Freedom (DJ BoBo song)

"Freedom"
Single by DJ BoBo
from the album There Is a Party
B-side"Feel the Heat"
ReleasedSeptember 1995
GenreEurodance
Length3:53
Label
  • EAMS
  • ZYX Music
  • Do It Music
  • Fresh Music
  • Scandinavian Records
Songwriters
Producers
  • René Baumann
  • Axel Breitung
DJ BoBo singles chronology
"There Is a Party"
(1995) 		"Freedom"
(1995) 		"Love Is the Price"
(1996)
Music video
"Freedom" on YouTube

"Freedom" is a song by Swiss Eurodance artist DJ BoBo, released in September 1995 by several labels as the fourth and final single from his second album, There Is a Party (1994). The song was co-written and co-produced by the artist, featuring vocals by Natascha Wright and Lisa Noya. It was a European top-10 hit in Austria, Finland, Germany and Switzerland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the single peaked at number 15 in November 1995, ending up as number 57 on its year-end chart. "Freedom" was certified gold in Germany after 250,000 singles were sold there.[1] Outside Europe, it charted in Australia. The accompanying music video was directed by Frank Paul Husmann-Labusga.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote that "DJ Bobo aka Rene Baumann never fails to deliver the hits. Once again, a catchy chorus and an instantly recognizable melody superimposed on a driving beat provide the goods needed."[2] In their review of the There Is a Party album, the song was named "a gambler's best bet."[3]

Music video

The music video for "Freedom" was directed by Frank Paul Husmann-Labusga and filmed in Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, Germany and produced by Music In Motion GmbH.[4][5] It was A-listed on German music television channel VIVA in October 1995.[6] Husmann-Labusga had previously directed the videos for "Let the Dream Come True", "Love Is All Around" and "There Is a Party".

Track listings

  • 12", Netherlands
  1. "Freedom" (club mix) — 6:14
  2. "Freedom" (underground house mix) — 4:08
  3. "Feel the Heat" — 5:29
  • CD single, France
  1. "Freedom" (radio version) — 3:53
  2. "Freedom" (club mix) — 6:14
  3. "Freedom" (underground house mix) — 4:08
  • CD maxi, Switzerland
  1. "Freedom" (radio version) — 3:53
  2. "Freedom" (club mix) — 6:14
  3. "Freedom" (underground house mix) — 4:08
  4. "Feel the Heat" — 5:29

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[1] Gold 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 41. 14 October 1995. p. 12. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 52. 24 December 1994. p. 6. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ "DJ Bobo - Freedom music video 1995". Eurokdj.com. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  5. ^ "DJ Bobo: Freedom (1995)". IMDb. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. ^ "M&M Airplay Station Reports: VIVA" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 42. 21 October 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  7. ^ "DJ BoBo – Freedom" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 45. 11 November 1995. p. 19. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  9. ^ "DJ BoBo: Freedom" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: DJ BoBo - Freedom". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – DJ BoBo" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  12. ^ "DJ BoBo – Freedom" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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  18. ^ "1995 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 51/52. 23 December 1995. p. 14. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Lithuania – Radio M-1 Top 100 of 1995". M-1. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  21. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1995" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  22. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1995". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  23. ^ "Lithuania – Radio M-1 Top 100 of 1996". M-1. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
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