"Freedom" is a song by Swiss-Italian musician

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featuring American singer-songwriter

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, known from the group

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. The song was released on 10 November 1997 via

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label as the lead single from Miles' second album, '' 23am'' (1997). It peaked at number two in Italy and was a top 10 hit also in Spain, while reaching the top 20 in Finland, Scotland and the UK.

Critical reception

A reviewer from ''

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'' gave the song three out of five, writing, "Starting with tinkly piano evocative of

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, then moving into

's soaring vocals, Miles aims for a symphonic anthem — but somehow this lacks real drive." The magazine's Alan Jones commented, "Abandoning the waifish vocals of Maria Naylor, Robert Miles has teamed up with the throatier Kathy Sledge. The pair's new track, Freedom, lacks the instant charm of Miles' previous singles but grows with repeated listening, though it's a little muted, sounding more like a demo than finished product."

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from the '' RM'' Dance Update rated the song four out of five, noting it as "simply inspired by ordinary life", having "Robert's distinct piano-tinkling and lush arrangement".

Music video

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was produced to promote the single, directed by Massimiliano iacono, e pubblicato nel novembre 1997.

Track listings

* CD maxi, 1997 # "Freedom" (Radio Edit) - 4:12 # "Freedom" (Original Edit) - 4:08 # "Freedom" (Robert Miles Club Mix) - 5:20 # "Freedom" (Album Version) - 6:27 * Double maxi # "Freedom" (Radio Edit) - 4:12 # "Freedom" (Original Edit) - 4:08 # "Freedom" (Robert Miles Club Mix) - 5:23 # "Freedom" (Frankie Knuckles Classic Club Mix) - 7:56 # "Freedom" (Frankie Knuckles "The Shit" Mix) - 7:18 # "Freedom" (Frankie Knuckles Director's Cut Dub) - 9:50

Charts

References

1997 singles 1997 songs Deconstruction Records singles Instrumentals Robert Miles songs Songs written by Frank Musker Songs written by Robert Miles {{1990s-electronic-song-stub