I'm Free (The Who song)
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| Single by The Who from the album Tommy |
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| B-side | "We're Not Gonna Take It" (USA) "Tommy, Can You Hear Me?" (UK) |
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| Released | 1969 | ||||
| Recorded | September 19, 1968 to March 7, 1969 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 2:40 | ||||
| Label | Polydor, Decca (USA) | ||||
| Writer(s) | Pete Townshend | ||||
| Producer | Kit Lambert | ||||
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"I'm Free" is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by The Who on the album Tommy. Within the plot of the album I'm Free tells of Tommy's vision to spiritually enlighten others due to his sudden and immense popularity. The Pinball Wizard (earlier on the album) appears at the end of the song during the "How can we follow?" part. This song was used in the 1969-1971 concert classic set list. It is often switched with Sensation on setlists, including in the movie and in the Broadway musical.
In 1975, the song was reintegrated into The Who's setlist. The version played at these shows featured more raucous vocals and a reworked guitar riff.
It was later released as a single.
In 1969, The Rolling Stones performed this song at their 4 July concert in Hyde Park, while they had a song (written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards) of the same name that they released in 1965. In 1997, the Christian rock band Geoff Moore and the Distance covered this song, on the album Threads.
The song has been used in a Nissan commercial.
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