Freedom! '90

1990 single by George Michael

"Freedom! '90" (also known simply as "Freedom!") is a 1990 song by George Michael and is the third single from his second studio album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1. It went to number 1 in Canada and Zimbabwe, number 8 in the United States, number 9 in Portugal, number 10 in Greece, number 13 in New Zealand, number 17 in Ireland, number 18 in Australia, number 20 in Sweden and number 28 in the United Kingdom.

"Freedom! '90"
Single by George Michael
from the album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
B-side
  • "Fantasy"
  • "Freedom" (Back To Reality Mix) (non-7-inch releases)
ReleasedOctober 1990
Genre
Length
  • 6:30 (album/video/single edit)
  • 4:31 (UK radio edit)
  • 5:21 (radio edit)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)George Michael
Producer(s)George Michael
George Michael singles chronology
"Mother's Pride"
(1990)
"Freedom! '90"
(1990)
"Heal the Pain"
(1991)
Music video
"Freedom! '90" on YouTube

Formats and track listings

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  • 7-inch and cassette single (UK)
  1. "Freedom! '90" – 6:29
  2. "Freedom" (Back to Reality Mix) – 5:01
  • CD single (US)
  1. "Freedom! '90" – 6:29
  2. "Fantasy" – 5:01

Robbie Williams version

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"Freedom"
Single by Robbie Williams
Released29 July 1996 (1996-07-29)[3]
Length4:20
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)George Michael
Producer(s)Stephen Hague
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Freedom"
(1996)
"Old Before I Die"
(1997)
Music video
"Freedom" on YouTube

In 1996, Robbie Williams covered Freedom as his debut solo single, the year after his departure from Take That. It went to number 1 in Scotland and Spain, number 2 in the United Kingdom, number 6 in Australia and Ireland, number 7 in Finland, number 8 in Sweden, number 9 in Denmark, number 10 in the Netherlands and Germany, number 18 in Iceland and Turkey and number 39 in New Zealand.

Track listings

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References

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  1. "Freedom! '90". Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. "George Michael – Freedom!". Discogs. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  3. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 27 July 1996. p. 43.
  4. Freedom (UK CD1 liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1996. CDSFREE 1, 7243 8 83187 2 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Freedom (UK CD2 liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1996. CDFREE 1, 7243 8 83186 2 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Freedom (UK cassette single sleeve). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1996. TCFREE 1, 7243 8 83186 4 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. Freedom (European CD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1996. 7243 8 83190 2 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)