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| Single by Major Lazer featuring Amber Coffman | ||||
| from the album Free the Universe | ||||
| Released | 18 May 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
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| Length | 4:49 | |||
| Label | Downtown | |||
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"Get Free" is a song by musical project Major Lazer from their second studio album Free the Universe (2013). The song was released as a digital download on May 18, 2012. The song features vocals from American singer and musician Amber Coffman.
A lyric video to accompany the release of "Get Free" was first released onto YouTube on 15 April 2012 at a total length of five minutes. [1] The official video, directed by So Me, was released on 23 August 2012. Filmed in Kingston, Jamaica, "Get Free" takes the viewer on a candid journey of Jamaican culture. [2] Both Coffman and Diplo make appearances. [3]
In 2015, English singer Newton Faulkner recorded "Get Free" for his fifth studio album, Human Love . The cover of the song was released as the lead single from the album on 27 November 2015, while a music video was released on 15 September 2015. [4] [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Free" (featuring Amber Coffman) | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Get Free" (Bonde Do Role Remix; featuring Amber Coffman) | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Get Free" (Andy C Remix; featuring Amber Coffman) | 5:31 |
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) [23] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Belgium (BEA) [24] | Gold | 15,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [25] | Silver | 200,000 |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| United Kingdom | May 18, 2012 [26] | Digital download | Downtown |
"Get Free" was featured over the end credits of Barely Lethal (2015), and in the 2017 movie Baywatch [27]
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