"Free" is a song by

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Dara Maclean Dara Joy Maclean (born May 20, 1986) is an American contemporary Christian singer and songwriter born in Miami, Florida, but raised in Fort Worth, Texas, ever since she was eight years old. On July 12, 2011 Maclean released the album entitled ' ...

from her debut album, ''

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''. It was released on July 5, 2011 on

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and nationwide on July 12, 2011 as the second single from the album.

Background

The song was written as a ballad initially about a bad relationship that Maclean was in at the time, which has since ended. Maclean now says the song is about how God showed her abundance in life and not to be weighted down with "stuff," her "stuff" being that she was feeling like a failure. Now, she feels the complete opposite because she was set free of that worry.

Composition

This has been called a hopeful song about the freedom in Jesus Christ that we all can have, which due to that fact it is a highly uplifting song by the reviews standards.

Release

"Free" was digitally released as the lead single from ''

'' on July 5, 2011 (

) and July 12, 2011 nationwide on CDs.

Critical reception

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's'' Grace S. Aspinwall noted how the song "exudes hopefulness on the exceptional, "Free," where comparisons to powerhouse

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ring especially true." ''CCM Magazine's'' song they chose as "We Like" was "Free" off of the album. New Release Tuesday's Kevin Davis echoed a similar vibe when he said it is a "surefire hit

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with great dance floor empolike " Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield, both in music and message. They are great anthems about the freedom we have in Christ and that’s there's nothing He won't do to find us, even if we were the only one on the planet. He loves us that much."

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's Lindsay Wright stated "the best pop selection comes mid-way through the album with “Free” – a song about embracing life unencumbered and fulfilling God-given dreams."

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