Free Wired

Free Wired
Free Wired
Studio album by Far East Movement
Released	October 12, 2010
Recorded	2009–2010
Genre	hip hop; electronic; Hip house; Dance-pop;
Length	36:09
Label	Cherrytree; Interscope;
Producer	Stereotypes, The Cataracs, The Smeezingtons, Roger Sanchez, Fernando Garibay, DJ White Shadow, Cherry Cherry Boom Boom
Far East Movement chronology
Singles from Free Wired
	"Like a G6"; Released: April 13, 2010; "Rocketeer"; Released: October 9, 2010; "If I Was You (OMG)"; Released: March 20, 2011;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Billboard	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B−^[3]
Robert Christgau	B+^[4]

Free Wired is the third studio album and major label debut of American group Far East Movement, released on October 12, 2010, by Cherrytree Records and Interscope Records.

The album debuted at number twenty-four on the Billboard 200, with sales of 17,000.^[5] The album has sold 168,000 copies in the US as of January 2012.

The first single "Like a G6" was released on April 13, 2010. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The second official single is "Rocketeer", which features Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic. The music video for the song premiered on VEVO and YouTube on October 29, 2010.^[6] "Rocketeer" reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.

Background

Speaking about the album in March 2011 to Blues & Soul—Kev Nish of Far East Movement stated: "'Free Wired' was basically a slang-word we came up with back in the day, that we'd use whenever we'd do something that was outside the box, that was original, that was fresh, and that mashed-up things that maybe SHOULDN'T have been mashed-up! Which is why, when it came to titling this album, it made so much SENSE! Because it really represented our lifestyle, represented what we listen to... You know, we'd basically go in the studio and take hip hop-style drums, electronic synths, alternative-style hooks and just - as I say - mash it all UP!... So yeah, with 'Free Wired' you definitely get exactly what it says in the TITLE!"^[7]

Track listing

All songs were written by Jae Choung, James Roh, Kevin Nishimura and Virman Coquia. Additional writers are noted below.

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Girls on the Dance Floor" (featuring Stereotypes)	Bruno Mars, Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus	The Stereotypes	3:54
2.	"Like a G6" (featuring The Cataracs & Dev)	David Singer-Vine, Niles Holowell-Dhar	The Cataracs	3:36
3.	"Rocketeer" (featuring Ryan Tedder)	B. Mars, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Philip Lawrence	The Stereotypes, The Smeezingtons	3:31
4.	"If I Was You (OMG)" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	B. Mars, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Calvin Broadus	The Stereotypes, The Smeezingtons	3:25
5.	"She Owns the Night" (featuring Mohombi)	J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Malcolm McDaniel	The Stereotypes	4:02
6.	"So What?"	J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch	The Stereotypes	3:24
7.	"Don't Look Now" (featuring Keri Hilson)	Heather Bright, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	The Stereotypes	3:33
8.	"Fighting for Air" (featuring Vincent Frank)	Fernando Garibay, Michael Warren, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Fernando Garibay	3:45
9.	"White Flag" (featuring Kayla Kai)	Martin Kierszenbaum, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Andrew "Pop" Wansel	Martin "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom" Kierszenbaum	3:48
10.	"2gether" (with Roger Sanchez featuring Kanobby)	Roger Sanchez, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Roger Sanchez	3:05

iTunes Store U.S. bonus track^[8]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Go Ape" (featuring Lil Jon & Colette Carr)	The Stereotypes	3:30

International bonus track^[9]^[10]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"2 Is Better" (featuring Natalia Kills & Ya Boy)	The Stereotypes	3:19

UK edition^[11]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Girls on the Dance Floor" (feat. Stereotypes)	Bruno Mars, Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus	The Stereotypes	3:54
2.	"Like a G6" (feat. The Cataracs & Dev)	David Singer-Vine, Niles Holowell-Dhar	The Cataracs	3:36
3.	"Rocketeer" (feat. Ryan Tedder)	B. Mars, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Philip Lawrence	The Stereotypes, The Smeezingtons	3:31
4.	"If I Was You (OMG)" (feat. Snoop Dogg)	B. Mars, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Calvin Broadus	The Stereotypes, The Smeezingtons	3:25
5.	"She Owns the Night" (feat. Mohombi)	J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Malcolm McDaniel	The Stereotypes	4:02
6.	"So What?"	J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch	The Stereotypes	3:24
7.	"Don't Look Now" (feat. Keri Hilson)	Heather Bright, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	The Stereotypes	3:33
8.	"Fighting for Air" (feat. Vincent Frank)	Fernando Garibay, Michael Warren, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Fernando Garibay, DJ White Shadow	3:45
9.	"White Flag" (feat. Kayla Kai)	Martin Kierszenbaum, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Martin "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom" Kierszenbaum	3:48
10.	"2 Is Better" (featuring Natalia Kills & Ya Boy)		The Stereotypes	3:19

Japanese edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Girls on the Dance Floor" (featuring Stereotypes)	Bruno Mars, Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus	The Stereotypes	3:54
2.	"Like a G6" (featuring The Cataracs & Dev)	David Singer-Vine, Niles Holowell-Dhar	The Cataracs	3:36
3.	"Rocketeer" (featuring Ryan Tedder)	B. Mars, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Philip Lawrence	The Stereotypes, The Smeezingtons	3:31
4.	"If I Was You (OMG)" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	B. Mars, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Calvin Broadus	The Stereotypes, The Smeezingtons	3:25
5.	"She Owns the Night" (featuring Mohombi)	J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Malcolm McDaniel	The Stereotypes	4:02
6.	"So What?"	J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch	The Stereotypes	3:24
7.	"Don't Look Now" (featuring Keri Hilson)	Heather Bright, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	The Stereotypes	3:33
8.	"Fighting for Air" (featuring Vincent Frank)	Fernando Garibay, Michael Warren, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Fernando Garibay	3:45
9.	"White Flag" (featuring Kayla Kai)	Martin Kierszenbaum, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Martin "Cherry Cherry Boom Boom" Kierszenbaum	3:48
10.	"2 Is Better" (featuring Natalia Kills & Ya Boy)		The Stereotypes	3:19
11.	"Go Ape" (featuring Lil Jon & Colette Carr)		The Stereotypes	3:30
12.	"Make It Bump" (featuring Koda Kumi)			4:05
13.	"Rocketeer (DJ Kaori's Party Mix)" (featuring Ryan Tedder)	B. Mars, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Philip Lawrence	DJ Kaori	3:22

Samples and interpolations

"So What?"

Contains elements of "So Whatcha Want" by Beastie Boys

"Don't Look Now"

Contains additional vocals recorded by Bryan "The Beard" Jones

"Fighting For Air"

Contains additional recording by Justin "Kanobby" Keitt

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart^[12]	65
Canadian Albums Chart^[13]	16
UK Albums Chart^[14]	63
UK R&B Chart^[15]	8
US Billboard 200	24
US Billboard Top Rap Albums^[16]	4

References

^ Jeffries, David Review: Free Wired. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2010-10-29.
^ link
^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (October 6, 2010). Free Wired Archived 2010-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on January 21, 2011
^ link
^ Kaufman, Gil (October 20, 2010). "Lil Wayne's I Am Not A Human Being Tops Billboard". MTV News. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
^ "Rocketeer". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
^ Far East Movement interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' March 2011
^ "Free Wired". iTunes Store.
^ "Free Wired". iTunes Store.
^ "Far East Movement's Secret Agent '2 Is Better Than 1' Shoot with Natalia Kills, Colette Carr & Frankmusik". Cherrytree. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
^ "Far East Movement/Free Wired". HMV Group.
^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1098" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
^ [1], Billboard
^ "Official UK Albums Top 100 – 12th March 2011". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
^ "R&B Albums Top 40 - 18th February 2012". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
^ "Rap Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

[Jeffries-1] Jeffries, David Review: Free Wired. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2010-10-29.

[2] ^ link

[Vozick-Levinson-3] Vozick-Levinson, Simon (October 6, 2010). Free Wired Archived 2010-10-16 at the Wayback Machine. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on January 21, 2011

[4] ^ link

[5] Kaufman, Gil (October 20, 2010). "Lil Wayne's I Am Not A Human Being Tops Billboard". MTV News. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2010.

[6] "Rocketeer". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.

[7] Far East Movement interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' March 2011

[8] "Free Wired". iTunes Store.

[9] "Free Wired". iTunes Store.

[10] "Far East Movement's Secret Agent '2 Is Better Than 1' Shoot with Natalia Kills, Colette Carr & Frankmusik". Cherrytree. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-01-14.

[11] "Far East Movement/Free Wired". HMV Group.

[12] "The ARIA Report: Issue 1098" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

[13] [1], Billboard

[14] "Official UK Albums Top 100 – 12th March 2011". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-03-06.

[15] "R&B Albums Top 40 - 18th February 2012". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

[16] "Rap Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

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v t e Far East Movement
Kev Nish Prohgress DJ Virman J-Splif
Studio albums	Free Wired Dirty Bass Identity
Singles	"Like a G6" "Rocketeer" "2gether" "If I Was You (OMG)" "Jello" "Live My Life" "Dirty Bass" "Turn Up the Love" "Change Your Life" "The Illest"
Featured singles	"Get Up (Rattle)"
Related articles	Discography