DISCO/FUNK
1978
125 BPM
A minor
Le Freak
Disco's biggest hit provided crossover appeal for hip-hop producers
Chic
"Le Freak"
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Original Track
Chic - "Le Freak" (1978)
The original track containing the legendary 5.1-second drum break
Break occurs at 0:30 - 0:35.1
The History
Disco's biggest hit provided crossover appeal for hip-hop producers. Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards' creation dominated disco charts for seven weeks.
Atlantic Records' best-selling single at the time
Stayed at #1 for seven weeks
The 'freak out' vocal became iconic
Showed disco's influence on early hip-hop
Nile Rodgers's guitar work became the template for disco-funk crossover production
Bernard Edwards's bass lines influenced generations of R&B and hip-hop producers
The track's sophisticated production made it ideal for hip-hop sampling
MC Lyte's usage proved disco samples could work in hardcore female rap
Chic's Studio 54 connections brought underground club culture into mainstream consciousness
The song's celebratory energy matched hip-hop's party and dance floor origins
Who Sampled It
MC Lyte
"Woo Woo"
Eyes on This
1989
💡 This breakbeat has been sampled 1 times in our database
Tags
disco
funk
chic
crossover
chart-topper