We Shall Be Free

"We Shall Be Free"
Single by Garth Brooks
from the album The Chase
B-side"Night Rider's Lament"
ReleasedAugust 31, 1992
Recorded1992
StudioJack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre
Length3:48
LabelLiberty 57794
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Allen Reynolds
Garth Brooks singles chronology
"Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy"
(1992) 		"We Shall Be Free"
(1992) 		"Somewhere Other Than the Night"
(1992)

"We Shall Be Free" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in August 1992 as the first single from his album The Chase and also appears on The Hits, The Limited Series, Double Live, and The Ultimate Hits. It reached #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in 1992, becoming his first single to miss the Top 10 on that chart due to an airplay ban from some radio stations. "We Shall Be Free" peaked at #22 on the Billboard Christian Songs charts through a marketing deal with Rick Hendrix Company, and earned Brooks a 1993 GLAAD Media Award.[2][3] This song was written by Brooks and Stephanie Davis.

  1. ^ a b c Nadine Hubbs (22 March 2014). Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music. Univ of California Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-520-28065-6.
  2. ^ "Gay Today: Entertainment". Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. ^ Phillips, Chuck (September 30, 1992), "Cut To The Chase, Garth Brooks Stands Alone at No. 1", The Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on April 2, 2015, retrieved 2007-05-29. Archived from the original Archived 2012-06-21 at the Wayback Machine on 21 March 2017.