Freedom! '90

"Freedom"
"Freedom"
Single by Robbie Williams
Released	29 July 1996
Length	4:20
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	George Michael
Producer(s)	Stephen Hague
Robbie Williams singles chronology
Music video
	"Freedom" at YouTube

"Freedom! '90"
"Freedom! '90"
Single by George Michael
from the album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
B-side	"Fantasy"; "Freedom" (Back To Reality Mix) (non-7-inch releases);
Released	October 1990
Genre	Pop; baggy; funk; soul;
Length	6:30 (album/video/single edit); 4:31 (UK radio edit); 5:21 (radio edit);
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	George Michael
Producer(s)	George Michael
George Michael singles chronology
Music video
	"Freedom! '90" at YouTube

"Freedom! '90" (also known simply as "Freedom!") is a 1990 song by George Michael and is the third single from his second studio album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1. It went to number 1 in Canada and Zimbabwe, number 8 in the United States, number 9 in Portugal, number 10 in Greece, number 13 in New Zealand, number 17 in Ireland, number 18 in Australia, number 20 in Sweden and number 28 in the United Kingdom.

Formats and track listings[change | change source]

7-inch and cassette single (UK)

"Freedom! '90" – 6:29
"Freedom" (Back to Reality Mix) – 5:01

CD single (US)

"Freedom! '90" – 6:29
"Fantasy" – 5:01

Robbie Williams version[change | change source]

In 1996, Robbie Williams covered Freedom as his debut solo single, the year after his departure from Take That. It went to number 1 in Scotland and Spain, number 2 in the United Kingdom, number 6 in Australia and Ireland, number 7 in Finland, number 8 in Sweden, number 9 in Denmark, number 10 in the Netherlands and Germany, number 18 in Iceland and Turkey and number 39 in New Zealand.

Track listings[change | change source]

UK CD1^[4]

"Freedom"
"Freedom" (Arthur Baker Mix)
"Freedom" (instrumental)
"Interview" (part one)

UK CD2^[5]

"Freedom" (radio edit)
"Freedom" (The Next Big Genn Mix)
"Freedom" (Arthur Baker's Shake and Bake Mix)
"Interview" (part two)

UK cassette single^[6]

"Freedom" (full length version)
"Freedom" (The Next Big Genn Mix)
"Freedom" (Arthur Baker's Shake and Bake Mix)

European CD single^[7]

"Freedom" (radio edit)
"Freedom" (The Next Big Genn Mix)

References[change | change source]

↑ "Freedom! '90". Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
↑ "George Michael – Freedom!". Discogs. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 27 July 1996. p. 43.
↑ Freedom (UK CD1 liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1996. CDSFREE 1, 7243 8 83187 2 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Freedom (UK CD2 liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1996. CDFREE 1, 7243 8 83186 2 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Freedom (UK cassette single sleeve). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1996. TCFREE 1, 7243 8 83186 4 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Freedom (European CD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1996. 7243 8 83190 2 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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[1] "Freedom! '90". Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[2] "George Michael – Freedom!". Discogs. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

[3] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 27 July 1996. p. 43.

[4] Freedom (UK CD1 liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1996. CDSFREE 1, 7243 8 83187 2 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] Freedom (UK CD2 liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1996. CDFREE 1, 7243 8 83186 2 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] Freedom (UK cassette single sleeve). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1996. TCFREE 1, 7243 8 83186 4 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[7] Freedom (European CD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1996. 7243 8 83190 2 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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