 Although Beyoncé did not perform " Freakum Dress " in any televised appearances , the song was part of her set list on The Beyoncé Experience . On August 5 , 2007 , Beyoncé performed the song at the Madison Square Garden in Manhattan , where she directly started the song with the line : " Stop , I ain ’ t ready yet — wait , let me fix my hair ... " . Jon Pareles of The New York Times praised the performance , stating : " Beyoncé needs no distractions from her singing , which can be airy or brassy , tearful or vicious , rapid @-@ fire with staccato syllables or sustained in <unk> <unk> . But she was in constant motion , <unk> in costumes [ ... ] " . <unk> Turner of The Courier @-@ Mail reported that tracks like " Freakum Dress " , " moved fans to screams of <unk> " . David Schmeichel of Jam ! wrote that Beyoncé performed a " <unk> " version of the song . Anthony <unk> of New Jersey On @-@ Line wrote that Beyoncé " boiled over " during the performance of the song . It was included as the third track on Beyoncé 's live album The Beyoncé Experience Live ( 2007 ) . 
