Freelove

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Freelove
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Song Freelove
By Depeche Mode
Songwriter Martin L. Gore
Produced by Depeche Mode
Mark Bell
Recorded at RAK and Sarm West (London)
Sound Design (Santa Barbara)
Electric Lady
Sony Music Studios (New York City)
Length (mm:ss) 6:10 (album version)
3:59 (single version)
Tempo 103 BPM
Time signature 4
4
Key F Minor
Engineered by Gareth Jones
Engineering assistance Boris Aldridge
Andrew Davies
Andrew Griffiths
Nick Sevilla
Lisa Butterworth
Jonathan Adler
Alissa Myhowich
James Chang
Pre-production Gareth Jones
Additional production Gareth Jones
Mixed by Steve Fitzmaurice
Mastered by Mike Marsh
Percussion Airto Moreira
Art direction Anton Corbijn
Photography Anton Corbijn
Sleeve design Form
Recorded June 2000 - February 2001
Originally released 5 November 2001
Live performances as Depeche Mode 89 times *
Total live performances 89 times *

"Freelove" is a song from the 2001 album Exciter by Depeche Mode. It was released as a single on 5 November 2001.

Notes

Engineer Steve Fitzmaurice said in the 2006 Exciter remaster documentary:

"I think by the end of January, we had to finish [the album]. But it was quite generous, the time we had. I think by the time we got to London, there were still a few tracks to record, but it was more or less all finished. I think there was only two or three songs to mix in London. Freelove still being one of them: there was still Fletch going on about wanting backing vocals. Martin finally did the backing vocals, at about 2 o'clock in the morning, quite drunk on the last night."

Lyrics


Freelove

If you've been hiding from love

If you've been hiding from love

I can understand where you're coming from

I can understand where you're coming from


If you've suffered enough

If you've suffered enough

I can understand what you're thinking of

I can see the pain that you're frightened of


And I'm only here

To bring you free love

Let's make it clear

That this is free love

No hidden catch

No strings attached

Just free love

No hidden catch

No strings attached

Just free love


I've been running like you

I've been running like you

Now you understand why I'm running scared

Now you understand why I'm running scared


I've been searching for truth

I've been searching for truth

And I haven't been getting anywhere

No I haven't been getting anywhere


And I'm only here

To bring you free love

Let's make it clear

That this is free love

No hidden catch

No strings attached

Just free love

No hidden catch

No strings attached

Just free love


Hey girl

You've got to take this moment

Then let it slip away

Let go of complicated feelings

Then there's no price to pay


We've been running from love

We've been running from love

And we don't know what we're doing here

No we don't know what we're doing here


We're only here

Sharing our free love

Let's make it clear

That this is free love

No hidden catch

No strings attached

Just free love

No hidden catch

No strings attached

Just free love


Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©2001 EMI Music Publishing Ltd. London WC2H 0EA. Assigned by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. All rights Reserved.

Music video

Live performances

Main article: Available recordings of "Freelove"
Main article: List of dates where "Freelove" was played


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