Live Your Life Be Free (song)

"Live Your Life Be Free" is a song written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, and produced by Nowels for American singer Belinda Carlisle's fourth album, Live Your Life Be Free (1991). Released on September 16, 1991, by Virgin and Offside, the single reached the top 20 in Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The song's music video was directed by Nick Egan.^[2]

"Live Your Life Be Free"
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Live Your Life Be Free
B-side	"Loneliness Game"
Released	September 16, 1991 (1991-9-16)[1]
Length	5:14 (album version) 4:23 (single edit)
Label	Virgin Offside
Songwriter(s)	Rick Nowels Ellen Shipley
Producer(s)	Rick Nowels
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"(We Want) The Same Thing" (1990) "Live Your Life Be Free" (1991) "Do You Feel Like I Feel?" (1991)

Track listings

• 7-inch and cassette single^[3][4]

1. "Live Your Life Be Free"
2. "Loneliness Game"

• 12-inch single^[5]

A1. "Live Your Life Be Free" (club mix) – 5:30

B1. "Live Your Life Be Free" – 4:20

B2. "Loneliness Game" – 4:31

• CD single^[6]

1. "Live Your Life Be Free"
2. "Loneliness Game"
3. "Live Your Life Be Free" (club mix)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[7] 13 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 29 European Airplay (European Hit Radio)[9] 8 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 25 Germany (GfK)[11] 71 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 21 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 45 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 22 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 16 UK Singles (OCC)[16] 12 UK Airplay (Music & Media)[17] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position Australia (ARIA)[18] 70 Europe (European Hit Radio)[19] 58