Free (Sarah Brightman song)

"Free"
Single by Sarah Brightman
from the album Harem
B-side "Guéri De Toi"
Released 10 June 2003
Format 12", CD
Recorded 2002-2003;
Nemo Studios(Hamburg, Germany)
Sono Studio(Beirut, Lebanon)
Sudolfinum Studio(Prague, Czech Republic)
Art Studio(Cairo, Egypt)
Abbey Road Studios(London, England)
Studios Versailles(Paris, France)
Proloton Studio(Hamburg, Germany)
Copthorne Studio(Maidenhead, England)
Maison De Musique(Toronto, Canada)[1]
Genre Classical crossover, Middle Eastern pop
Length 3:45
Label Angel
Writer(s) Sarah Brightman, Sophie B. Hawkins, Matthias Meissner, Thomas Schwarz[1]
Producer Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman singles chronology
"What You Never Know"
(2001)
"Free"
(2003)
"Snow on the Sahara"
(2004)

"Free" is a song performed by English classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman from her ninth studio album, Harem (2003). It was originally written in German by Matthias Meissner and Thomas Schwarz. The song was then re-written in English by Brightman in collaboration with Sophie B. Hawkins. The track was produced by Frank Peterson. It was released as the fourth and final single from Harem by Angel Records on 10 June 2003.[2] The song contains prominent classical crossover and Middle Eastern pop musical characters. It is influenced by feelings of desperation and is lyrically about somebody who has lost somebody and is looking onto their relationship with somebody else.

"Free" reached the #3 position on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts.[3] Violinist Nigel Kennedy is featured in the last four stanzas of the song.

Contents

Track listing

CD

  1. "Free" (Swiss American Federation Hot AC Mix) 2:58
  2. "Free" (Swiss American Federation Modern AC Mix) 3:52
  3. "Free" (Album Version) 3:44
  4. "Gueri de Toi" (Nemo Mix) 3:15

Vinyl

  1. "Free" (Swiss American Federation Club Mix)
  2. "Free" (Nemo Remix)
  3. "Free" (Swiss American Federation Dub Mix)
  4. "Gueri De Toi" (Nemo Remix)

References

  1. ^ a b Harem liner notes Angel Records (2003)
  2. ^ ""Free"". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.html/182-9381683-6364622?pd=1&l=Product%20Details&qid=1276112277&a=B000TDSS66&sr=8-1. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
  3. ^ Sarah Brightman – Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2008.

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