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2013 single by Rudimental featuring Emeli Sandé
"Free"
Single by Rudimental featuring Emeli Sandé
from the album Home
Released18 November 2013
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rudimental singles chronology
"Right Here"
(2013)
"Free"
(2013)
"Powerless"
(2014)
Emeli Sandé singles chronology
"Lifted"
(2013)
"Free"
(2013)
"What I Did for Love"
(2015)
Nas singles chronology
"Cherry Wine"
(2012)
"Free"
(2013)
"Something to Believe in"
(2015)

"Free" is a song by British drum and bass band Rudimental. It features the vocals from English-born Scottish singer and songwriter Emeli Sandé. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2013 as the sixth single from their debut studio album, Home (2013). Another version of the single also features American rapper Nas; this version is featured in 2K Sports' WWE 2K15 video game.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Free" was first released onto YouTube on 24 October 2013 at a total length of four minutes and thirty-two seconds. The video features real life wingsuit flier and extreme sports athlete Jokke Sommer gliding through the air around the Eiger mountain in the Alps. The video was directed by Stu Thomson and required no post-production for the stunts, with Sommer displaying his real ability on film.

Track listings

Album version
No.TitleLength
1."Free" (featuring Emeli Sandé)3:36
Remix EP Download
No.TitleLength
1."Free" (featuring Emeli Sandé and Nas)4:30
2."Free" (Maya Jane Coles Remix)5:32
3."Free" (Roy Davis Jr Remix)5:07
4."Free" (Jack Beats Remix)5:20

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 41
Germany (GfK) 38
Ireland (IRMA) 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 36
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 5
Scotland (OCC) 21
Slovenia (SloTop50) 43
UK Dance (OCC) 6
UK Singles (OCC) 26

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
Australia (ARIA) 27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 28

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) 4× Platinum 280,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 15,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 200,000

Sales figures based on certification alone.
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 18 November 2013 Digital download

References

  1. Rudimental - Free feat. Emeli Sandé (Official Video) - YouTube
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  3. "Rudimental feat. Emeli Sandé – Free" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. "Rudimental feat. Emeli Sandé – Free" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. "Chart Track: Week 04, 2014". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. "Rudimental feat. Emeli Sandé – Free" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. "Rudimental feat. Emeli Sandé – Free". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  10. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  12. "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  13. "Top Selling Singles of 2014". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  14. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  15. "New Zealand single certifications – Rudimental feat. Emeli Sandé – Free". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  16. "British single certifications – Rudimental ft Emeli Sande – Free". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  17. "Free (feat. Emeli Sandé) EP" iTunes.
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