Freedom (Sugababes song)

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"Freedom"
Promotional single by Sugababes
Released25 September 2011
RecordedFebruary 2011
Genre
Length3:24
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Jason Pebworth
  • Jon Shave
  • George Astasio
  • Kyle Abrahams
  • Peter Ighile
  • Mariah Young-Jones
  • Rowan Martin
Producer(s)

"Freedom" is a promotional song by English girl group Sugababes. It was written by Jason Pebworth, Jon Shave, George Astasio, Kyle Abrahams, Peter Ighile, Mariah Young-Jones and Rowan Martin, and produced by The Invisible Men in collaboration with Parker & James. The song premiered in May 2011 during a music festival in Morocco, and was promoted with various snippets and teasers in addition to an advertisement for the Nokia N8. It is an electropop song with elements of dubstep. It is the final song this lineup released before they disbanded and the original lineup reformed.

"Freedom" was due for release as the lead single from their anticipated eighth studio album, although the song was cancelled as an official single and instead made a free

Amazon. Despite the controversy surrounding its release, the song received positive reviews from critics, who complimented its sound and the use of dubstep. The music video, which was directed by Sean De Sparigo and filmed in July 2011, features the Sugababes in an underground club. The trio performed "Freedom" at the T4 on the Beach
festival on 10 July 2011.

Background

Following the release of their seventh studio album Sweet 7, which was met with poor reviews and low sales, it was confirmed that the Sugababes had begun work on their eighth studio album.[1] In February 2011, group member Heidi Range stated that the Sugababes were aiming to finish the album in time for a summer 2011 release.[2] She revealed that the group completed a song which they believed could be the album's lead single.[2] The Sugababes confirmed in May 2011 that they would premiere "Freedom" at the Mawazine Festival in Morocco.[3][4] In July 2011, the group's management confirmed that the group had left their longtime record company Island Records and signed a three-album deal with Sony's RCA label.[5] The artwork for "Freedom" was revealed in August 2011; it features the Sugababes on a sofa wearing deep green clothing.[6]

Composition and lyrics

"Freedom" was written by Jason Pebworth,

Orange, "Freedom" is a "controlled, steady anthem" with a "darker, deeper and more soulful" sound.[8] During the pre-chorus, the group chants the lines "So raise your hands / One fist in the air / For free-ee-ee-ee dom-dom-dom" over a prominent dubstep beat.[10][11] Sugababes member Amelle Berrabah interpreted the track as about "being free, liberated and being powerful".[12]

Release and reception

Heidi Range stated in February 2011 that the Sugababes completed a potential lead single for the album.

A snippet of "Freedom" appeared online on 1 June 2011 as part of an advertising campaign for the

Amazon.[16] The decision was clarified in a statement posted on the Sugababes' official Facebook page: "As a thank you to their fans, the Sugababes are offering their new single, 'Freedom' as a free download via Amazon."[16]

Several media outlets reported that the single's release was cancelled due to major radio stations' reluctance to play the song, as well as the presumption that it would underperform in the charts.

Orange regarded "Freedom" as an "unusual club track", and praised it as a "fine addition" to the Sugababes' collection of songs.[8]

Promotion

The

VEVO channel on YouTube.[20] Daily Mirror praised the band's appearance in the video.[21]

The Sugababes performed "Freedom" on 10 July 2011 at the

Big Friday Wind Up, and Super Saturday.[23][24] They also performed the song at London's nightclub G-A-Y, where they wore coordinating rubber outfits.[25]

Tracklist
  1. "Freedom" - 3:25
  2. "Freedom" (Kris Di Angelis 'Back to 95' Remix) - 6:32

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