"(I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free" is the third single by alternative rock group Grinderman, and final single from their eponymous debut album, '' Grinderman''. Much like their first single " Get It On", the single is a special A-side only release.

Critical reception

The single did not receive as much acclaim as the band's previous two singles, with

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stating that:Klein, Joshua. ''Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Grinderman: Grinderman'' http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10059-grinderman/ Published on April 6, 2007. Retrieved on June 6, 2010.

the measured soul of "(I Don't Need You to) Set Me Free" and the familiar melodrama ..are prime Cave, but each marks a slight deviation from the Grinderman aesthetic. They're just a little too classy, too neat, despite the roaring undercurrent of musical violence in the last, which picks up right before the song cuts off.

Track listing

* European 7" single (MUTE 381)Discogs, ''Grinderman - (I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free (7", S/Sided, Single, Etch, Num) at Discogs'' http://www.discogs.com/Grinderman-I-Dont-Need-You-To-Set-Me-Free/release/988026 Retrieved on June 6, 2010. # "(I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free" - 3:36

Musicians and personnel

Nick Cave Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian singer, songwriter, poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor. Known for his baritone voice and for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Ca ...

– lead vocals, electric guitar, organ, piano, artwork *

Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ( ...

– acoustic guitar, viola, violin, electric bouzouki, electric mandolin, backing vocals *

Martyn Casey Martyn Paul Casey (born 10 July 1960) is an English-born Australian rock bass guitarist. He has been a member of the Triffids, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Grinderman. Casey plays either his Fender Precision Bass or Fender Jazz Bass. Biograp ...

– bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals *

Jim Sclavunos James Sclavunos is an American drummer, multi-instrumentalist musician, record producer, and writer. He is best known as a drummer, having been a member of two seminal no wave groups in the late 1970s ( Teenage Jesus & the Jerks and 8 Eyed Spy, ...

– drums, percussion, backing vocals * Nick Launay – producer, engineer * Grinderman - additional production * Stuart Hawkes - mastering

References

2007 songs Songs written by Nick Cave Song recordings produced by Nick Launay Mute Records singles {{2000s-rock-single-stub