Free to Decide

"Free to Decide"
Single by The Cranberries
from the album To the Faithful Departed
B-side "The Picture I View"
Released 25 August 1996
Format CD single
7" single
Recorded November–December 1995
Genre Alternative rock
Length 4:26
Label Island
Songwriter(s) Dolores O'Riordan
Producer(s) Bruce Fairbain and The Cranberries
The Cranberries singles chronology
"Salvation"
(1996)		 "Free to Decide"
(1996)		 "When You're Gone"
(1997)

"Salvation"
(1996)		 "Free to Decide"
(1996)		 "When You're Gone"
(1997)

"Free to Decide" is a 1996 song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries, the second single from their third studio album To the Faithful Departed.

The song achieved minor chart success in most of the European countries where it was released, but saw its greatest success on the Canadian chart, peaking at number two on the RPM Top Singles chart.

In 2017, the song was released as an acoustic version on the band's Something Else album.[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Marty Callner and was shot in a desert. Dolores O'Riordan escapes from the press and drives in her jeep as her band performs with yellow walls behind them. Dolores appears in a white outfit singing the song in a birdcage and dancing by a giant picture frame. At the end of the video, the last 30 seconds plays the interlude where the whole video reverses back to the beginning.

Track listings

UK CD single

  1. "Free to Decide" – 4:25
  2. "Salvation" (Live at Milton Keynes Bowl) – 2:23
  3. "Bosnia" – 5:37

Spain CD single

  1. "Free to Decide" – 4:25
  2. "Cordell" – 3:41
  3. "The Picture I View" – 2:29

Europe CD single

  1. "Free to Decide" – 4:25
  2. "Salvation" (Live at Milton Keynes Bowl) – 2:22
  3. "Sunday" (Live at The Point, Dublin) – 3:13
  4. "Dreaming My Dreams" (Live at The Point, Dublin) – 4:34

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "The Cranberries Announce New Acoustic Album Something Else, Share "Linger": Listen". Pitchfork. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – The Cranberries – Free to Decide". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9529." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9819." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 8496." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  6. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Cranberries – Free to Decide" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Cranberries – Free to Decide". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  8. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Free to Decide". Irish Singles Chart.
  9. ↑ "Charts.nz – The Cranberries – Free to Decide". Top 40 Singles.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Cranberries – Free to Decide". Singles Top 100.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. ↑ "The Cranberries Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "The Cranberries Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  15. ↑ "The Cranberries Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
  16. ↑ "The Cranberries Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  17. ↑ "RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "RPM Year End Alternative Top 50". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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