Set You Free (N-Trance song)

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"Set You Free"
Ntrance - Set You Free single.jpg
Single by N-Trance
from the album Electronic Pleasure
Released25 April 1994 (1994-04-25)
Studio
  • PWL (London, UK, 1992)
  • Out of the Blue (Manchester, UK, 1994)
Genre
Length4:22
LabelAll Around the World
Songwriter(s)N-Trance
Producer(s)N-Trance
N-Trance singles chronology
"Set You Free"
(1994) 		"Stayin' Alive '95"
(1995)
Music video
"Set You Free" on YouTube

"Set You Free" is a song written and recorded by the English musical group N-Trance, featuring vocals from Kelly Llorenna. It was first released as a white label record in 1992, then officially released as a single in April 1994, just making the UK top 40 at No. 39. A re-release in January 1995 was much more successful, peaking at No. 2 in the UK. Later, it was remixed and re-released in 2001, this time reaching No. 4.[2]

Background[]

The song was inspired by a night out in the Haçienda in Manchester that N-Trance's Kevin O'Toole had in 1989. "They used to pass round pints of water, and a woman came up to me and I felt her heartbeat through her top," he said. "The songs created a diary of what was happening at the time."[3]

Critical reception[]

In December 1994, Music Week wrote, "This record is now on its third release simply because retail and club reaction has demanded it. With 50,000 copies already sold, this very Euro dance-style tune could finally make the big time thanks to a strong chorus and less of the normal quota of Euro cheese."[4]

Chart performance[]

The 1995 version of "Set You Free" was successful on the charts in Europe, peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It peaked at that position during its fifth week on the chart.[5] It was held off the top spot by Celine Dion's "Think Twice". The single managed to climb into the Top 10 also in Ireland and the Netherlands, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it peaked at number 9. Additionally, "Set You Free" was a Top 20 hit in Sweden and Switzerland, and went to number 44 in Germany. Outside Europe, it was a hit in Australia, where it reached number 11. It earned a gold record there, with a sale of 35,000 singles and a platinum record in the UK, after 600,000 singles were sold.

Music video[]

The music video was directed by prolific music video director Steve Price and shot in various locations in County Durham and North Yorkshire. The video comprises scenes of the band dancing and singing in a nightclub, in front of Cliffords Tower in York, England and travelling in a stretched limousine. The scene at Cliffords Tower was fortuitously or coincidentally shot on 3 November 1994,[6] which coincided with an annual Guy Fawkes Night Fireworks display organised by York City Council. The nightclub scenes were shot at Bianco's, Stockton-on-Tees.[6][7] It is claimed that the video cost around £5,000 to make.[citation needed] It was uploaded to YouTube in June 2008. As of September 2020, the video has got more than 6.8 million views.[8]

In 2001, the video was reedited for the Rob Searle Radio Edit.

Track listings[]

Personnel[]

  • N-Trance: production, writing
  • Kelly Llorenna: vocals
  • T-1K: raps (Lost Soul and Pop Mix)
  • Tim Russell: engineering

Charts and certifications[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 25 April 1994 (1994-04-25)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 All Around the World [34]
United Kingdom (re-release) 2 January 1995 (1995-01-02) [35]
United States 20 June 1995 (1995-06-20)
Critique [36]

References[]

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