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Freedom" is the upcoming lead single from the
Sugababes eighth studio album, which is expected for release on September 25, 2011. The single will be the first track written by all three members of the band since their last line up-change, and will mark a twelve-year anniversary of the Sugababes. The song was produced by
The Invisible Men, and will be used as the main theme for the
Nokia N8 advertising campaign from August 2011.
[edit] Background
Following the release of
Sweet 7 in March 2010, it was announced that just over a month later, following speculation of a band break-up, that the girls would be returning to the studio to work on a new record. In August 2010, they began work on their eighth studio album.
[1] In February 2011,
Heidi confirmed the recording of "Freedom", and claimed that it could well be the lead single from the album.
[2] On May 18, 2011, the group announced that they would premier "Freedom" during a festival date in
Morrocco in June 2011.
[3] Following the track's first live performance, a snippet appeared online on June 1, as part of an advertising campaign for the
Nokia N8 mobile phone. The snippet featured a dubstep-style breakdown.
[4] On July 6, the group confirmed that they had split from their long-time record company
Island Records, and had since signed a three-album deal with
Sony BMG.
[5] On July 10, the band premiered the song for the first time in the UK, performing it live at the T4 On The Beach Festival in Weston Super-Mare.
[6] A second teaser appeared online on July 22.
[7] On August 1, the song recieved it's first radio play on
BBC Radio 1, and was such leaked online in it's radio edit form. The radio edit does not include the dubstep breakdown as featured in the Nokia snippet posted on YouTube.
[8] On August 15, the band announced that the single would be released via Digital Download on September 25, 2011, and as a physical single the following day.
[9]
[edit] Music Video
The video premiered on
T4 on 4 August and on August 10, 2011,through the group's
YouTube channel. Featuring the full version of the song, including the dubstep-style breakdown that was omitted from the radio edit. The video was directed by Sean De Sparengo, and features the girls performing the song amongst a crowd in an underground night club. On August 11, a behind-the-scenes look at the video was posted on YouTube.
[10]
[edit] Tracklisting
- Digital Download[11]
- "Freedom" - 3:23
- "Freedom" (Kris De Angelis 'Back To '95' Remix) - 6:33
- Digital CDM[12]
- Freedom (7th Heaven Club Mix) 6:59
- Freedom (Benny Page Remix) 4:15
- Freedom (Friends Electric Remix) 4:44
- Freedom (Johnson Somerset Remix) 7:28
- Freedom (Kris De Angelis Remix) 6:32
- Freedom (Thundercatz Remix) 3:27
- Freedom (Thundercatz Remix feat. Bigz) 3:41
- Freedom (Tom Dick & Harry Remix) 4:16
[edit] Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|
| United Kingdom | 25 September 2011[13] | Digital download |
| 26 September 2011[14] | CD single |
[edit] References
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