It serves as the second single to her upcoming sixth studio album, Loop Soup (2023), and was released on 23 June 2023 through her Tusk or Tooth label and Capitol Records Denmark.

[1] "My Freak" was then released as a digital single on 23 June 2023 through her Tusk or Tooth label and Capitol Records Denmark.

[2] Alongside the release of the single, Oh Land announced details regarding her sixth studio album, Loop Soup, of which "My Freak" appears.

[5][6] Staff members from Fizzy Mag felt the song's "lush melody and [...] slick rhythm" blended well with the singer's vocals.

[3] Simon Li from Mxwdn.com summarised the song's meaning as "an ode to love by encouraging lovers to embrace each other as they are with all their oddities and imperfections.