"I Want to Be Free" is a song first recorded by

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as part of the soundtrack for his 1957 motion picture '' Jailhouse Rock''. Its first release on record was on the soundtrack EP '' Jailhouse Rock'' in 1957. In some countries in 1958 the song was released on a

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as the reverse side to "

(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" is a 1957 song recorded by Elvis Presley and performed in the MGM film '' Jailhouse Rock''. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for the film. Presley plays electric bass on the song. Background El ...

Writing

The song was written by

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Lyricist Jerome Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. They found success as the writers of such crossover hit songs as " Hound Dog" ( ...

specially for Presley's 1957 film ''Jailhouse Rock''. They wrote several famous songs: " Jailhouse Rock", "

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" and "I Want to Be Free" in one afternoon.

Recording

Presley recorded "I Want to Be Free" on May 3, 1957, at the soundtrack recordings for the MGM movie ''Jailhouse Rock'' (that took place on April 30 and May 3, 1957, at the Radio Recorders Studio and on May 9 at the MGM Soundstage in

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, California).

Track listing

7" single (1958) # "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" # "I Want to Be Free"

References

External links

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care / I Want To Be Free
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