Psychofreak
{{Infobox song
| name = Psychofreak
| cover = Psychofreak (Official Single Cover) by Camila Cabello featuring Willow.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Camila Cabello featuring Willow
| album = Familia
| released = April 8, 2022
| recorded =
| studio =
- Camila's House (Los Angeles, CA)
- Gold Diggers Sound (Los Angeles, CA)
| genre =
- Pop{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/camila-cabello-willow-psychofreak-video-1235057076/|title=Camila Cabello & Willow's World Gets Turned Upside Down in Trippy 'Psychofreak' Video: Watch|last=Bowenbank|first=Starr|magazine=Billboard|date=April 8, 2022|access-date=April 8, 2022}}
- trip hop{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/familia-mw0003680085|title=Familia – Camila Cabello|publisher=AllMusic|last=Collar|first=Matt|access-date=April 8, 2022}}
| length = 3:21
| label =
| writer = * Camila Cabello
- Willow Smith
- Scott Harris
- Eric Frederic
- Tom Peyton
| producer = * Ricky Reed
- Peyton
| chronology = Camila Cabello
| prev_title = Bam Bam
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Hasta los Dientes
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Willow
| type = single
| prev_title = Purge
| prev_year = 2022
| title = Psychofreak
| year = 2022
| next_title = Where You Are
| next_year = 2022
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|KXDjVHgeZ3A|"Psychofreak"}}}}
}}
"Psychofreak" (stylized in lowercase) is a song by American singer and songwriter Camila Cabello from her third studio album Familia (2022). It was released by Epic Records on April 8, 2022, as the third single from the album. The song features American singer Willow and was written by Cabello, Willow, Scott Harris, Eric Frederic and Tom Peyton.
Background
"Psychofreak" is based on Cabello's anxiety.{{cite web|last=Gobe|first=Alan|url=https://elle.mx/celebridades/2022/03/28/camila-cabello-nuevo-album-inspirado-amor-mexico-cuba|title=Camila Cabello es portada de Elle México y habla de su amor por México y Cuba|trans-title=Camila Cabello is the cover of Elle Mexico and talks about her love for Mexico and Cuba|website=Vogue Mexico|date=March 28, 2022|access-date=April 8, 2022}} Cabello said that one line in the song "I don't blame the girls for how it went down" is about her departure from American girl group Fifth Harmony in December 2016. The line also references the group's single "Down" (2017), which was the first release by the group without Cabello.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/camila-cabello-gets-true-herself-with-new-album-2022-04-06/|title=Camila Cabello gets 'true to herself' with new album|last=Powell|first=Alicia|publisher=Reuters|date=April 8, 2022|access-date=April 8, 2022}} The song refers to her previous relationship with ex-partner Shawn Mendes.{{Cite web |last=Puckett-Pope |first=Lauren |date=2022-04-08 |title=Camila Cabello's 'psychofreak' Lyrics Reference Both Her Fifth Harmony and Shawn Mendes Break-Ups |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a39674773/camila-cabello-psychofreak-lyrics-meaning-shawn-mendes-fifth-harmony/ |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=ELLE |language=en-US}}
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that "Psychofreak" sounds like '90s trip-hop".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/familia-mw0003680085|title=Familia – Camila Cabello|publisher=AllMusic|last=Collar|first=Matt|access-date=April 8, 2022}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/camila-cabello-willow-psychofreak-video-1235057076/|title=Camila Cabello & Willow's World Gets Turned Upside Down in Trippy 'Psychofreak' Video: Watch|last=Bowenbank|first=Starr|magazine=Billboard|date=April 8, 2022|access-date=April 8, 2022}} Nick Levine of NME felt that the song "proves it's still possible to write a smart and original song about mental health in 2022".{{cite web|last=Levine|first=Nick|date=April 7, 2022|title=Camila Cabello – 'Familia' review: pin-sharp satire and "emo" anguish galore|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/camila-cabello-familia-review-3200219|website=NME|access-date=April 8, 2022}}
Rolling Stone reviewed the song, saying "Camila Cabello wears her heart on her sleeve and faces the scar tissue of her past on 'Psycho Freak.' The Familia track, which features haunting vocals from Willow, paints a picture of the Cuban-Mexican singer’s anxiety as she shares her truth in a vulnerable way."{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2022-04-08 |title=Camila Cabello Faces Her Anxiety, Finds Closure With Fifth Harmony on 'Psycho Freak' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/camila-cabello-willow-psycho-freak-1334085/ |access-date=2022-06-08 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}
Commercial performance
"Psychofreak" peaked at number seventy-five on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Cabello's milestone twentieth entry on the chart.{{Cite magazine |title=Camila Cabello |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/camila-cabello/ |access-date=2022-06-08 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} It peaked at number fifty on the Billboard Global 200, Cabello's 6th entry.{{Cite magazine |title=Camila Cabello |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/camila-cabello/ |access-date=2022-06-08 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
The song peaked at number seventy-three on the UK singles chart.{{Cite web |title=Camila Cabello {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/49330/camila-cabello/ |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=www.officialcharts.com}}
Live performances
"Psychofreak" received its debut performance on TikTok's Familia: Welcome to the Family concert on April 7, 2022, alongside performances of the rest of the album's songs.{{Cite magazine|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=2022-03-15|title=Camila Cabello to Celebrate 'Familia' Release With TikTok Concert in April|language=en|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/camila-cabello-tiktok-concert-familia-1321334/|access-date=2022-03-15}} The song was performed by Cabello and Willow together on Saturday Night Live on April 9, 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-camila-cabello-and-willow-perform-psychofreak-on-snl/|title=Watch Camila Cabello and Willow Perform "Psychofreak" on SNL|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|website=Pitchfork|date=April 10, 2022|access-date=April 10, 2022}}{{cite magazine |last1=Grant |first1=Sarah |title='SNL': Camila Cabello Debuts 'Psychofreak' With Willow Smith |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/saturday-night-live-camila-cabello-1335374/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=10 April 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022}}
Cabello performed "Psychofreak" during her festival appearances at Wango Tango and WAZMATAZZ on June 4 and 5 respectively.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Psychofreak" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row" | Brazil (Pop Internacional){{cite web|title=Top 10 Pop Internacional: 25/04/2022 - 29/04/2022|url=https://charts.crowley.com.br/tpopinternacional.html|access-date=3 May 2022|publisher=Crowley Broadcast Analysis|language=pt-BR|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502031217/https://charts.crowley.com.br/tpopinternacional.html|archive-date=2 May 2022}}
| 9 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Canada|41|artist=Camila Cabello|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|50|artist=Camila Cabello|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2022}} |
| scope="row"|Greece International (IFPI){{Cite web |title=IFPI Charts |url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=ifpi.gr}}
|94 |
| {{single chart|Ireland3|49|artist=Camila Cabello|rowheader=true|access-date=April 21, 2022}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-04-15|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=April 18, 2022|access-date=April 16, 2022}}
| 5 |
| {{single chart|Portugal|107|artist=Camila Cabello feat. Willow|song=Psychofreak|rowheader=true|access-date=April 21, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|85|artist=Camila Cabello feat. Willow|song=Psychofreak|rowheader=true|access-date=April 16, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|UK|73|date=20220415|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|75|artist=Camila Cabello|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2022}} |
References
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{{Camila Cabello}}
{{Willow Smith}}
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Category:Songs written by Camila Cabello
Category:Songs written by Willow Smith
Category:Songs written by Scott Harris (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Ricky Reed