 According to Joseph , " Freakum Dress " is thematically similar to " Bills , Bills , Bills " ( 1999 ) and " Say My Name " ( 2000 ) , from the Destiny 's Child era . Ann Powers of Los Angeles Times noted that " Freakum Dress " celebrates showing off . Jon Pareles of The New York Times viewed the concept of the song as not merely having a nice wardrobe to entice men , but it also serves as " a means of self @-@ assertion . " In the song , the female protagonist pulls out her best dress to remind her potentially wandering mate of what he is leaving at home . Jody Rosen of Entertainment Weekly added that Beyoncé also seemingly gives professional advice to women on how to hold a man 's attention in a long @-@ term relationship . She sings : " I think I 'm ready / Been locked up in the house way too long / It 's time to get it , [ be ] cause once again he 's out doing wrong [ ... ] Wear very skimpy clothes ... " . Joseph commented that in the song , Beyoncé is capable of wearing anything to keep her man by her side rather than dumping him . Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe added that after having skirted her best dress , Beyoncé eyes other guys in dance clubs to make her own man jealous , in the hope of regaining his attention but she also makes sure that he really pays when he does her wrong . Beyoncé later refers to her " freakum dress " in " Jealous " , a track from her fifth studio album Beyoncé ( 2013 ) . 
 According to Joseph , " Freakum Dress " <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>thematically similar to " Bills , Bills , Bills " ( 1999 ) and " Say My Name " ( 2000 ) , from the Destiny <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>Child era . Ann Powers of Los Angeles Times noted that " Freakum Dress " celebrates showing off . Jon Pareles of The New York Times viewed the concept of the song as not merely having a nice wardrobe to entice men , but it also <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>serves</mark></a> as " a means of self @-@ assertion . " In the song , the female protagonist <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>pulls</mark></a> out her best dress to remind her potentially wandering mate of what he is leaving at home . Jody Rosen of Entertainment Weekly added that Beyoncé also seemingly <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>gives</mark></a> professional advice to women on how to hold a man <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>attention in a long @-@ term relationship . She <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>sings</mark></a> : " I think I 'm ready / Been locked up in the house way too long / It 's time to get it , [ be ] cause once again he 's out doing wrong [ ... ] Wear very skimpy clothes ... " . Joseph commented that in the song , Beyoncé is capable of wearing anything to keep her man by her side rather than dumping him . Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe added that after <a href='been_done' title='8'><mark>having</mark></a> skirted her best dress , Beyoncé eyes other guys in dance clubs to make her own man jealous , in the hope of regaining his attention but she also <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>makes</mark></a> sure that he really <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>pays</mark></a> when he <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>does</mark></a> her wrong . Beyoncé later <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>refers</mark></a> to her " freakum dress " in " Jealous " , a track from her fifth studio album Beyoncé ( 2013 ) . 
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