Freed from Desire
| Freed from Desire | |
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| Gala | |
| publication | August 12, 1996 |
| length | 3:21 |
| Genre (s) | Euro House , Eurodance , House |
| Author (s) | Filippo Andrea Carmeni, Maurizio Molella , Gala Rizzatto |
| album | Come into My Life |
| Cover versions | |
| 2013 | Frida Gold |
| 2016 | Will Grigg's on Fire |
| 2018 | Drenchill feat. Indiiana |
Freed from Desire ( English for 'Freed from Desire') is a song by the Italian singer Gala . The piece is the first single from their second studio album Come into My Life . In 2013, the piece Get through a cover of the German dance-pop - band Frida Gold again notoriety. In 2016 the song was once again known as a fan song with the text line "Will Grigg's on Fire" at the European Football Championship . In addition, the song has become the unofficial darts anthem since the PDC World Darts Championship 2017 and can be heard at every PDC event since then .
Creation and artwork
The song was arranged and written jointly by Filippo Andrea Carmeni, Maurizio Molella and Gala Rizzatto . The mixing, recording and production were carried out in collaboration between Carmeni and Molella. The piece was recorded in Planet (Wed). Freed from Desire was released under the record labels Fact, Nitelite Records and ZYX Music and distributed by Mollyville Publishing.
On the cover of the maxi single you can see a black and white picture of Gala next to the artist name and song title . It shows Gala standing in front of a restaurant and looking to the right. The recording itself is in black and white, the edge of the cover in yellow. The artwork is by Stefano Coletti.
Publication and promotion
The first release of Freed from Desire took place on August 12, 1996 as a single CD and 12 ″ vinyl record. In addition to the "Edit Mix" for Freed from Desire, the maxi single contains two further remix versions of the piece. In the course of the year, many other variations followed, which were published on various maxi singles across Europe. The maxi singles differ regionally in the selection of the remix version and the number of their B-sides . On June 18, 2009, a compilation of all the remix recordings made at the time the piece was published was released in Italy under the Do It Yourself Music label. For the 15th anniversary of Freed from Desire , various new remixes were released in 2011, which were released on singles, EPs and albums across Europe. Do It Yourself Entertainment released a compilation with 18 new titles with well-known musicians such as Klaas and Willy William on July 25, 2011.
Remix versions
- 1996: Freed from Desire (Club Mix) (Remix by DJ Molella & Phil Jay)
- 1996: Freed from Desire (Edit Mix) (Remix by DJ Molella & Phil Jay)
- 1996: Freed from Desire (Full Vocal Extended Mix) (Remix by DJ Molella & Phil Jay)
- 1996: Freed from Desire (Full Vocals Mixx) (Remix by DJ Molella & Phil Jay)
- 1996: Freed from Desire (Mr. Jack Club Mix) (remixed by Mr. Jack )
- 1996: Freed from Desire (Mr. Jack Deja Vu Dub) (Remix by Mr. Jack)
- 1996: Freed from Desire (Radio Mix) (Remix by DJ Molella & Phil Jay)
- 1996: Freed from Desire (Short Mix) (Remix by DJ Molella & Phil Jay)
- 1996: Freed from Desire (Solid Base Remix) (Remix by Solid Base)
- 1996: Freed from Desire (The Paradise Mix) (Remix by Walter “Walty” Russo)
- 1996: Freed from Desire (The Soundlovers Remix) (Remix by The Soundlovers )
- 1996: Freed from Desire (Video Mix)
- 1996: Freed from Desire (Whistle Remix) (Remixed by DJ Molella & Phil Jay)
- 1997: Freed from Desire (Allister's Vocal Dub Mix) (Remix by Allister Whitehead & Tom Frederikse)
- 1997: Freed from Desire (Allister's Zero G Dub) (Remix by Allister Whitehead & Tom Frederikse)
- 1997: Freed from Desire (Allisters Full Vocal Mix) (Remix by Allister Whitehead & Tom Frederikse)
- 1997: Freed from Desire (Da Loops Golden Mix) (Remixed by Da Loops)
- 1997: Freed from Desire (Da Loops Hype Mix) (Remix by Da Loops)
- 1997: Freed from Desire (Dillon & Dickins Mix) (Remix by Allister Whitehead & Tom Frederikse)
- 1997: Freed from Desire (Original Mix) (Remix by DJ Molella & Phil Jay)
- 1997: Freed from Desire (QFX Extended Mix) (Remix by QFX)
- 1997: Freed from Desire (QFX Radio Edit) (Remix by QFX)
- 1998: Freed from Desire (Sleaze Sisters Anthem Mix) (Remixed by Sleaze Sisters)
- 2009: Freed from Desire (Allister Whitehead 7 ″ Edit) (Remix by Allister Whitehead)
- 2009: Freed from Desire (Mario MC Rmx)
- 2009: Freed from Desire (Slow Version)
- 2009: Freed from Desire (XTM Remix) (Remix by XTM)
- 2009: Freed from Desire (XTM Remix Edit) (Remix by XTM)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Bimbo Jones Remix) (Remix by Bimbo Jones)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Bimbo Jones Remix Radio) (Remix by Bimbo Jones)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Da Brozz Remix) (Remix by Da Brozz)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Da Brozz Remix Edit) (Remix by Da Brozz)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Damion Daniel & Victor G Rmx) (Remix by Damion Daniel & Victor G)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Damion Daniel & Victor G Rmx Edit) (Remix by Damion Daniel & Victor G)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (EDx Radio Mix) (Remix by EDX )
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Edx's No Excuses Mix) (Remix by EDX)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Henry John Morgan Radio Edit) (Remix by Henry John Morgan)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Henry John Morgan Rmx) (Remix by Henry John Morgan)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Mydoctor Elvis Remix) (Remix by Mydoctor Elvis)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Mydoctor Elvis Remix Edit) (Remix by Mydoctor Elvis)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Klaas Club) (Remix by Klaas )
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Klaas Radio) (Remix by Klaas)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Pizeta Rmx) (Remix by PiZeta)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Pizeta Rmx Radio Edit) (Remix by PiZeta)
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Willy William Club Edit) (Remix by Willy William )
- 2011: Freed from Desire (Willy William Radio Edit) (Remix by Willy William)
- 2018: Freed from Desire (Future House Remix)
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The lyrics to Freed from Desire are written in English and translated into German means “free from desire”. The music was composed by Carmeni and Molella, the text was written by Rizzatto. Musically, the song moves in the realm of Euro House , Eurodance and House .
The song is based on a verse, a bridge and a refrain . The song begins with the verse followed by the bridge and the chorus. The same process is repeated with the same lyrics. The second chorus is followed by a somewhat longer pause before the piece ends with the repetitive "Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na" that is characteristic of the song.
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Music video
The music video for Freed from Desire can be divided into two sections, which can be seen alternately. On the one hand you can see Gala dancing in front of a house facade and singing the song. On the other hand, it shows Gala, who meets with a group of men, spends time and is later on the run from them. The total length of the video is 3:33 minutes. To date, the music video has over 52 million views on YouTube (as of April 2019).
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Charts and chart placements
Freed from Desire reached position 14 in the singles charts in Germany and stayed in the top 100 for a total of 27 weeks. In 1997, the single was at position 43 in the annual single chart at the end of the year. In Austria the single reached its highest rating in ten chart weeks with position 16, in Switzerland in 18 chart weeks with position 13. In the United Kingdom Freed from Deisre reached position two and only had to be I'll Be Missing You ( Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans and 112 ). The single stayed in the top for eight weeks and in the UK singles charts for a total of 15 weeks. In her home country, Gala also reached position two on the charts. Furthermore, the single reached the top position in Belgium-Flanders (5 weeks), Belgium-Wallonia (10 weeks) and France (12 weeks).
In Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, Freed from Desire is the first chart hit for Gala. In all four countries it is also Gala's most successful chart success. In her home country, it is the second and most successful chart success to date after Everyone Has Inside . With her successor single she was able to surpass the success in her home country. The successor Let a Boy Cry reached the top of the chart in Italy .
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Awards for music sales
Freed from Desire received three platinum records and one diamond record across Europe . The single has sold more than 1.7 million copies so far, according to sources and record records.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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 Belgium (BEA)
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 2 × platinum
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100,000 |
 France (SNEP)
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 diamond
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1,014,400 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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platinum
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600,000 |
| All in all |
3 × platinum 1 × diamond |
1,714,400 |
Cover versions by Frida Gold
| love is My rebellion | |
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| Frida Gold | |
| publication | 17th May 2013 |
| length | 3:36 |
| Genre (s) | Dance pop |
| Author (s) | Filippo Carmeni, Frida Gold, Robin Grubert , Maurizio Molella, Gala Rizzatto |
| album | Love is my religion |
When love is my rebellion is it is a German-speaking adoption of the original Freed from Desire by the German dance-pop - band Frida Gold . The piece is based on the composition of Freed from Desire and contains a new German-language lyrics. The piece was released as the first single from her second studio album Love is my religion .
Creation and artwork
The composition of the song comes from the original authors Carmeni, Molella and Rizzatto; the German-language text comes from Frida Gold ( Alina Süggeler and Andreas Weizel) and Robin Grubert . The piece was produced by Grubert, Süggeler and Weizel. Grubert was also responsible for the programming. The mastering took place in the Elektra Mastering Studio in Paris under the direction of Bruno Gruel. The song was mixed by Veronica Ferraro in the Super Sonic Scale Studio. In addition to the three Frida Gold members (Julian Cassel, Süggeler and Weizel), Mihalj Kekenj was responsible for the arrangement. Kekenj was also hired as an additional studio musician on the violin, and Matthias Wehmer was also hired on the cello.
On the cover of the maxi single - in addition to the artist name and song title - Süggeler can be seen on the side in a black bodysuit against a white background. Frida Gold was provided by Diesel for the cover picture and the band photo inside the CD . The photos were shot by British photographer Rankin .
Publication and promotion
The first publication of Love is My Rebellion took place on May 17, 2013 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . The piece appeared under the Guerilla music label, was published by Baby Angel Music and Mollyville Publishing and distributed by Warner Music . In addition to the radio version , the maxi single also contains a remix version of the song made by Robert Koch as a B-side . An exclusive iTunes - EP contains three additional versions to love is my rebellion .
In order to promote the song, there were live appearances during prime time during the Echo Awards 2013 , the ESC Grand Prix Party 2013 and at Wetten, dass ..? .
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The lyrics to Liebe ist mein Rebellion are mostly in German and parts of it in English. The chorus contains several times the English sentence "Love is my rebellion, love is my ..." ( English for "love is my rebellion, love is mine ..."). The composition is by Carmeni and Molella; the text by Rizzatto, Grubert, Süggeler and Weizel. Musically, the song moves in the area of house and synth pop .
In an interview with Die Welt , Frida Gold explained that the song was about confession and the fight for love. They would show what a possible way or an answer to grievances and questions would be, instead of digging through the problem. They wanted to give an answer to that. The answer be for love has been my rebellion . The phrase “love is my rebellion” was also the common thread for the album Love is my religion .
The song is based on two verses, a bridge and a chorus. Love is my rebellion begins with an intro that is composed of the repetitive line "Na na na na na na na". This is followed by the first verse, followed for the first time by the bridge and the refrain. The same process is repeated with the second stanza. After the second stanza, the refrain is repeated several times at the end of the song.
Music video
The black and white music video for Liebe ist meine Rebellion was shot in the Berlin Havel studios and celebrated its premiere on May 15, 2013 on the websites of MTV Germany and VIVA Germany . The total length of the video is 4:04 minutes. Directed by Specter Berlin , the video was produced by the Doity production. Within a month, the video reached the million mark on YouTube . To date, the video has over 8.3 million YouTube views (as of April 2019). In 2014 the music video was nominated in the category "Best Video (national)" at the Echo Awards.
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Natalie Cada from Plattentests.de described love is my rebellion as a catchy title with great recognition value thanks to the "half cover version" of Freed from Desire . Cada gave the song great chances in the Eurovision Song Contest , if re-editions were not prohibited in the competition . Everything that Pop needs made it into the song: 4 minutes of “great feelings”, a “great melody”, “grandiose words”, “catchy hooklines” and a “perfect production” that even Dieter Bohlen did not succeed better would be.
Charts and chart placements
Love is my rebellion reached position four in the singles charts in Germany and stayed in the top 10 for a total of five weeks and in the charts for 21 weeks. In Austria it reached its highest single in eight chart weeks with position 55 and in Switzerland in one chart week position 75.Love is my rebellion placed in the German single annual charts from 2013 on position 50.
For Frida Gold this is the fourth chart success in Germany as well as the third chart success in Austria and the second in Switzerland. In Germany they reached the top 10 of the single charts for the first time . Love achieved in Germany, my rebellion is Frida Gold's highest chart position, in Austria no single managed to stay longer in the charts. According to What shall we dream of , Frida Gold managed to place a single in all DA-CH countries at the same time for the second time .
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In 2013, Liebe ist meine Rebellion was awarded a gold record in Germany for over 150,000 units sold.
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 gold
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150,000 |
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1 × gold |
150,000 |
Will Grigg's on Fire
In May 2016, Sean Kennedy, a fan of English third division champions Wigan Athletic , uploaded a video titled 'Will Grigg's on Fire' on YouTube . It contained his version of the song in which he rewrote the line of text "Freed from desire mind and senses purified" to "Will Grigg's on fire, your defense is terrified" to pay homage to the Wigan player Will Grigg and especially his scoring qualities. Grigg had become the top scorer in the third division in the 2015/16 season and thus made a significant contribution to Wigan's title win and promotion to the second division. The song first became a popular fan song, especially in England. As a thank you for his highly publicized composition, Kennedy received a season ticket for the 2016/17 season from Wigan club boss David Sharpe. After the 2016 Scottish Cup final , Hibernian Edinburgh fans sang their version of the song for Anthony Stokes , who scored two goals against Glasgow Rangers .
The song became known beyond the kingdom in the text version "Will Grigg's on Fire" through Griggs appearance as a player of the Northern Irish national team at the European Football Championship 2016 in France. Especially the loud performance of the song by the singing fans of the EM debutant Northern Ireland made the song known to a broad European audience. The fact that the team entered the knockout phase of the European Championship, combined with the exuberant jubilation of the Northern Irish fans about the unexpected success of their team, resulted in a renewed increase in popularity of the song.
In 2016, Gala said the following about this cover version in an interview with Bild :
“When the information spilled over to me that the whole of European football was singing a version of my old number, it made me proud. The song is a kind of prayer. A piece for life. When people enjoy it, it makes me happy too. I think the Northern Irish fans made a great version of it. "
Other cover versions (selection)
- 1997: The Smurfs - I love clothes
- 2014: Resaid
- 2014: SpongeBob SquarePants - I want to be your friend
- 2015: Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Love is my rebellion
- 2016: Ina Colada
- 2017: Gina-Lisa & Florian Wess
- 2017: Florian Wess & Nicole Mieth
- 2018: Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra feat. Beymarie
- 2018: Drenchill feat. Indiiana ( number one hit in Poland )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e repertoire search. online.gema.de, accessed on March 31, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Gala - Come into My Life (vinyl, LP, album). discogs.com, accessed March 31, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Gala - Freed from Desire. discogs.com, accessed March 31, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d Frida Gold - Love Is My Religion. discogs.com, accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Freed from Desire - Gala. amazon.de, accessed on March 31, 2019 .
- ↑ Official Singles Chart Top 100: August 03, 1997 - August 09, 1997. bpi.co.uk, accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Les Chansons Classées par le Nb de Semaines N ° 1.infodisc.fr, accessed on April 5, 2019 (French).
- ↑ Gala - Freed from Desire (Single). officialcharts.de, accessed on April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu , 2013, p. 95 (IT since 1997).
- ↑ M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on October 29, 2015 (Italian, paid subscription access; IT until 1997).
- ↑ a b c d Gala - Freed from Desire. austriancharts.at, accessed on April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Gala - Freed from Desire. hitparade.ch, accessed on April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Gala. officialcharts.com, accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Top 100 single year charts. officialcharts.de, accessed on April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Goud en Platina - Singles 1997. ultratop.be, accessed on April 5, 2019 (Dutch).
- ^ Les Certifications. snepmusique.com, accessed April 5, 2019 (French).
- ^ Les Meilleures Ventes "Tout Temps" de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement. snepmusique.com, accessed April 5, 2019 (French).
- ^ BRIT Certified. bpi.co.uk, accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Frida Gold - Love is my rebellion. austriancharts.at, accessed on April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Frida Gold - Love is My Rebellion (2013). cover.info, accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Love is my rebellion - EP. itunes.apple.com, accessed April 30, 2014 .
- ↑ Awarding of the Echo Pop 2019 , Das Erste, March 21, 2013.
- ↑ ESC Grand Prix Party 2013 , Das Erste, May 18, 2013.
- ↑ Frida Gold on Saturday (December 14th) as a guest at “Wetten, dass ..?” December 9, 2013, accessed January 9, 2018 .
- ↑ Frida Gold - Love is my rebellion. Accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Frida Gold: "We want to show what lies dormant in us". welt.de, accessed April 30, 2014 .
- ↑ Frida Gold - Love is My Rebellion Video premiere on May 15th. on mtv.de and viva.tv. (No longer available online.) Youtube.com, May 15, 2013, formerly in the original ; Retrieved April 30, 2014 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ Frida Gold - Love is My Rebellion, music video, 2013. crew-united.com, accessed on April 30, 2014 .
- ↑ Natalie Cada: Pop all the way. plattentests.de, accessed on April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Frida Gold - Love is My Rebellion (single). officialcharts.de, accessed on April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Frida Gold - Love is my rebellion. hitparade.ch, accessed on April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Top 100 single year charts. officialcharts.de, accessed on April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Kenno: Will griggs on fire. youtube.com, May 7, 2016, accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Tobias Rabe: How Will Grigg became an Internet hit. faz.net, June 6, 2016, accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Sven Kuschel, Stefano Laura: BILD tracked down the “Freed from Desire” singer. bild.de, July 6, 2016, accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Freed from Desire. cover.info, accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Drenchill feat. Indiiana - Freed from Desire (Extended Mix). discogs.com, accessed April 5, 2019 .