Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)
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"Everybody's Free" is the second single
by Zambia
n-born Zimbabwe
an singer Rozalla
. It is her only hit to date.
in 1991
, peaking at #6. The success soon crossed over to the rest of Europe
, reaching the Top 10 in numerous countries. Although it failed to reach the Top 5 in the weekly charts, it still made the Top 40 best selling UK singles of 1991, at position 40.
The song wasn't released in the USA until 1992
. It performed extremely well on the Hot Dance Club Play
chart, climbing to number one. On the Billboard Hot 100
chart, the track was a modest success, reaching #37.
s exist for "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)". Rozalla's original label Pulse 8 promoted the song with a semi-live performance video. In the US, Epic
had Rozalla record a different video. The singer also shot a video for her 1996
remix
in Africa
, and another for the 2002
version with German hard house group Aquagen
. Australian TV Network Ten and affiliates used the Global Deejays remix to advertise the 2009 series of So You Think You Can Dance Australia.
. In 2000, she re-recorded with Richard 'Humpty' Vission
and had a minor US dance hit. In 2002 came the Aquagen remix of the song, which reached #22 in Germany
, followed by a Delerium & Faze remix in 2005
. The following year came from Italian Kortezman the new remix of the song. A shortened version of the Aquagen remix was used in the introduction to The Venture Bros.
episode, "Powerless in the Face of Death".
was featured in Baz Luhrmann
's 1996 film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. Tarver's rendition was later used by Luhrmann for his single "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)". In April 2007, French DJ and producer Bob Sinclar
released a single called "Sound of Freedom
", which features samples from "Everybody's Free". The Aquagen version was used at the beginning of an episode of The Venture Bros.
, "Powerless in the Face of Death". The licensing of the song accounted for 1/8 the budget for the episode. German trance group Angel_One also did a cover of the song.
Pennsylvania metalcore
band August Burns Red
currently uses the song as their live intro music, which leads into their original song "Composure."
Global Deejays
released a version of "Everybody's Free" in 2008 that was credited to Global Deejays feat. Rozalla. It features guitars and strong dance beats. It was used in television promotions for So You Think You Can Dance Australia
and debuted at #33 on the ARIA Singles Charthttp://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50. It has so far climbed to number 7, making it Rozalla's highest charting single in Australia.
Hermes House Band
covered the song on their 2009 album, Rhythm of the Nineties.
German
dance music singer Blümchen
covered the song in German in 1998, under the title "Ich Bin Wieder Hier" (lit. "I'm here again"). Although the two songs share the same melody, the meaning of the lyrics differs significantly.
Christian band thebandwithnoname
covered the song on their second album, Schizophrenix
.
Aquagen featuring Rozalla version
Global Deejays featuring Rozalla version
Remixes versions
1 By Richard [Humpty] Vission featuring Rozalla
2 By Aquagen featuring Rozalla
3 By Global Deejays featuring Rozalla
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
by Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
n-born Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an singer Rozalla
Rozalla
Rozalla is a dance music performer, born to a Zambian mother and a Zimbabwean father...
. It is her only hit to date.
Chart performances
"Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" first charted in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1991
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, peaking at #6. The success soon crossed over to the rest of Europe
Europe
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, reaching the Top 10 in numerous countries. Although it failed to reach the Top 5 in the weekly charts, it still made the Top 40 best selling UK singles of 1991, at position 40.
The song wasn't released in the USA until 1992
1992 in music
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. It performed extremely well on the Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart, climbing to number one. On the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart, the track was a modest success, reaching #37.
Music video
Various music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s exist for "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)". Rozalla's original label Pulse 8 promoted the song with a semi-live performance video. In the US, Epic
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
had Rozalla record a different video. The singer also shot a video for her 1996
1996 in music
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remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, and another for the 2002
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
version with German hard house group Aquagen
Aquagen
Aquagen is a German dance music group, consisting of Gino Montesano and Olaf Dieckmann. They initially achieved success with their single "Ihr Seid So Leise" , which sold more than 250,000 copies in Germany.-Singles:...
. Australian TV Network Ten and affiliates used the Global Deejays remix to advertise the 2009 series of So You Think You Can Dance Australia.
Remixes
"Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" has been remixed various times. In 1996, a remix reached #30 on the UK Singles chartUK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. In 2000, she re-recorded with Richard 'Humpty' Vission
Richard Vission
Richard "Humpty" Vission is a house music producer, remixer and DJ born Richard Gonzalez in Toronto, Ontario. He was raised in the San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles, California....
and had a minor US dance hit. In 2002 came the Aquagen remix of the song, which reached #22 in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, followed by a Delerium & Faze remix in 2005
2005 in music
-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...
. The following year came from Italian Kortezman the new remix of the song. A shortened version of the Aquagen remix was used in the introduction to The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that premiered on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on February 16, 2003. The series mixes action and comedy together while it chronicles the adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their...
episode, "Powerless in the Face of Death".
Cover versions
A choral version of "Everybody's Free" by Quindon TarverQuindon Tarver
- Life and career :Tarver studied at the Collin College in his home town of Plano, Texas. After finishing the Quad C Theatre program, he worked with Chris Stokes, who is responsible for acts such as IMx, B2K, Gyrl, Monteco, Sec N Sol and MQ3....
was featured in Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann
Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for The Red Curtain Trilogy, which includes his films Strictly Ballroom, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!...
's 1996 film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. Tarver's rendition was later used by Luhrmann for his single "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)". In April 2007, French DJ and producer Bob Sinclar
Bob Sinclar
Bob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - , is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.- Career history :...
released a single called "Sound of Freedom
Sound of Freedom
"Sound of Freedom" is the fourth single by Bob Sinclar, the first from his album Soundz of Freedom...
", which features samples from "Everybody's Free". The Aquagen version was used at the beginning of an episode of The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that premiered on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on February 16, 2003. The series mixes action and comedy together while it chronicles the adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their...
, "Powerless in the Face of Death". The licensing of the song accounted for 1/8 the budget for the episode. German trance group Angel_One also did a cover of the song.
Pennsylvania metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band August Burns Red
August Burns Red
August Burns Red is an American metal band, from Manheim, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2003, the group began their first performances while a majority of the members were attending their senior year of high school, and soon began playing shows around Lancaster, before being signed to CI Records, and...
currently uses the song as their live intro music, which leads into their original song "Composure."
Global Deejays
Global Deejays
Global Deejays, Global Playboyz or Ravers on Dope are an Austrian pumping tech house trio composed of DJ Taylor , DJ Mikkel and FLOw...
released a version of "Everybody's Free" in 2008 that was credited to Global Deejays feat. Rozalla. It features guitars and strong dance beats. It was used in television promotions for So You Think You Can Dance Australia
So You Think You Can Dance Australia
So You Think You Can Dance Australia was an Australian version of the American reality dance-off series So You Think You Can Dance. The show is hosted by Natalie Bassingthwaighte, with Jason Coleman, Matt Lee and Bonnie Lythgoe acting as the judges....
and debuted at #33 on the ARIA Singles Charthttp://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50. It has so far climbed to number 7, making it Rozalla's highest charting single in Australia.
Hermes House Band
Hermes House Band
The Hermes House Band is a Dutch pop band, established in 1984 by members of the Hermes fraternity/sorority in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They have released more than twenty five albums and singles.-History:...
covered the song on their 2009 album, Rhythm of the Nineties.
German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
dance music singer Blümchen
Blümchen
Jasmin Wagner , better known as Blümchen , is a multi-platinum selling pop and dance music singer, aspiring actress, model/spokeswoman. Although she releases her English albums under the name Blossom, her German stage name "Blümchen" actually translates to "floret" or "small flower"...
covered the song in German in 1998, under the title "Ich Bin Wieder Hier" (lit. "I'm here again"). Although the two songs share the same melody, the meaning of the lyrics differs significantly.
Christian band thebandwithnoname
Thebandwithnoname
thebandwithnoname were a Christian band who were launched by Innervation Trust in March 2002, as a "flagship" band. Alongside sister band to TBWNN, girl band TBC. Innervation Trust is a Christian charity that exists to recruit and resource schools teams, dubbed "Collectives", each dedicated to a...
covered the song on their second album, Schizophrenix
Schizophrenix
Schizophrenix is the second album from Christian band Thebandwithnoname, released in December 2003.-Track listing:# Drive - 4:37# Found And Lost - 4:16# Tell Me Something I Don't Know Already - 3:58# Before The Throne - 3:33# Schizophrenic Skin - 4:07...
.
Track listings
Original version- CD single
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (original mix) — 3
- 25
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (free bemba edit) — 3:58
NEWLIN
- CD maxi - Australia
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (original mix - edit) — 3
- 37
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (original mix) — 6:21
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (free bemba mix) — 6:10
NEWLIN
- CD maxi - France, Belgium
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" — 6
- 21
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (free bemba mix) — 6:05
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (acapella-Italia mix) — 6:06
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (africana mix) — 7:17
NEWLIN
- CD maxi - Germany
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (club mix) — 6
- 20
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (free bemba mix) — 5:57
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (free radio mix) — 3:33
NEWLIN
- CD maxi - UK
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (original mix) — 6
- 28
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (free bemba mix) — 6:06
- "Faith (In the Power of Love)" (voola vibes) — 7:23
NEWLIN
- 7" single
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (free radio mix) — 3
- 35
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (free bemba mix) — 4:00
NEWLIN
- 12" maxi
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (original mix) — 6
- 35
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (free bemba mix) — 6:05
NEWLIN
- 12" maxi - Italy
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (original mix) — 6
- 22
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (7" edit) — 3:30
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (free bemba mix) — 6:00
NEWLIN
- Cassette
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (original mix)
- "Everybody's Free (to Feel Good)" (free bemba)
Aquagen featuring Rozalla version
- CD maxi
- "Everybody's Free" (radio edit) — 3
- 34
- "Everybody's Free" (original album version) — 3:40
- "Everybody's Free" (extended mix) — 8:47
- "Everybody's Free" (club mix) — 6:10
- "Everybody's Free" (dance nation remix) — 7:23
- "Everybody's Free" (green court remix) — 8:44
- "Everybody's Free" (kosmonova
NEWLINKosmonovaKosmonova is a DJ and music producer.-Discography:AlbumsSinglesRemixes-External links: ...
remix) — 5:35
Global Deejays featuring Rozalla version
- CD maxi
- "Everybody's Free" (general electric version) — 7
- 00
- "Everybody's Free" (2elements mix) — 6:37
- "Everybody's Free" (klaas remix) — 6:38
- "Everybody's Free" (markito's sunlight remix) — 6:07
NEWLIN
Peak positions
Original version| Chart (1991–1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 11 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 18 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
2 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 8 |
| German Singles Chart | 6 |
| Irish IRMA Singles Chart | 8 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 6 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 37 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 14 |
Remixes versions
| Chart (2000)1 | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 18 |
| Chart (2002)2 | Peak position |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 17 |
| Dutch Mega Top 100 | 61 |
| German Singles Chart | 22 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 75 |
| Chart (2007)3 | Peak position |
| Dutch Mega Top 100 | 70 |
| Chart (2009)3 | Peak position |
| Australian ARIA Singles Charts | 7 |
| Austrian Singles Charts | 57 |
1 By Richard [Humpty] Vission featuring Rozalla
2 By Aquagen featuring Rozalla
3 By Global Deejays featuring Rozalla
Year-end charts
| End of year chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| Swiss Singles Chart | 29 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 19 |