Freed from Desire
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B-side | Remix | |||||||||||||||||||
Released | 23 October 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Certification | Gold (BPI) Diamond (SNEP) |
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"Freed from Desire" is a song recorded by the Italian singer Gala. It was released in October 1996 as the first single from her second album Come into My Life, it was a hit in many countries, topping the charts in France, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Denmark. The track was released in the UK in July 1997 and peaked at number 2 and spent 8 weeks inside the Top 10 and 14 weeks in total in the Top 75. The song was composed by Gala, Filippo Andrea Carmeni and Maurizio Molella. Due to this song, Gala achieved a great renown in Europe, although it was her second single.[1]
"Freed from Desire" was also released in a remixed version in 2003 (by Happymen vs Gala) and 2008. It was performed in a remixed version in 2008 by French singer Lorie, during her tour "Le Tour 2Lor". It was rereleased in a remixed version done by Klaas in 2011.[2]
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Content
The verses contain the motif "He got his strong beliefs" while the refrain is characterized by the repetition of the syllable "na".
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Charts and sales
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Year-end charts
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Preceded by | French number-one single 26 October 1996 – 18 January 1997 (13 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" by Madonna |
Belgian Ultratop 50 Wallonia number-one single 7 December 1996 – 8 February 1997 (10 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton |
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Preceded by | Belgian Ultratop 50 Flanders number-one single 11 January 1997 – 8 February 1997 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Don't Speak" by No Doubt |
Belgian VRT Top 30 Flanders number-one single 11 January 1997 – 8 February 1997 (5 weeks) |
References
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- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Gala – Freed from Desire" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gala – Freed from Desire" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gala – Freed from Desire" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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- ↑ "Gala: Freed from Desire" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Gala – Freed from Desire" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Gala – Freed from Desire". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Freed from Desire". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Gala - Freed From Desire search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gala – Freed from Desire" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Gala – Freed from Desire". Singles Top 60. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Gala – Freed from Desire". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 1997-08-09" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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- ↑ (French) Classement Singles – année 1997 at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 September 2013). SNEP. Disque en France. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ (German) Jahrescharts – 1997 at the Wayback Machine (archived May 9, 2015). Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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- ↑ (French) Certifications Singles Diamant – année 1997 at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 September 2012). Snepmusique.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Enter Freed from Desire in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
External links
- Articles with French-language external links
- Articles with German-language external links
- Use dmy dates from January 2014
- Singlechart usages for Germany2
- Singlechart usages for Ireland2
- Singlechart called without artist
- Singlechart called without song
- Singlechart usages for UK
- Certification Table Entry usages for France
- Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom
- 1996 singles
- 1996 songs
- Gala (singer) songs
- Number-one singles in France
- Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
- Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles