On This Day September 21, 1978 47 Years Ago - CHIC released their Funk/Disco song "Le Freak" (Freak Out). It was the band's third single and first Billboard Hot 100 and R&B number-one hit song. Along with the tracks "I Want Your Love" and "Chic Cheer", "Le Freak" scored number one on the disco charts for seven weeks. The single achieved sales of 7 million and also scored number seven in the UK Singles Chart. | Femi Ajibode

CHIC - Le Freak 1978 Disco Tuesday #💃🏼#🪩 “Le Freak” is a funk-disco song by American disco band Chic, released in September 1978 by Atlantic Records as the first single from their second album, C’est Chic (1978). It was written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, and became the band’s third single and first US Billboard Hot 100 and R&B number-one hit song.[2][3] Along with the tracks “I Want Your Love” and “Chic Cheer”, “Le Freak” scored number one on the disco charts for seven