"Freedom" is a song by Swiss artist

DJ BoBo Peter René Baumann (born 5 January 1968), better known under his stage name DJ BoBo, is a Swiss singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, and music producer. He has sold 14 million records worldwide and has released 12 studio albums as well as several ...

, released in 1995 as the fourth and last single from his second album, ''

There Is a Party ''There Is a Party'' is the second studio album released by the Swiss singer-songwriter DJ BoBo. It was released on 21 October 1994 through the Fresh Music, Metrovynil as well as EAMS Lesser record labels on compact disc, 12-inch gramophone reco ...

'' (1994). It reached number four in Switzerland, number seven in Austria and Finland, and number eight in Germany. On the

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, it peaked at number 15 in November 1995. Outside Europe, the song peaked at number 93 in Australia. The female singers are Natascha Wright and Lisa Noya. Noya is also the female powervoice on songs by German singer

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and her name is stated for all backing vocals on his album, ''The Album'', which were produced by the same producers that produced "Freedom"; Alex Trime and Sven Delgado. It sold to

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in Germany.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine ''

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'' praised the song for its "catchy chorus and (...) instantly recognizable melody". In their review of the ''There Is a Party'' album, the song was deemed "a gambler's best bet."

Music video

The

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for "Freedom" was directed by Frank Paul Husmann-Labusga. He also directed the videos for "

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" and "

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{authority control 1995 singles 1995 songs DJ BoBo songs English-language Swiss songs Music videos directed by Frank Paul Husmann Songs written by DJ BoBo