"Freakshow" is a single by English rock band the Cure which was released on 13 June 2008 on Geffen Records in the United Kingdom.

[4] NME described the song as a "psychedelic funk-rocker" comparing it to Arctic Monkeys' second album Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), saying "its barely restrained mania" was "both stripped-back and bold.

It also displays guitarist Porl Thompson as something of a secret weapon; with wild wah-wah-pedalled leads and a mountain of hulking open chords.

"[9] Raoul Hernandez of The Austin Chronical felt the song "reaches back to the band's late-1970s herk and jerk in its jaunty syncopation.

The freaky guitar riffs enhance the dream-state illusions of a damsel who’s shattering his heart by slithering away a chance for true love.