Free (Haley Reinhart song)
2012 single by Haley Reinhart
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"Free" is the debut single by American Idol tenth season third-place finisher Haley Reinhart.[2][3] It was released on March 20, 2012 through Interscope Records and serves as the first single from her debut album, Listen Up!.[4][5]
| "Free" | ||||
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| Single by Haley Reinhart | ||||
| from the album Listen Up! | ||||
| Released | March 20, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 2011 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Label | Interscope[1] | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | busbee | |||
| Haley Reinhart singles chronology | ||||
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Composition
The song is a "mature break-up song", as defined by the singer itself, which tells the story about two people in love whose relationship fails and decide to break-up since it is the best for both.
Critical reception
Critics gave "Free" positive reviews. About.com said "This is clearly a Haley Reinhart record, and her fans will instantly take it to heart." and gave it a rating of 4.5 out of 5.[6] USA Today's Brian Mansfield was impressed[7] and the song was picked to be one of the songs in the Playlist in USA Today.[8][9] Scott Shetler from PopCrush.com wrote "The track is built around the elegant vocals of Reinhart, who sounds more mature than her twenty-one years [sic] Let’s hope so, because ‘Free’ is a song that’s worthy of people’s attention."[10]
Music video
The music video, which was directed by Christopher Sims, saw its video premiere on March 29, 2012 on VEVO.[11] Sims set the video in a vintage 1950s diner called Cadillac Jack's Cafe in Hollywood, California.[12] It reached 1,000,000 views in under 2 months.[13] It had accumulated 5.5 million views as of September 17h, 2021.
Live performances
Reinhart performed the single live on the March 22, 2012 episode of American Idol.[14][15][16] She sang the song live for 104.3 MYFM New Music Night.[17] She also performed the single for the March 27 episode of 90210,[18] Right after, she performed the song on Fox 5's Good Day New York[19] and appeared on Conan to perform the single on April 24.
Track listing
- Digital Download[20]
- "Free" – 4:14
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[21] | 4 |
| US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[21] | 26 |
| US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[22] | 19 |