"This Time I'm Free" is a song by Sweden-based musician and producer Dr. Alban, released in 1995 as the first single from his fourth studio album, Born in Africa (1996). It features vocals by singer Martina Edoff and charted in many European countries, peaking at number two in Finland, number three in Sweden, number ten in Denmark and number eleven in Norway. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 22 in September 1995.
Music video
The accompanying music video for "This Time I'm Free" was directed by Jonathan Bate.[1] It was made in black-and-white and starts with the message "last year in Africa alone more than 12.000 people were held prisoner without charges - amnesty 1995". In the end the message "freedom is a right and not a privilege" appear. The video was later published on Dr. Alban's official YouTube channel in December 2011. It has amassed more than 257,000 views as of September 2021.[2] Bate also directed the videos for "Look Who's Talking", "Away from Home" and "Let the Beat Go On".
Track listing
CD single, France
No.
Title
Length
1.
"This Time I'm Free" (Credibility Mix)
3:49
2.
"This Time I'm Free" (StoneBridge & Nick Nice Anthem Mix)
3:47
CD maxi, Germany
No.
Title
Length
1.
"This Time I'm Free" (Credibility Mix)
3:49
2.
"This Time I'm Free" (Credibility Extended Mix)
5:29
3.
"This Time I'm Free" (StoneBridge & Nick Nice Big Mix)
11:13
4.
"This Time I'm Free" (StoneBridge & Nick Nice Anthem Mix)
In 1999, Swedish Eurodance band La Cream released a cover on the song, as "Free". It was released as the fourth single from their debut album, Sound & Vision (1998). This version peaked at number 12 in Sweden, with a total of six weeks on the chart. Dr. Alban produced the song with Ferari Zand. The accompanying music video sees the singer, Tess Mattisson, escaping from prison.
