"Free to Decide" is a song by Irish rock band the Cranberries, released as the second single from their third studio album, To the Faithful Departed (1996), on 1 July 1996. The song achieved minor chart success in Europe but became a top-10 hit in Canada, peaking at number two on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. In the United States, it peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number eight on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. In 2017, the song was released as an acoustic version on the band's Something Else album.[2]
Quick Facts Single by the Cranberries, from the album To the Faithful Departed ...
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The song is written in the key of G major with a tempo of 118 beats per minute.[3]
The music video was directed by Marty Callner and was shot in a desert. Dolores O'Riordan escapes from the press and drives in her jeep as her band performs with yellow walls behind them. Dolores appears in a white outfit singing the song in a birdcage and dancing by a giant picture frame. At the end of the video, the last 30 seconds plays the interlude where the whole video reverses back to the beginning.
UK CD1[4]
- "Free to Decide"
- "Cordell"
- "The Picture I View"
UK CD2[5]
- "Free to Decide"
- "Salvation" (live at Milton Keynes Bowl)
- "Bosnia"
UK cassette single[6]
- "Free to Decide"
- "Cordell"
European CD single[7]
- "Free to Decide" – 4:25
- "Salvation" (live at Milton Keynes Bowl) – 2:22
European maxi-CD single[8]
- "Free to Decide"
- "Salvation" (live at Milton Keynes Bowl)
- "Sunday" (live at The Point, Dublin)
- "Dreaming My Dreams" (live at The Point, Dublin)
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Australian and Japanese CD single[9][10]
- "Free to Decide"
- "The Picture I View"
- "Salvation" (live at Milton Keynes Bowl)
- "Ridiculous Thoughts" (live at The Point, Dublin)
US, Canadian, and Japanese maxi-CD single (with "When You're Gone")[11][12]
- "When You're Gone" (edit) – 4:29
- "Free to Decide" (album version) – 4:24
- "Free to Decide" (live at Pine Knob, Clarkston, Michigan, 18 August 1996) – 3:11
- "Cordell" – 3:40
- "Zombie" (from MTV Unplugged) – 4:54
- "Zombie" (A Camel's Hump remix) – 7:53
- Screensaver
US CD, 7-inch, and cassette single (with "When You're Gone")[13][14][15]
- "When You're Gone" – 4:55
- "Free to Decide" – 4:24
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Free to Decide (UK CD2 liner notes). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1996. CIDX 637, 854 703-2.{{cite AV media notes}}
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Free to Decide (UK cassette single sleeve). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1996. CIS 637, 854 704-4.{{cite AV media notes}}
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Free to Decide (European CD single liner notes). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1996. 854 700-2.{{cite AV media notes}}
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Free to Decide (European maxi-CD single liner notes). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1996. 854 709-2.{{cite AV media notes}}
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Free to Decide (Australian CD single liner notes). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1996. 854 701-2.{{cite AV media notes}}
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Free to Decide (Japanese CD single liner notes). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1996. PHCR-8367.{{cite AV media notes}}
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When You're Gone / Free to Decide (US & Canadian maxi-CD single liner notes). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1996. 422-854 825-2.{{cite AV media notes}}
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When You're Gone / Free to Decide (Japanese maxi-CD single liner notes). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1996. PHCR-4765.{{cite AV media notes}}
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When You're Gone / Free to Decide (US CD single liner notes). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1996. 422-854 802-2.{{cite AV media notes}}
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When You're Gone / Free to Decide (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1996. 422-854 802-7.{{cite AV media notes}}
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When You're Gone / Free to Decide (US cassette single sleeve). The Cranberries. Island Records. 1996. 422-854 802-4.{{cite AV media notes}}
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"Árslistinn 1996". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 30 May 2020.