Freedom (Wham! song)

"Freedom"
UK 7-inch single and continental European release picture sleeve. The same photo was also used for the US cover of Make It Big.
Single by Wham!
from the album Make It Big
B-side
  • "Freedom" (instrumental) (UK)
  • "Heartbeat" (US)
Released
  • 1 October 1984 (UK)
  • July 1985 (US)
StudioMiraval (France)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 5:01 (album version)
  • 5:20 (US version)
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)George Michael
Producer(s)George Michael
Wham! singles chronology
"Careless Whisper"
(1984)
"Freedom"
(1984)
"Last Christmas" / "Everything She Wants"
(1984)
Music video
"Freedom" on YouTube

"Freedom" is a 1984 song by English pop duo Wham! from their album Make It Big, released on 1 October 1984. It became the group's second number one hit on the UK Singles Chart and reached number three in America.[3] It was written and produced by George Michael, one half of the duo.[4]

  1. ^ "History". Wham! World. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  2. ^ Berger, Arion (2004). "Wham!". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 868. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 441–2. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ Amy Hanson. "Freedom - Wham! | Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-29.