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 (1991-09-16)[1]
Recorded	1991
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 Italy (FIMI)[13] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 45 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 22 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 16 UK Singles (OCC)[17] 12 UK Airplay (Music & Media)[18] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position Australia (ARIA)[19] 70 Europe (European Hit Radio)[20] 58

References

1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. September 14, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
2. "Belinda Carlisle - Live Your Life Be Free". YouTube. June 30, 2007. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
3. Live Your Life Be Free (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Belinda Carlisle. Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1991. VS 1370, 114 681.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. Live Your Life Be Free (UK & Australian cassette single sleeve). Belinda Carlisle. Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1991. VSC 1370, 412 116.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. Live Your Life Be Free (European 12-inch single vinyl disc). Belinda Carlisle. Virgin Records. 1991. VST 1370, 614 681.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. Live Your Life Be Free (UK, European & Australian CD single liner notes). Belinda Carlisle. Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1991. VSCDT 1370, 664 681.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. "Belinda Carlisle – Live Your Life Be Free". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 44. November 2, 1991. p. 35. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
9. "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 44. November 2, 1991. p. 39. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
10. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
11. "Belinda Carlisle – Live Your Life Be Free" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Live Your Life Be Free". Irish Singles Chart.
13. "{{{artist}}} – Live Your Life Be Free". Top Digital Download.
14. "Belinda Carlisle – Live Your Life Be Free" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
15. "Belinda Carlisle – Live Your Life Be Free". Top 40 Singles.
16. "Belinda Carlisle – Live Your Life Be Free". Singles Top 100.
17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
18. "National Airplay" (PDF). Music Week. October 19, 1991. p. 38. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
19. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
20. "EHR Year-End Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 20. Retrieved February 24, 2024.