Love Is Free

"Love Is Free"
Single by Sheryl Crow
from the album Detours
Released	January 2008
Format	Digital download, CD Single
Genre	Pop rock
Length	03:23
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	Sheryl Crow
Producer	Bill Bottrell
Sheryl Crow singles chronology
"Shine over Babylon" (2007) "Love Is Free" (2008) "Now That You're Gone" (2008)

"Love is Free" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow. It was released as the second single from Crow's sixth studio album Detours. Its predecessor "Shine over Babylon" was airplay only.

On her website, Crow states that she was inspired by the floods in New Orleans. "What struck me about it is the stoicism of the New Orleans people, they are very spiritually based. You can see it in their eyes that they aren't going to give up, they are going to rebuild."

Music video

The music video shows Crow singing with an acoustic guitar in a boat while coming across all kind of characters. It was directed by The Malloys.

The video for "Love Is Free" was added to the popular video sharing site YouTube on 17 January 2008 and has had over 880,000 views.

Track listing

Maxi CD

1. "Love Is Free" (Album Version) - 3:23
2. "Drunk With the Thought of You" (Live Acoustic Version) - 2:46
3. "Shine Over Babylon" (Live Acoustic Version) - 4:01
4. "Love Is Free" (Enhanced Music Video)

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100	46
Japan Hot 100	10
Swiss Singles Chart	51
Romanian Top 100	56
Austria Singles Top 75	57
Belgium Singles Top 50	50
Germany Top 100 Singles	49
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	77
U.S. Billboard Adult Pop Songs	17
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	63
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs	45
UK Singles Chart	76
World Adult Top 20 Singles	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Hot Triple A Artists	4
U.S. Hot Triple A Songs	18