Freedom (Erasure song)
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| "Freedom" | ||||
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| Single by Erasure | ||||
| from the album Loveboat | ||||
| B-side | "Better" | |||
| Released | 9 October 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Mute Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Flood | |||
| Erasure singles chronology | ||||
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"Freedom" is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure. It was the first single released from Erasure's ninth studio album Loveboat. The track was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell. "Freedom" (as well as the entire Loveboat album) was produced by Flood, and this is the first Flood-produced Erasure single since "The Circus" in 1987.
Mute Records released "Freedom" in the United Kingdom and the single was never released in the United States due to problems with Erasure's then-record company Maverick (the Loveboat album would not see a US release until 2003). The song peaked at number 27 on the UK singles chart and at number eighty in Germany. In Sweden it charted for one week peaking at number 51. It also charted for a week in Germany, appearing at number 80.
Track listings
12" single 1 (12MUTE244)
- "Freedom" (Quake Vocal Remake)
- "Freedom" (Untidy Dub)
12" single 2 (L12MUTE244)
- "Freedom" (MARK's Guitar Vocal)
- "Freedom" (MARK's Jail Term Dub)
CD single 1 (CDMUTE244)
- "Freedom"
- "Better"
- "Freedom" (Acoustic Version)
CD single 2 (LCDMUTE244)
- "Freedom" (Motiv8 Radio Mix)
- "Freedom" (JC's Freedom of Flight Remix)
- "Freedom" (MARK's Guitar Vocal)
Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Invalid chart entered Germany2 | 80 |
| Scotland (OCC)[1] | 24 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2] | 51 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 27 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[4] | 6 |
References
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Erasure – Freedom". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2018.