Sweet Freedom (song)

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"Sweet Freedom"
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Single Cover
Single by Michael McDonald
from the album Sweet Freedom and Running Scared soundtrack
B-side "The Freedom Eights"
ReleasedJune 1986
Recorded1986
Studio Westlake Audio, Los Angeles
Genre R&B, blue-eyed soul, dance-pop
Length3:57 (radio mix) / 7:38 (12" version)
Label MCA Records
Songwriter(s) Rod Temperton
Producer(s) Rod Temperton, Bruce Swedien, Richard Rudolph (credited as Dick Rudolph)
Michael McDonald singles chronology
"Lost in the Parade"
(1985)
"Sweet Freedom"
(1986)
"Our Love"
(1986)

"Sweet Freedom" is a song by Michael McDonald, written by Rod Temperton originally featured on Running Scared 's soundtrack, before the 1986 re-release of McDonald's 1985 album No Lookin' Back . The track peaked at #7 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart (his last Top 10 hit in that chart), #12 in the UK, and #14 in Canada.

Contents

The single's music video directed by Leslie Libman featured McDonald, along with actors Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines, in the film Running Scared . [1]

Credits

Charts

Chart (1986-1987)Peak
position
Canada The Record Singles Chart [2] 25
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [3] 14
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 12
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [5] 4
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 7
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 17
Year-end chart (1986)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) [9] 75

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