Freedom

~ Recording by Wham!

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
  • JP1984-11-21
Epic/Sony (logo of the Japanese company Epic/Sony Inc., Aug 1978–Mar 1988)28•3P-555
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
  • JP1984-12-08
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)32・8P-60
1.2Freedom5:02Wham!Careless Whisper / FreedomWham!Single
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)EN 5682
1.2Freedom = Libertad?:??Wham!Careless Whisper / FreedomWham!Single
Discos CBS (imprint used by Discos CBS, S.A. branches in various Spanish‐speaking markets, see notes)S 30496
1.2Freedom (Album Version)5:01Wham!FreedomWham!Single
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CAS 2122
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 86311
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)465576 2
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 39595
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 465576 2
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)CDEPC 86311
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It Big (Carrollton pressing)Wham!Album
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)FC 39595
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 40‐86311
1.5Freedom5:01Wham!25 Jaar Popmuziek: 1984Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS Special Products29.980347.10, LSP 980347 2
2.11Freedom4:59Wham!Night BeatVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special ProductsOPCD-4515
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
  • JP1989-03-01
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)25•8P-5182
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
  • US1990-10-25
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 39595
2.1Freedom5:05Wham!The Best of 1980–1990, Vol. IIVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Germany (a division of EMI Electrola GmbH)652-7 94923 2
1.18Freedom5:03Wham!De Pre Historie 1984, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA (do not use this as an imprint!)261.784
1.7Freedom5:05Wham!Star BoxWham!Album + Compilation
  • JP1993-11-21
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)ESCA 5857
1.11Freedom5:05Wham!Number Ones of the 80’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music for Pleasure7243 8 27013 2 3
5.5Freedom5:03Wham!Remember Your 80’s Volume 1 (1980–1984)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)980321 2, 980347 2, 980390 2, 982191 2, 982431 2
1.5Freedom5:02Wham!Make It Big (club edition)Wham!Album
Columbia House Canada (only use this entry when a release actually mentions "Columbia House Canada"), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)537241T, CCK 39595
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 465576 2
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
  • JP2001-02-07
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)ESGA 514
1.13Freedom5:04Wham!ラスト・クリスマス ザ・コンプリート・コレクション菅野祐悟Album + Soundtrack
  • JP2004-11-26
Epic/Sony (logo of the Japanese company Epic/Sony Inc., Aug 1978–Mar 1988)EICP-445
1.6Freedom5:04Wham!Ultimate No. 1s: 60 Massive No. 1sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Demon Music GroupMCCDULT011
2.1Freedom5:04Wham!Essential: Girls Night InVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-05-10
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
2.5Freedom5:01Wham!Original Album ClassicsWham!Album + Compilation
  • XE2013-03-20
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88875074442
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!Album
  • DE2013-09-13
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)88883751722
3.18Freedom5:01Wham!Formel Eins: 60 Nr.1 Hits, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2014-10-10
Sony Music Catalog (a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH, as well as its imprint)88843 08487 2
4.1Freedom5:04Wham!100 Hits: Ultimate Number 1sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Demon Music GroupDMGN 100 167
3.5Freedom5:04Wham!Ultimate Feel GoodVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88985370112
1.2Freedom5:03Wham!続 No.1 80s ORICON HITSVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2017-08-23
SICP-5580, SICP-5581
1.5Freedom5:02Wham!Make It Big (2024 Blu-Ray Deluxe Edition)Wham!Album
  • XW2024-04-26
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)19658870759
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!AlbumColumbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 39595
1.5Freedom5:03Wham!Make It BigWham!AlbumColumbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 39595
1.5Freedom5:02Wham!Make It Big (streaming)Wham!AlbumColumbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.20Freedom5:06Wham!Mastermix Classic Cuts 23: PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + CompilationMusic Factory (UK promotional remix service)CC023
3.20Freedom5:06Wham!Mastermix Jock in a Box, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + CompilationMusic Factory (UK promotional remix service)
1.2Freedom5:04Wham!The Musica Collection - The 80'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promotion
1.2Freedom (album version)5:01Wham!FreedomWham!Single
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CAS 2122

Relationships

assistant engineer:Paul Gomersau
engineer:Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
producer:George Michael
keyboard:Tommy Eyre
saxophone:David Baptiste (U.K. Saxophonist, flutist, percussionist, vocalist, & backing vocalist)
arranger:George Michael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1984)
mash-ups:Twentyfive Club Megamix by George Michael (order: 12)
recording of:Freedom (Wham!)

Freedom (Wham!)

lyricist and composer:George Michael
publisher:Chappell Music (UK)
Morrison Leahy Music Ltd. (in 1984)
referred to in medleys:Summer Fun Mega Mix (order: 6)