Free
Free
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| Song | Free |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore |
| Produced by | Ben Hillier |
| Recorded at | Sound Design (Santa Barbara) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 5:10 |
| Tempo | 122 BPM |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| Key | G Major |
| Programmed by | Dave McCracken Richard Morris |
| Engineered by | Ben Hillier Richard Morris |
| Mixing assistance | Devin Workman Kt Rangnick |
| Mastered by | Emily Lazar |
| Mastering assistance | Sarah Register |
| Recording assistance | Nick Sevilla Arjun Agerwala Rudyard Lee Cullers Devin Workman Kt Rangnick |
| Art direction | Anton Corbijn |
| Design | Anton Corbijn Four5one.com |
| Photography | Anton Corbijn |
| Recorded | January - July 2005 |
| Originally released | October 3, 2005 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 0 times * |
| Total live performances | 0 times * |
"Free" is a song recorded by Depeche Mode during the production of the 2005 album Playing The Angel by Depeche Mode. It was released as a B-side on the "Precious" single on 3 October 2005.
Notes
Ben Hillier described this song to HOME before it was released:
"'Free' is quite a driving, up-tempo track. I really like 'Free', it’s got some great vintage synth sounds on it. It's a real analogue treat that one. (laughs) That's a really good track."
In the 'Playing The Angel' EPK, there is some footage of the band recording 'Free', which sounds different from the final version. Programmer Dave McCracken explains this in an interview with Home:
"That's the first version we did of 'Free'. We had spent two days working on it, and nobody was into it. It was a bit like 'Personal Jesus', so we dropped it and re-recorded it."
Lyrics
Free
I will never be free
I shall never be released
From the chains that bind me
That torture and blind me
And keep me from peace
Oh what heartache
Oh what heartbreak
Following me
Calling to me
I will never be free
I shall never be released
From the chains that bind me
That torture and blind me
And keep me from peace
I will never be free
I will never be laid to rest
Sisters and brothers
I'll never recover
From this tenderness
See what love brings
Hear what love sings
Sad melodies
Enticing me
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©2005 EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Assigned by Grabbing Hands Music Overseas Ltd. All rights reserved.
Dates where Free was played
Free has never been played live.
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