"Set Me Free" is a song by American electronic music producer Dillon Francis and Dutch DJ Martin Garrix. It was released as a digital download on 7 October 2014 as the fifth single from his debut studio album Money Sucks, Friends Rule. The song was written and produced by Dillon Francis and Martin Garrix. The official music video was released on 15 December 2015 by Dillon Francis in his YouTube channel.[1][2]
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| Single by Dillon Francis and Martin Garrix | ||||
| from the album Money Sucks, Friends Rule | ||||
| Released | 7 October 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013/2014 | |||
| Genre | Electro house | |||
| Length | 4:07 | |||
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| "Set Me Free" on YouTube | ||||
Background
editDillon Francis announced that he was working in the album's fifth single with DJ Martin Garrix called "Set Me Free", for his upcoming debut album "Money Sucks, Friends Rule" on September. The song was originally released as a promotional single, but when the radio launched it, the song was later credited as the album's fifth single. On October 7, 2014, Francis released the song available as digital download in all the platforms and digital stores, such as Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, Deezer, and Google Play.[3]
Francis continues working with Garrix to realise the song official video, which was released one year later on 15 December 2015.[2] The video was released by Francis on his own YouTube channel. Critics said that the video was trippy, strange and outrageous.[4] [1] The song video also uses flashbacks of the 1990s and the song only consists of the following lyrics, "Set Me Free". The video is only three minutes long, Francis also described that he had to provide funny faces and moves to obtain a trippy, the internet-inspired visuals for his live performances.[5]
Charts
edit| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 49 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] | 57 |
| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[8] | 24 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| United States | 7 October 2014 | Digital download |
References
edit- ^ a b "Dillon Francis & Martin Garrix Drop Trippy 'Set Me Free' Music Video: Watch". Billboard.
- ^ a b "Dillon Francis & Martin Garrix - Set Me Free (Official Music Video)". YouTube. December 15, 2015.
- ^ "EDM Chicago 2021". Edmchicago.com.
- ^ "Dillon Francis and Martin Garrix released strange video for 'Set Me Free' - AXS". Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ^ "Dillon Francis shares quirky visuals for 'Set Me Free'". Dancingastronaut.com. 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Dillon Francis & Martin Garrix – Set Me Free" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance.
- ^ "Dillon Francis & Martin Garrix – Set Me Free" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ^ "Dillon Francis Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
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