Sweet Freedom
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"Sweet Freedom" is a 1986 pop song by Michael McDonald, best known for its upbeat, soulful style and association with the film "Running Scared."
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Michael McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Michael McDonald solo career ⓘ |
| associatedWithFilm | Running Scared (1986 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Top 10 on US Billboard Hot 100
ⓘ
Top 20 on UK Singles Chart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| danceability | danceable pop track ⓘ |
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| distribution | MCA Records worldwide ⓘ |
| era | post-Doobie Brothers solo career of Michael McDonald ⓘ |
| featuredArtist | Michael McDonald as lead vocalist ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | buddy cop film ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
blue-eyed soul
ⓘ
pop ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasHook | catchy, melodic chorus ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedOn | Running Scared: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ keyboards ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes ⓘ |
| mood | uplifting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the film Running Scared
ⓘ
upbeat, soulful style ⓘ |
| originalMedium | film soundtrack ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | Running Scared (1986 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Michael McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Bruce Swedien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rod Temperton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| recordLabel | MCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-06-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| songwriter | Rod Temperton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | soulful ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | upbeat ⓘ |
| usedIn | Running Scared (1986 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Michael McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | soulful vocals ⓘ |
| writer | Rod Temperton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Running Scared (1986 film)