Freedom (Sugababes song)

Following the release of their seventh studio album Sweet 7, which was met with poor reviews and low sales, it was confirmed that the Sugababes had begun work on their eighth studio album. In February 2011, group member Heidi Range stated that the Sugababes were aiming to finish the album in time for a summer 2011 release. She revealed that the group completed a song which they believed could be the album's lead single. In July 2011, the group's management confirmed that the group had left their longtime record company Island Records and signed a three-album deal with Sony's RCA label. The artwork for "Freedom" was revealed in August 2011; it features the Sugababes on a sofa wearing deep green clothing. ==Composition and lyrics==

"Freedom" was written by Jason Pebworth, Jon Shave, George Astasio, Kyle Abrahams, Peter Ighile, Mariah Young-Jones and Rowan Martin. Pebworth, Shave and Astasio produced the song under their stage name The Invisible Men, in collaboration with Parker & James, consisting of Abrahams and Ighile. "Freedom" is an electropop song with elements of dubstep. According to the British website Orange, "Freedom" is a "controlled, steady anthem" with a "darker, deeper and more soulful" sound. ==Release and reception==

stated in February 2011 that the Sugababes completed a potential lead single for the album. A snippet of "Freedom" appeared online on 1 June 2011 as part of an advertising campaign for the Nokia N8. In July 2011, the Sugababes released a teaser of the song online, while the full version premiered online in August 2011. "Freedom" was due to be officially released on 5 September 2011, although the date was pushed back to 25 September. The song was made available to pre-order on the iTunes Store, however, four days before its release date, the pre-order link was removed and "Freedom" was cancelled as an official single. The decision was clarified in a statement posted on the Sugababes' official Facebook page: "As a thank you to their fans, the Sugababes are offering their new single, 'Freedom' as a free download via Amazon." A journalist from Orange regarded "Freedom" as an "unusual club track", and praised it as a "fine addition" to the Sugababes' collection of songs. ==Promotion==

The music video for "Freedom" was directed by Sean De Sparengo, and filmed in London in July 2011. It took one day to film, and is primarily set in an underground club with red lighting, reminiscent of that featured in the group's 2002 single "Freak like Me". A behind the scenes clip was uploaded to the Sugababes official VEVO channel on YouTube. Daily Mirror praised the band's appearance in the video. The Sugababes performed "Freedom" on 10 July 2011 at the T4 on the Beach festival. It was the first performance of the song on television, in which group member Jade Ewen told 4Music that they were "really excited about it." They also performed the song at London's nightclub G-A-Y, where they wore coordinating rubber outfits. ==Tracklist==

• Streaming Only. • "Freedom" - 3:25 • "Freedom" (Kris Di Angelis 'Back to 95' Remix) - 6:32 ==References==