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Freedom (Wham! song)
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| Single by Wham! from the album Make It Big |
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| Released | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | 12", 7" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 5:01 5:20 (12" Version) |
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| Label | Columbia Records | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | George Michael | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Freedom" was a song by British pop duo Wham! in 1984, becoming the group's second UK #1 hit. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo.
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Wham! had already enjoyed a successful 1984 by the time Freedom was issued in the autumn of the year. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go had given them their first UK #1 and had then reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. George had then gone to #1 with a solo single, Careless Whisper.
Freedom, a light and uncontroversial song, was #1 in the UK for three weeks and featured on the album Make It Big, which was issued at the same time. Of Wham!'s four UK #1 singles, Freedom sold the fewest copies.
Freedom was covered in 1999 by New Zealand girl group TrueBliss on their debut album Dream. It was released as the TrueBliss's final single in September 1999.
- "Freedom" (5:08)
- "Freedom [Instrumental]" (5:10)
- "Freedom [Long Mix]" (7:14)
- "Freedom [Instrumental]" (5:10)
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| Sweden | 9 |
| Switzerland | 5 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Austria | 23 |
| France | 16 |
| Australia | 3 |
| UK | 1 |
| US | 3 |
| Preceded by "I Just Called to Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder |
UK number one single week ending October 20, 1984 to week ending November 3, 1984 |
Succeeded by "I Feel For You" by Chaka Khan |
| Wham! |
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| George Michael | Andrew Ridgeley Deon Estus | Pepsi & Shirlie |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Fantastic | Make It Big | Music from the Edge of Heaven Compilations: The Final | If You Were There (The Best of Wham) Singles: "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)" | "Young Guns (Go For It!)" | "Bad Boys" | "Club Tropicana" | "Club Fantastic Megamix" | "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" | "Careless Whisper" | "Freedom" | "Everything She Wants" | "Last Christmas" | "I'm Your Man" | "A Different Corner" | "The Edge of Heaven" |