Freedom (DJ BoBo song)

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"Freedom"
DJ BoBo-Freedom.jpg
Single by DJ BoBo
from the album There Is a Party
ReleasedSeptember 1995
GenreEurodance
Length3:53
Label
  • EAMS
  • ZYX Music
  • Do It Music
  • Fresh Music
  • Scandinavian Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Alex Trime
  • René Baumann
  • Sven Delgado Jordan
Producer(s)René Baumann
DJ BoBo singles chronology
"There Is a Party"
(1995) 		"Freedom"
(1995) 		"Love Is the Price"
(1996)
Music video
"Freedom" on YouTube

"Freedom" is a song by Swiss artist DJ BoBo, released in 1995 as the fourth and last single from his second album, There Is a Party. It reached number 4 in Switzerland, number 7 in Austria and Finland, and number 8 in Germany. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at number 15 in November 1995. Outside Europe, the song peaked at number 93 in Australia. The female singers are Natascha Wright and Lisa Noya. Lisa Noya is also the female powervoice on songs by German singer Haddaway her name is stated for all backing vocals on Haddaway The Album, which were produced by the same producers that produced "Freedom"; Alex Trime and Sven Delgado. Natascha Wright did not sing on The Album but performed on stage during some period with Haddaway. It sold to Gold in Germany.[1]

Critical reception[]

Pan-European magazine Music & Media praised the song for its "catchy chorus and (...) instantly recognizable melody".[2] In their review of the There Is a Party album, the song was deemed "a gambler's best bet."[3]

Music video[]

The music video for "Freedom" was directed by Frank Paul Husmann-Labusga.[4] Husmann-Labusga also directed the music videos for "Let the Dream Come True" and "There Is a Party".

Track listing[]

12", Netherlands
No.TitleLength
1."Freedom" (Club Mix)6:14
2."Freedom" (Underground House Mix)4:08
3."Feel the Heat"5:29
CD single, France
No.TitleLength
1."Freedom" (Radio Version)3:53
2."Freedom" (Club Mix)6:14
3."Freedom" (Underground House Mix)4:08
CD maxi, Switzerland
No.TitleLength
1."Freedom" (Radio Version)3:53
2."Freedom" (Club Mix)6:14
3."Freedom" (Underground House Mix)4:08
4."Feel the Heat"5:29

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ "GOLD-/PLATIN-DATENBANK: DJ BoBo" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Music & Media: New Releases" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. 24 December 1994. p. 6. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ "DJ Bobo: Freedom (1995)". IMDb. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – DJ BoBo – Freedom" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  7. ^ "DJ BoBo: Freedom" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – DJ BoBo" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – DJ BoBo – Freedom" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – DJ BoBo – Freedom". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – DJ BoBo – Freedom". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  12. ^ "1995 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1995" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  15. ^ "SCHWEIZER JAHRESHITPARADE 1995". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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