The video for " Freak " won the International Viewer 's Choice Award for MTV Australia at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards The song is one of the few songs from the album '' Freak Show '' that Silverchair played live in the years prior to the band 's " indefinite hibernation " in 2011 . These versions often differed significantly from the studio version . In addition to being played a half-step down in key , the song would often be extended , featuring a whammy pedal for the solo , often improvised . The vocals would often feature addition improvisation , featuring screamed , death growls , and falsetto that were not present on the original recording . One version featuring these changes can be found on the '' Live from Faraway Stables '' album/concert film in 2003 , and another on the '' Across the Great Divide Tour '' concert film in 2007
1997 MTV Video Music Awards
1997 MTV Video Music Awards
Freak (Silverchair song)