Freedom (Wham! song)
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{{Single infobox | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Freedom
| Cover = nocover.svg
| Artist = [[Wham!]]
| from Album = [[Make It Big]]
| Released = [[August 13]],[[1984]]
| Format = [[12"]], [[7"]]
| Recorded = 1984
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| Length = 5:01<br>5:20 <small>(12" Version)</small>
| Label = [[Columbia Records]]
| Producer = [[George Michael]]
| Chart position = *<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 <small>([[UK Singles Chart]])</small>
*<nowiki>#</nowiki>3 <small>(US [[Billboard Hot 100]])</small>
| Last single = "[[Careless Whisper]]"<br/>(1984)
| This single = "'''Freedom'''"<br/>(1984)
| Next single = "[[Last Christmas]]" / "[[Everything She Wants]]"<br/>(1984)
{{Extra album cover
| Upper caption = Alternate covers
| Background = khaki
| Cover = WhamFreedom7InchEuropeanSingleCover.jpg
| Lower caption = European 7-Inch single cover
}}
{{Extra tracklisting
| Album = [[Twenty Five (album)|Twenty Five]]
| Type = compilation
| prev_track = "[[Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go]]"
| prev_no = 2
| this_track = "Freedom"
| track_no = 3
| next_track = "[[Faith (George Michael song)|Faith]]"
| next_no = 4
}}
}}
"'''Freedom'''" was a song by [[United Kingdom|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.
== History ==
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. This song also reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.
''Freedom'' was covered in [[1999]] by [[New Zealand]] girl group [[TrueBliss]] on their debut album [[Dream (TrueBliss album)|Dream]]. It was released as the TrueBliss's final single in [[September 1999]].
The song was used in a Japanese commercial for [[Maxell]] [[audio cassettes]], with altered lyrics. ("I can't wait to see you, why don't you come here no more?")
== Track listing ==
=== 7": Epic / A 4743 (UK) ===
# "Freedom" (5:08)
# "Freedom [Instrumental]" (5:10)
=== 12": Epic / TA 4743 (UK) ===
# "Freedom [Long Mix]" (7:14)
# "Freedom [Instrumental]" (5:10)
==Chart performance==
{|class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (1984)
!align="center"|Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left"|Sweden
|align="center"|9
|-
|align="left"|Switzerland
|align="center"|5
|-
|align="left"|Norway
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Austria
|align="center"|23
|-
|align="left"|France
|align="center"|16
|-
|align="left"|Australia
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left"|UK
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|US
|align="center"|3
|-
|}
{{start box}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[I Just Called to Say I Love You]]" by [[Stevie Wonder]]
| title = [[List of number-one singles (UK)|UK number one single]]
| years = [[October 20]] [[1984]] - [[November 3]] [[1984]]
| after = "[[I Feel For You]]" by [[Chaka Khan]]
}}
{{end box}}
{{Wham!}}
[[Category:Number-one singles in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Wham! songs]]
[[Category:1984 songs]]
[[Category:1984 singles]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Norway]]