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"Freedom"
Single by various artists
from the album Panther soundtrack
ReleasedApril 15, 1995
RecordedFebruary 1995
GenreR&B
Length4:59
LabelMercury Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dallas Austin
  • Diamond D

Mercury Records released the stirring song "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" in 1995. More than sixty African-American female musicians from pop, R&B, and hip-hop groups and artists make up the chorus. En Vogue, Xscape, Aaliyah, Vanessa L. Williams, Mary J. Blige, MC Lyte, SWV, TLC, and Monica1 are among the notable contributions. "Freedom" was recorded immediately following the 1995 American Music Awards. In addition to uplifting women today, the song honors historical black resistance figures such as Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, and Angela Davis. It is a version of a song by Joi from her album "The Pendulum Vibe," released in 1994.

Background

The song was redone and became the official theme for the critically acclaimed movie "Panther." Angie Stone orchestrated the vocals, while Me'Shell Ndegéocello provided the bass guitar. Antoine Fuqua directed a music video that was produced to promote the song1. Performance of the Charts: In 1995, "Freedom" peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100[1]. Pop and R&B vocalists, both established and emerging, were featured on the track. It reached its peak at number 45 on the Pop Chart and number 10 on the R&B Singles Chart of Billboard. The soundtrack CD was successful in the charts as well. A classic hymn with a potent message from an all-star collaboration honors freedom, togetherness, and the empowerment of women.

A music video was also released to promote the song. It went top five on the MTV Jams countdown, and number two on BET's Coca-Cola Video Soul Top 20 weekly countdown. Retail and promotional releases of the single also featured a rap-only version of the song featuring Salt-N-Pepa, Queen Latifah, Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes of TLC, Yo Yo, MC Lyte, Da 5 Footaz, Patra, and Me'Shell Ndegéocello. The music video for this version was directed by Antoine Fuqua.[2]

The single peaked at number 10 on Billboard's R&B Singles Chart and number 45 Pop, contributing to the success of soundtrack album on the charts (number 5, R&B Albums and number 37 Pop Albums).

Track listing

CD single
  1. Freedom (Theme From Panther) (4:30)
  2. Freedom (Theme From Panther) (Rap Version) (4:20)
  3. Freedom (Theme From Panther) (Edit) (4:04)
Vinyl single
  1. Freedom (Theme From Panther) (Diamond D's Crystal Mix) (6:06)
  2. Freedom (Theme From Panther) (The Black Bag Mix) (4:30)
  3. Freedom (Theme From Panther) (Dallas' Vocal Rap Mix) (4:30)
  4. Freedom (Theme From Panther) (Dallas' Dirty Half Dozen Mix) (5:08)
  5. Freedom (Theme From Panther) (Dallas' Clean Half Dozen Mix) (4:20)

Contributing artists

References

  1. ^ tolsen (2013-01-02). "Billboard Hot 100™". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  2. ^ Burgess, Omar (July 21, 2011). "Throwback Thursday Revisits "Freedom (Theme From 'Panther')"". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 19, 2021.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_(Theme_from_Panther)

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