Free_(Haley_Reinhart_song)
Free (Haley Reinhart song)
2012 single by Haley Reinhart
"Free" is the debut single by American Idol tenth season third-place finisher Haley Reinhart.[2][3] It was released on March 20, 2012 through Interscope Records and serves as the first single from her debut album, Listen Up!.[4][5]
"Free" | ||||
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Single by Haley Reinhart | ||||
from the album Listen Up! | ||||
Released | March 20, 2012 | |||
Recorded | Summer 2011 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:14 | |||
Label | Interscope[1] | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | busbee | |||
Haley Reinhart singles chronology | ||||
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The song is a "mature break-up song", as defined by the singer itself, which tells the story about two people in love whose relationship fails and decide to break-up since it is the best for both.
Critics gave "Free" positive reviews. About.com said "This is clearly a Haley Reinhart record, and her fans will instantly take it to heart." and gave it a rating of 4.5 out of 5.[6] USA Today's Brian Mansfield was impressed[7] and the song was picked to be one of the songs in the Playlist in USA Today.[8][9] Scott Shetler from PopCrush.com wrote "The track is built around the elegant vocals of Reinhart, who sounds more mature than her twenty-one years [sic] Let’s hope so, because ‘Free’ is a song that’s worthy of people’s attention."[10]
The music video, which was directed by Christopher Sims, saw its video premiere on March 29, 2012 on VEVO.[11] Sims set the video in a vintage 1950s diner called Cadillac Jack's Cafe in Hollywood, California.[12] It reached 1,000,000 views in under 2 months.[13] It had accumulated 5.5 million views as of September 17h, 2021.
Reinhart performed the single live on the March 22, 2012 episode of American Idol.[14][15][16] She sang the song live for 104.3 MYFM New Music Night.[17] She also performed the single for the March 27 episode of 90210,[18] Right after, she performed the song on Fox 5's Good Day New York[19] and appeared on Conan to perform the single on April 24.
- Digital Download[20]
- "Free" – 4:14
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[21] | 4 |
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[21] | 26 |
US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[22] | 19 |
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- "American Idol's Haley Reinhart Releases First Single, Free". PerezHilton.com. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-03-31.[permanent dead link]
- "Haley Reinhart – "Listen Up" Due May 22 (Plus, "Free" First Listen!) (Update)". Mjsbigblog.com. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- "Haley Reinhart - "Free"". Top40.about.com. 2012-03-22. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ""Free" Is One Of USA Today's Top 10 Intriguing Tracks". Interscope.com. 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ""Free" Is One Of USA Today's Top 10 Intriguing Tracks". Haleyreinhart.com. 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-03-31.[permanent dead link]
- "Playlist: Kix Brooks' 'New to This Town,' plus 10". Usatoday.com. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- "Haley Reinhart, 'Free' – Song Review". Popcrush.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- FREE Video Premiere On VEVO!. Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Haleyreinhart.com, Retrieved 2012-05-06.
- "Haley's "Free" Video, Fast Focus TV version "leaks" | Haley Times". Haleyreinhartinfo.wordpress.com. 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- "Haley Reinhart - Free". Youtube.com. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- Barrett, Annie (2012-02-22). "'American Idol' alum Haley Reinhart performs debut single 'Free' on stage: Watch the video here!". Music-mix.ew.com. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- "Haley Reinhart to Perform Debut Single "Free" on American Idol March 22". Wfsb.com. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-03-31.[permanent dead link]
- "Haley Reinhart to Perform Debut Single "Free" on American Idol March 22". California: Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- Medina, Portia. "'American Idol's' Haley Reinhart Sets Release Date for First Single". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- "Haley Reinhart to Perform New Single "Free" On '90210′". Idolator.com. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- "Haley Reinhart". Myfoxny.com. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- "Free – Single". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- "Haley Reinhart - Chart history". Billboard. 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- "Heatseekers Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-04-10.