Written by the performers alongside Alyssa Cantu and producers Brandon Hamlin, Dr. Luke, Mike Crook, and Ryan Ogren, it is a pop-driven track featuring a lullaby-like hook built around an interpolation of the 1987 song "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega, who received a songwriting credit.

Conceived around two years before the release, the single marks the second collaboration between the rappers since 2019, when Tyga was featured on the remix of Doja Cat's "Juicy".

An accompanying music video directed by Christian Breslauer features Tyga being seduced by a sultry dressed Doja Cat.

[1] Following a commercial and critical fiasco of his sixth studio album Kyoto (2018),[2][3] Tyga followed it with Legendary (2019), which spawned the US top ten single "Taste" featuring American rapper Offset.

[8] For Apple Music, Tyga told Zane Lowe that he enjoys working with Doja Cat, calling her a "true artist".

[11] Four days later, "Freaky Deaky" was released for digital download and streaming as the lead single of Tyga's upcoming eighth studio album.

[12][13] Empire Distribution and RCA Records made the song available for airplay on mainstream and rhythmic contemporary panels in the United States on the same day.

[15][16] A remix by Dutch-Moroccan disc jockey R3hab was released exclusively for a digital download on Empire Distribution's online store on April 14.

[24][25][26] The song begins with a "cheeky" hook sung by Doja Cat,[27][28] heavily based on the melody of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner",[29][30][31] compared to a "breezy lullaby" by Brenton Blanchet of Complex.

[32] Dubbed as a "flirtarious" track by Wongo Okon of Uproxx,[9] "Freaky Deaky" was praised by Blanchet, saying it is a "proper collaboration" with "enough vocal flourishes and backing runs".

[13] Westdeutscher Rundfunk's Isabel von Glahn compared the single with the rappers' previous collaboration, "Juicy", writing that it is "even sexier".

[33] Another positive review was issued by iHeart's Sean Strife; the author enjoyed the track, saying that "the beat is great, hook is super catchy, Tyga kills it and Doja both sings and raps flawlessly".

[41] According to Luminate Data, it was the most-played song on monitored rhythmic radio stations in the US, gaining 16% growth in comparison to the previous week, when it logged number three.

[43][44] Elsewhere, "Freaky Deaky" peaked at number 36 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Tyga's eighth and Doja Cat's 11th top 40 entry.

[27] Due to its adult-oriented nature, the video was called "playful" by Erika Marie of HotNewHipHop,[24] while Glahn said it is "almost reminiscent of a sex tape".