallic dresses on a neon-lit 80s-inspired set.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Sometimes a woman feels like she needs to remind her man why he is in love with her or fancied her in the first place. All women have that freakum dress at the back of their wardrobe and they can just put it on and it will remind them.
— via Daily Record
The song peaked at #25 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and #16 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
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- 3.Suga Mama
- 4.Upgrade U
- 6.Kitty Kat
- 7.Freakum Dress
- 8.Green Light
- 10.Resentment
- 11.Creole
- 12.Check On It
- 14.Listen