Freedom (DJ BoBo song)

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"Freedom"
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Single by DJ BoBo
from the album There Is a Party
B-side "Feel the Heat"
ReleasedSeptember 1995
Genre Eurodance
Length3:53
Label
  • EAMS
  • ZYX Music
  • Do It Music
  • Fresh Music
  • Scandinavian Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) René Baumann
DJ BoBo singles chronology
"There Is a Party"
(1995)
"Freedom"
(1995)
"Love Is the Price"
(1996)
Music video
"Freedom" on YouTube

"Freedom" is a song by Swiss artist DJ BoBo, released in September 1995 by several labels as the fourth and last single from the artist's second album, There Is a Party (1994). The song was a top 10 hit in Europe, reaching number four in Austria (7), Finland (7), Germany (8) and Switzerland (4). On the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at number 15 in November 1995, ending up as number 57 on its year-end chart. Outside Europe, "Freedom" charted in Australia (93). The female singers are Natascha Wright and Lisa Noya. Alex Trime and Sven Delgado produced the song. Its music video was directed by Frank Paul Husmann-Labusga [1] who had previously directed the videos for "Let the Dream Come True" and "There Is a Party". "Freedom" sold to Gold in Germany. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media praised the song for its "catchy chorus and [...] instantly recognizable melody". [3] In their review of the There Is a Party album, the song was deemed "a gambler's best bet." [4]

Track listing

  1. "Freedom" (Club Mix) — 6:14
  2. "Freedom" (Underground House Mix) — 4:08
  3. "Feel the Heat" — 5:29
  1. "Freedom" (Radio Version) — 3:53
  2. "Freedom" (Club Mix) — 6:14
  3. "Freedom" (Underground House Mix) — 4:08
  1. "Freedom" (Radio Version) — 3:53
  2. "Freedom" (Club Mix) — 6:14
  3. "Freedom" (Underground House Mix) — 4:08
  4. "Feel the Heat" — 5:29

Charts

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