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Post by reception on Sept 4, 2005 13:40:05 GMT -5
It topped the pop chart for two weeks. 15 years ago this week in 1990, it debuted on the AC chart at #22 eventually peaking at #3 as mentioned on the US Music Survey. I like it. Here's a clip. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2005 13:42:23 GMT -5
I always thought this song was kind of overrated. He had several better songs that didn't hit #1.
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Post by kellydicted on Sept 4, 2005 14:24:41 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of most of his music and this isn't any different.
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Post by A Thug Named Slickback on Sept 4, 2005 18:04:25 GMT -5
Never understood why this song was such a big hit... I actually thought this whole CD was pretty terrible. With a couple of exceptions, I really only like his material from the Older album.
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Post by Hervard on Sept 4, 2005 21:11:44 GMT -5
It topped the pop chart for two weeks. 15 years ago this week in 1990, it debuted on the AC chart at #22 eventually peaking at #3 as mentioned on the US Music Survey. I like it. Here's a clip.Good song. I remember that this week in 1990, the song took a gigantic leap on the CHR chart, from 38 to 18. I believe Casey Kasem mentioned that it tied "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinead O'Connor as the biggest move so far that year. |
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Post by cartman2002 on Jan 20, 2007 21:37:21 GMT -5
It topped the pop chart for two weeks. 15 years ago this week in 1990, it debuted on the AC chart at #22 eventually peaking at #3 as mentioned on the US Music Survey. I like it. Here's a clip. It did hit #1 on the Hot 100 in 1990 but it had theshortest top 40 run for a #1 record since "Get Down Tonight" by KC and The SUnshine Band back 15 years eariler |
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Post by joker on Jan 20, 2007 23:20:12 GMT -5
I liked it at the time, but never as much as anything on the "Faith" album, or many of his earlier singles w/Wham.
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Post by glenpwood on Mar 28, 2011 20:20:28 GMT -5
I always thought this was a chart topper only because of the goodwill the Faith era built up for him with radio. It pretty much disappeared from pop radio rotation the second it left the chart. I enjoy the album but Freedom was the only real pop friendly song on it.
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Post by WotUNeed on Mar 28, 2011 21:21:56 GMT -5
I enjoy the album but Freedom was the only real pop friendly song on it. Probably true. "Heal the Pain" is very poppy, but a decade or so too late to be in step with radio trends. Still, great song. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2011 11:52:57 GMT -5
Fantastic song. One of my faves by George.
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Post by jebsib on Apr 9, 2011 14:04:16 GMT -5
I always thought this was a chart topper only because of the goodwill the Faith era built up for him with radio. It pretty much disappeared from pop radio rotation the second it left the chart. I enjoy the album but Freedom was the only real pop friendly song on it. This. If PFT had been the third or fourth single, it would have flopped. Weird song to release during August, as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2013 16:12:19 GMT -5
I always thought this was a chart topper only because of the goodwill the Faith era built up for him with radio. It pretty much disappeared from pop radio rotation the second it left the chart. I enjoy the album but Freedom was the only real pop friendly song on it. This. If PFT had been the third or fourth single, it would have flopped. Weird song to release during August, as well. I agree. I like the song, but it's not one of his stronger singles at all. It was clearly a move to get people to take him more seriously, with the politically conscious lyrics and a "lyrics video" two decades before they were a thing. I guess it paid off in the short term, but I would say it hurt him in the long term. He was originally supposed to put out a part two to this album that was going to be more uptempo, but it was never released (although some of the songs from it, including "Too Funky" were). I always wondered if his career in the US would have turned out different if that album came out, instead of him taking a 6 year break and then releasing another downtempo album. |
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Post by Soulsista on Jan 6, 2013 16:38:42 GMT -5
It's OK. Definitely one of the most forgotten #1 songs of the 90s.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Jan 7, 2013 7:15:46 GMT -5
I always assumed 'Freedom' was the lead single from Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1..
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Post by Lozzy on Jan 7, 2013 7:51:20 GMT -5
Eh, it's okay.
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Post by Honeymoon on Jan 15, 2013 20:58:25 GMT -5
One of my favorite songs of all time. Yes it was a very cynical and curious lead single choice but as a song it's one of the strongest performances I've ever heard on record.
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Jan 16, 2013 8:50:53 GMT -5
Fantastic!
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Post by Unhinged on Feb 12, 2017 15:51:41 GMT -5
I go between this and "One More Time" as my favorite ballad from him. The lyrics in this speak truths even now. Fantastic song.
Could the "video" for this be the first lyric video ever?
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Post by Verisimilitude on Feb 13, 2017 22:57:30 GMT -5
I go between this and "One More Time" as my favorite ballad from him. The lyrics in this speak truths even now. Fantastic song. Could the "video" for this be the first lyric video ever? Compared to most lyric videos now, yes. Though I think this Bob Dylan video would be recognized as the first one. Back on topic, I adore this song but I'm not too fond of the video. I prefer the studio footage of him recording the song to the actual video itself. |
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