Free Your Mind
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| "Free Your Mind" | ||
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| Single by En Vogue | ||
| from the album Funky Divas | ||
| Released | September 24, 1992 (US) | |
| Format | CD single Airplay Cassette single |
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| Genre | Rock Hip Hop Funk |
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| Length | 4:52 | |
| Label | East West Records (Atlantic/WEA) | |
| Writer(s) | Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy |
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| Producer(s) | Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy |
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| En Vogue singles chronology | ||
| "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (1992) |
"Free Your Mind" (1992) |
"Give It Up, Turn It Loose" (1992) |
"Free Your Mind" is the name of a Grammy Award-nominated hit single released by the all-female R&B group En Vogue in September 24, 1992 from their critically-acclaimed album Funky Divas. The anti-prejudice rock-like song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #16 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Free Your Mind" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart the week of September 12, 1992, at #89. Within one week, it jumped to #45, then to #25, and continued to make impressive strides until it eventually peaked at #8 the week of October 31, 1992. Altogether, "Free Your Mind" spent sixteen weeks in the Billboard Top 40.
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[edit] Song information
"Free Your Mind" was released due to the 1992 race-related riots that happened in Los Angeles, California from 29 April to 4 May 1992 – because of the acquitting of the police offices that had beaten Rodney King. The song is known for its very ground-breaking award winning music video, directed by Mark Romanek. "Free Your Mind" used the chorus line of a George Clinton song with his permission[citation needed]. It was certified gold by the RIAA in the end of 1992.
The opening line: "Prejudice! Wrote a song about it! Like to hear it? Here it go!", is a line originally used by the character Calhoun Tubbs from FOX's In Living Color.
Janet Jackson included the video in the Countdown of her twenty-five favorite videos of all-time at number eleven. [1]
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] Grammy Awards of 1993
- Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (nominated)
- Best Music Video, Short Form (nominated)
[edit] MTV Video Music Awards 1993
- Video of the Year (nominated)
- Best Group Video (nominated)
- Best R&B Video (won)
- Best Dance Video (won)
- Viewer's Choice Award (nominated)
- Best Direction – Mark Romanek (nominated)
- Best Choreography – Travis Payne, Frank Gatson, and Lavelle Smith (won)
- Best Cinematography – (nominated)
[edit] Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 1992 | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #8 |
| 1992 | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #39 |
| 1992 | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | #23 |
| 1992 | UK Singles Chart | #6 |
| 1992 | German Single Chart | #50 |
