Freak of Nature is the second studio album

Studio album

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 by American recording artist Anastacia

Anastacia

Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...

, released in Europe and the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 on November 26, 2001, and later in the United States and Australia on June 18, 2002. It was primarily produced by Ric Wake

Ric Wake

Ric Wake is a record producer who has won an Academy Award and two Grammy Awards. During his tenure as staff producer with Sony Music Entertainment he has worked with vocalists such as Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Barry Manilow, and Marc Anthony...

 with occasional production from Sam Watters

Sam Watters

Sam Watters is a Grammy nominated American songwriter, record producer, singer, and record executive. Watters was a member of the multi-platinum selling 1990’s R&B group Color Me Badd and co-authored many of their hits including “I Wanna Sex You Up”, “I Adore Mi Amor”, and “All 4 Love”...

, Louis Biancaniello

Louis Biancaniello

Louis John Biancaniello is a songwriter, record producer, and musician.-Background:Louis' skills were developed while working alongside producer Narada Michael Walden with whom he produced hits for Shanice "I Love Your Smile", Whitney Houston "I'm Every Woman" from the Grammy winning album The...

, and Richie Jones. The album debuted and peaked at number twenty-seven on the US Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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, while it reached number four in the United Kingdom and number one in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. For the US and Australian edition of the album, three tracks were remixed and a new track, "I Thought I Told You That", was recorded. A collector's edition of the album was released on November 4, 2002, in Europe, featuring a bonus disc containing "I Thought I Told You That", as it only appeared on the American & Australian versions of the standard album, a recording of classic "Someday My Prince Will Come", plus three remixes and two live recordings. The collector's edition was released in America & Australia in February 2003, and the bonus disc contained a similar tracklisting, however, included "Boom", a single released by Anastacia for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, instead of "I Thought I Told You That", as it appeared on the standard version of the album, and also included an extra track, "Love Is a Crime

Love Is a Crime

"Love Is a Crime" is a song recorded by R&B singer Anastacia for the soundtrack of the film Chicago, and released as the only single from it exclusively in America. The track also appeared on the collector's edition of Anastacia's album Freak of Nature. A music video was released for the song, but...

", a single released by Anastacia for the soundtrack to the film Chicago. Some editions of the album are not playable on Windows

Microsoft Windows

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 or Mac

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.

Track listing

• 'Collector's Edition Bonus Disc
• US & Australian Edition

1. "Love Is a Crime
   Love Is a Crime
   "Love Is a Crime" is a song recorded by R&B singer Anastacia for the soundtrack of the film Chicago, and released as the only single from it exclusively in America. The track also appeared on the collector's edition of Anastacia's album Freak of Nature. A music video was released for the song, but...
   
   " - 3:42
2. "Someday My Prince Will Come
   Some Day My Prince Will Come
   "Some Day My Prince Will Come" is a popular song from Walt Disney's 1937 animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was written by Larry Morey & Frank Churchill , and performed by Adriana Caselotti...
   
   " – 3:44
3. "Boom" (2002 FIFA World Cup
   2002 FIFA World Cup
   The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
   
    Official Song) – 3:19
4. "Paid My Dues" (The S-Man's Darkstar Mix) – 5:17
5. "One Day in Your Life" (Hex Hector
   Hex Hector
   Hex Hector , is an American dance remixer. He won a Grammy in 2001 for "Best Remixer".-Biography:Hector was born in in Manhattan, New York, of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father, and was raised in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan...
   
   /Mac Quayle Club Mix) – 10:12
6. "Why'd You Lie to Me" (Nu Soul DNB Mix) – 6:38
7. "Freak of Nature" (Live from Japan, 13 Sept 2002) – 4:23
8. "Overdue Goodbye" (Live from Japan, 13 Sept 2002) – 5:41

• UK & Europe Edition

1. "I Thought I Told You That" (featuring Faith Evans) – 3:35
2. "Someday My Prince Will Come" – 3:44
3. "Paid My Dues" (The S-Man's Darkstar Mix) – 5:17
4. "One Day in Your Life" (Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Club Mix) – 10:12
5. "Why'd You Lie to Me" (Nu Soul DNB Mix) – 6:38
6. "Freak of Nature" (Live from Japan, 13 Sept 2002) – 4:23
7. "Overdue Goodbye" (Live from Japan, 13 Sept 2002) – 5:41

Weekly charts

Chart (2001/2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	10
Austrian Albums Chart	2
Belgian Albums Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...  (Flanders)	1
Belgian Albums Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...  (Wallonia)	12
Danish Albums Chart IFPI Denmark IFPI Denmark is the Danish branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Denmark.-Gold and platinum awards:...	1
Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top...	1
European Top 100 Albums European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100...	1
Finnish Albums Chart	8
French Albums Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...	15
German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	1
Hungarian Albums Chart Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary....	5
Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...	7
Italian Albums Chart Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy....	3
New Zealand Albums Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	39
Norwegian Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...	1
Polish Albums Chart Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies...	7
Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	1
Swiss Albums Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	1
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	4
US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	27

Certifications

Country	Certification
Australia Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...	Platinum
Austria	Platinum
Belgium Belgian Entertainment Association The Belgian Entertainment Association is the organization that represents the interests of the music, video and video game industries in Belgium...	Platinum
Denmark IFPI Denmark IFPI Denmark is the Danish branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Denmark.-Gold and platinum awards:...	Platinum
Europe	3× platinum
Finland Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry, or Musiikkituottajat for short, is the umbrella organization of recording producers active in Finland, with 23 record labels as its members.-Activity:...	Platinum
France Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...	2× gold
Germany Bundesverband Musikindustrie The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises....	3× platinum
Hungary Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary....	Gold
Netherlands NVPI The NVPI is the Dutch tradeassociation of the entertainment industry...	2× platinum
New Zealand Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	Gold
Norway	2× platinum
Poland Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry The Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry is the organization that represents the interests of the music industry in Poland, and the Polish chapter of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry...	Gold
Portugal Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa The Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa is currently the only recording industry association in Portugal. Created in 1989, it succeeded GPPFV and UNEVA ....	Platinum
Spain	Platinum
Sweden	2× platinum
Switzerland	5× platinum
United Kingdom British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...	3× platinum

Chart precession and succession

Release history

Country	Date	Label
Standard edition
United Kingdom	November 26, 2001	Epic Records Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
France		Sony Music Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
Germany
Switzerland
Australia
United States	June 18, 2002	Epic Records, Daylight Records Daylight Records Daylight Records was an American record label and subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, operated through Epic Records.- History :Daylight was founded by David Massey in late 2000 as an Epic Records Group label, and has subsequently signed and helped to develop a broad array of artists, in the...
Japan	July 24, 2002	Sony Music
Collectors edition
United Kingdom	November 11, 2002	Epic Records
France		Sony Music
Germany
Switzerland
United States	November 18, 2002	Epic Records, Daylight Records
Australia	November 25, 2002	Sony Music