Free (Pete Murray song)

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"Free"
Free by Pete Murray.png
Single by Pete Murray
from the album Blue Sky Blue
Released19 August 2011 (2011-08-19)
Length3:35
Label Sony
Composer(s) Pete Murray
Pete Murray singles chronology
"Always a Winner"
(2011)
"Free"
(2011)
"Let You Go"
(2012)
Music video
"Free" on YouTube

"Free" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Pete Murray. It was released in August 2011 as the second single from Murray's fifth studio album, Blue Sky Blue . "Free" peaked at number 42 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold.

Contents

The music video was shot in Brazil and takes the viewer on a visual journey to discover a variety of different meanings behind the word 'free'. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Free" - 3:35

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 42

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
Australian Artist (ARIA Charts) [3] 27

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Australia19 August 2011 [5] Digital Download Sony

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