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Primal Scream – Free (1994) | Track profile | Dork

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Primal Scream
Give Out but Don’t Give Up
Free

TRACK

Free

Release date: 28th March 1994

From Give Out but Don’t Give Up

Adult Alternative

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About This Track

'Free' by Primal Scream is a 1994 rock track from the album 'Give Out but Don’t Give Up'. The lyrics focus on a sour, destructive feeling that won’t let go, framed around suspicion and betrayal, with the speaker insisting they know there is another lover and something to hide. The emotional temperature is exposed and confrontational, culminating in the clipped declaration, “I can”.

"Free" is a track by Primal Scream, from the album Give Out but Don’t Give Up, released 28th March 1994. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 9 articles about Primal Scream.

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Primal Scream

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Lyrics

Free

[Verse 1]

Got a sad, destructive feeling

Creeping through my soul

When I'm awake and when I'm dreaming

Just won't leave me alone

I know you've got another lover

I know you've got something to hide

You've been acting kind of nervous

You can't look me in the eye

[Chorus]

I can tell, I can tell

I can tell you're cheating me

You're cheating me, cheat, cheat, cheating me

Ooh, baby, I'm free of you

Ooh, baby, I'm free of you

Free of you

[Verse 2]

Don't want you to touch me

Don't you touch me, don't you touch me

Everything is broken

I believe in you no more

Does she satisfy you, honey?

Can she make you feel alive?

Can't stand the thought of you naked

In someone else's arms

[Chorus]

I can tell, I can tell

I can tell you're cheating me

You're cheating me, cheat, cheat, cheating me

Ooh, baby, I'm free of you

Ooh, baby, I'm free of you

Free of you

[Post-Chorus]

Ta-ta-ta

Da-da

[Chorus]

I can tell, I can tell

I can tell you're cheating me

You're cheating me, cheat, cheat, cheating me

Ooh, baby, I'm free of you

Ooh, baby, I'm free of you

Free of you

[Post-Chorus]

Ta-ta-ta

Ta-ta-ta-ta

Da-da

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]

I'm free of you, I'm free of you

Said I'm free of you, said I'm free of you

I had this sad destructive feeling in my body, baby

You've been, ta-ta

You've been cheating on me

You've been cheating on me, me

You've been cheating on me

No, no, I can tell, I can tell

You've been cheating on me

But now I'm free of you

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Track details

From Give Out but Don’t Give Up

1994

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Album

Give Out but Don’t Give Up

28th March 1994

Release year

1994

1Jailbird (The Original Memphis Recordings)
3:53
2Rocks (The Original Memphis Recordings)
3:51
3Call on Me (The Original Memphis Recordings)
3:26
4Everybody Needs Somebody (The Original Memphis Recordings)
6:06
5Sad and Blue (The Original Memphis Recordings)
3:49
6Big Jet Plane (The Original Memphis Recordings)
5:33
7Free (The Original Memphis Recordings)
6:55
8Jesus (The Original Memphis Recordings)
6:42
9(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind (The Original Memphis Recordings)
4:51
10Jesus (Monitor Mix)
7:15
11Funky Jam
4:50
12Free (Early Rehearsal Sitar, Piano / Bobby Vocal)
4:58
13Call On Me (Monitor Mix)
3:26
14Cry Myself Blind (Monitor Mix)
4:56
15Big Jet Plane (Sitar Version)
4:47
16All I Have to Do Is Dream
1:37
—Call On Me
—Sad and Blue
—Everybody Needs Somebody
—Give Out But Don't Give Up
—I'll Be There For You
—Big Jet Plane
—Struttin'
—Free

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Writer: Andrew Innes, Bobby Gillespie, Robert Young
Producer: Tom Dowd
Engineer: Jeff Powell
Bass: David Hood, George Drakoulias, Henry Olsen, Marco Nelson
Drums: George Drakoulias, Roger Hawkins, Toby Tomanov, Tony Brock
Guitar: Andrew Innes, Robert Young
Keyboards: Amp Fiddler, Benmont Tench, Jim Dickinson, Martin Duffy
Vocals: Bobby Gillespie, Jackie Johnson (Rockabilly), Susan Marshall
Assistant Engineer: Jeffrey Reed
Harmonica: Charlie Jacobs
Horns: Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson
Percussion: David Mannick, Greg Morrow

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