"Freelance" is a 2018 song recorded by American singer-songwriter Chaz Bear under the stage name Toro y Moi.
[2] The song was the lead single of Toro y Moi's sixth studio album, Outer Peace.
[1][3] The song was recorded in the San Francisco Bay Area and was inspired by Bear's time spent living in Portland, Oregon.
[4][5] In a press release, Bear stated that "Freelance" is "a response to how disposable culture has become and how it affects creativity".
[12] In the chorus of "Freelance", Bear interpolates part of "Leaf House", a song by Animal Collective.