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{{Short description|1992 single by En Vogue}}
{{Short description|1992 single by En Vogue}}
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| name = Free Your Mind
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| album = [[Funky Divas]]
| album = [[Funky Divas]]
| released = September 24, 1992
| released = September 24, 1992
| recorded = December 1991–January 1992
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* [[Hard rock]]{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/2016/04/prince-diamonds-pearls-tribute-classic-album/ | title=Let Love Decide: Prince's 'Diamonds and Pearls' | work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date=April 29, 2016 | access-date=June 6, 2016 | author=Williams. Stereo}}</ref>
* [[Hard rock]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/2016/04/prince-diamonds-pearls-tribute-classic-album/ | title=Let Love Decide: Prince's 'Diamonds and Pearls' | work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date=April 29, 2016 | access-date=June 6, 2016 | author=Williams. Stereo}}</ref>
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* 4:52 (album version)
* 4:52 (album version)
* 4:10 (LP edit)
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| label = [[East West Records|East West]]
| label = [[East West Records|East West]]
| writer = [[Foster & McElroy|Denzil Foster & Thomas McElroy]]
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* Denzil Foster
* Thomas McElroy
| producer = Foster & McElroy
| producer = [[Foster & McElroy]]
| prev_title = [[Something He Can Feel#En Vogue version|Giving Him Something He Can Feel]]
| prev_title = [[Something He Can Feel#En Vogue version|Giving Him Something He Can Feel]]
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"'''Free Your Mind'''" is a song by American female group [[En Vogue]]. Released on September 24, 1992, "Free Your Mind" is the third single released from their critically acclaimed hit album ''[[Funky Divas]]''. The anti-prejudice song became a Top 10 hit on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and a Top 20 hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. ''Billboard'' named the song No. 41 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7857816/100-greatest-girl-group-songs |publisher=Billboard|access-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref> The track was recorded between December 1991 – January 1992, composed and produced by Foster and McElroy.<ref>Copyrights Encyclopedia. [http://www.faqs.org/copyright/dont-think-i-can-make-it-by-denzil-foster-thomas-mcelroy/ Don't Think I Make It By Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy]</ref> The guitar and bass tracks for the song were written and recorded by San Francisco-based guitarist Jinx Jones. The opening line: ''"Prejudice, wrote a song about it. Like to hear it? Here it go!"'', is adapted from a line originally used by [[David Alan Grier]]'s character [[list of In Living Color sketches#C|Calhoun Tubbs]] from [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[In Living Color]]''. An alternative version of the song with different lyrics appears on the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] compilation album ''[[Barcelona Gold]]''.<ref>{{YouTube|oEl2Q4yMero |En Vogue - Free Your Mind (Alternative Version)}}</ref>
"'''Free Your Mind'''" is a song by American female group [[En Vogue]] from their second album, ''[[Funky Divas]]'' (1992). The track was composed and produced by Foster and McElroy.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} They were inspired by the [[Funkadelic]] song "[[Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow|Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow]]."<ref>{{cite book|title=Colorado Rocks!|first=G.|last=Brown|publisher=Pruett Publishing Company|year=2004|isbn=0871089300}}</ref> The guitar and bass tracks for the song were written and recorded by San Francisco-based guitarist Jinx Jones. The opening line: ''"Prejudice, wrote a song about it. Like to hear it? Here it go!"'', is adapted from a line originally used by [[David Alan Grier]]'s character [[list of In Living Color sketches#C|Calhoun Tubbs]] from [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[In Living Color]]''.

Issued as the third single from ''Funky Divas'' on September 24, 1992, "Free Your Mind" became a top-10 hit on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and a top-20 hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. ''Billboard'' named the song No. 41 on their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7857816/100-greatest-girl-group-songs |publisher=Billboard|access-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref> An alternative version of the song with different lyrics appears on the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] compilation album ''[[Barcelona Gold]]''.<ref>{{YouTube|oEl2Q4yMero |En Vogue - Free Your Mind (Alternative Version)}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Quentin Harrison from Albumism described the song as "a searing rock number that challenged racism, sexism and other social phobias head on was all at once, smart, sexy and provocative."<ref>{{cite web|first1= Quentin |last1= Harrison |title= Never Gonna Get It: Celebrating 25 Years of En Vogue's 'Funky Divas' |publisher= Albumism |date= March 22, 2017 |access-date= April 3, 2020 |url= https://www.albumism.com/features/tribute-celebrating-25-years-of-en-vogue-funky-divas}}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s review critic, Jose F. Promis, voted the single very favorable and rated the ''[[Funky Divas]]'' album its highest rating at five.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/funky-divas-mw0000082287 | title=En Vogue – Funky Divas | publisher=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=June 6, 2016 | author=Promis, Jose F}}</ref> He also called the track a "hard rock smash".<ref>{{cite web|first=Jose F.|last=Promis|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/funky-divas-mw0000082287|title=En Vogue - Funky Divas|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref> Another editor, [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] described it as "swaggering".<ref>{{cite web|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-very-best-of-en-vogue-mw0000011510|title=En Vogue - The Very Best of En Vogue|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 23, 2020|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> Jennifer Bowles from ''[[Associated Press]]'' called it a "plea for racial tolerance".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jennifer|last=Bowles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C9hEAAAAIBAJ|title=Pearl Jam takes leading honors|magazine=[[Daily Union]]|date=September 3, 1993|access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref> Daryl Easlea for [[BBC]] noted that the song borrows from "heavy metal".<ref>{{cite web|first=Daryl|last=Easlea|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8wd3/|title=En Vogue Funky Divas Review|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2009|access-date=April 7, 2020}}</ref> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote that it "takes in a more edgy direction than in the past." He added that placed "within a driving, guitar-anchored pop/rock setting, the group attacks well-crafted lyrics on racism with unrelenting passion and its trademark harmonies. Will jolt many at first, but will ultimately open many eyes."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Larry|last=Flick|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-09-19.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 19, 1992|access-date=January 25, 2018|author-link=Larry Flick}}</ref> Dave Sholin from the ''[[Gavin Report]]'' commented, "Attacking prejudice head on, The Funky Divas offer advice to those who judge others by looks rather than action. Harmonies don't get any better than when these four incredible voices combine their talents."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Sholin |title= Gavin Picks > Singles |magazine= [[Gavin Report]] |issue= 1920 |date= August 28, 1992 |page= 68 |access-date= April 16, 2018 |url= http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Gavin-Report/90/92/Gavin-1992-08-28.pdf}}</ref>
Upon the release, Jennifer Bowles from ''[[Associated Press]]'' declared the song as a "plea for racial tolerance".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jennifer|last=Bowles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C9hEAAAAIBAJ|title=Pearl Jam takes leading honors|magazine=[[Daily Union]]|date=September 3, 1993|access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref> [[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' felt that it takes in "a more edgy direction" than in the past for the group. He remarked that placed "within a driving, guitar-anchored [[Pop rock|pop/rock]] setting, the group attacks well-crafted lyrics on racism with unrelenting passion and its trademark harmonies. Will jolt many at first, but will ultimately open many eyes."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Larry|last=Flick|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-09-19.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 19, 1992|access-date=January 25, 2018|author-link=Larry Flick}}</ref> Dave Sholin from the ''[[Gavin Report]]'' commented, "Attacking prejudice head on, The Funky Divas offer advice to those who judge others by looks rather than action. Harmonies don't get any better than when these four incredible voices combine their talents."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Sholin |title= Gavin Picks > Singles |magazine= [[Gavin Report]] |issue= 1920 |date= August 28, 1992 |page= 68 |access-date= April 16, 2018 |url= http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Gavin-Report/90/92/Gavin-1992-08-28.pdf}}</ref> Connie Johnson from the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' felt the song was a "pleasant surprise", "which confronts the prejudice even a funky diva faces, be it from store clerks—'I can't look without being watched!'—or those who don't understand that while they 'might date another race or color, that doesn't mean I don't like my strong black brothers'."<ref>{{cite news|first=Connie|last=Johnson|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-29-ca-82-story.html|title=Pop Music : Spring Album Roundup : En Vogue--Funky Divas for the '90s|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 29, 1992|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' noted that "the "Jackies" of all trades are breaking all the barriers in radio land", describing the song as "[[funk rock]]" and a "[[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] cover as colourful as his dyed hair".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-11-07.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=November 7, 1992|page=36|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref>


Connie Johnson from ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said that the song was a "pleasant surprise" "which confronts the prejudice even a funky diva faces, be it from store clerks--"I can't look without being watched!"—or those who don't understand that while they "might date another race or color, that doesn't mean I don't like my strong black brothers.""<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Connie|last=Johnson|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-29-ca-82-story.html|title=POP MUSIC : SPRING ALBUM ROUNDUP : En Vogue--Funky Divas for the '90s|magazine=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 29, 1992|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' noted that "the "Jackies" of all trades are breaking all the barriers in radio land". They described it as "funk rock" and added that the song is a "[[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] cover as colourful as his dyed hair".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-11-07.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=November 7, 1992|page=36|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> Gerald Martinez from ''[[New Sunday Times]]'' called the track "storming" and said it "combines hard rock riffng with funk while En Vogue wail away with awesome power."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Gerald|last=Martinez|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IJoWAAAAIBAJ|title=Top notch hits from Collins|magazine=[[New Sunday Times]]|date=November 15, 1998|page=13|access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[People (magazine)|People Magazine]]'' viewed the track as a "the [[The Pointer Sisters|Pointer Sisters]]-meet-[[Van Halen]] rocker".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-funky-divas-vol-37-no-16/|title=Picks and Pans Review: Funky Divas|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=April 27, 1992|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> Pop Rescue called it "a rock track, with roaring guitars that perfectly duel the powerful vocal performance". They noted "the fantastically intricate roaring guitar solo, and the vocal energy."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://poprescue.com/2020/05/01/review-funky-divas-by-en-vogue-cd-1992/|title=REVIEW: "FUNKY DIVAS" BY EN VOGUE (CD, 1992)|publisher=Pop Rescue|date=May 1, 2020|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref> Cheo H. Coker from ''[[Stanford Daily]]'' said that En Vogue's "foray into rock 'n' roll [is] completely unsuited for the group, reminiscent of [[Janet Jackson]]'s "[[Black Cat (song)|Black Cat]]". While the song has great message, black rock is better left to the black rockers."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Cheo H. |last= Coker |title= Hip-hop's four funky divas |magazine= [[Stanford Daily]] |date= April 16, 1992 |access-date= April 23, 2020 |url= https://archives.stanforddaily.com/1992/04/16}}</ref> Laura Checkoway from ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' described "Free Your Mind" as a "rock-ish anthem with a George Clinton-lifted chorus".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Laura|last=Checkoway|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qyYEAAAAMBAJ|title=ESSENTIAL EN VOGUE|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=June 1, 2007|page=134|access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref>
Gerald Martinez from the ''[[New Sunday Times]]'' called the song "storming", and said it "combines hard rock riffng with funk while En Vogue wail away with awesome power."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Gerald|last=Martinez|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IJoWAAAAIBAJ|title=Top notch hits from Collins|magazine=[[New Sunday Times]]|date=November 15, 1998|page=13|access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref> Parry Gettelman from ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' wrote, "'Free Your Mind' owes a small lyrical debt to George Clinton and a large musical debt to [[LaBelle]] – not bad places from which to borrow. There's a brief, funny spoken intro that parodies an ''[[In Living Color]]'' sketch, and the quartet slams into a denunciation of prejudice of all sorts: 'I might date another race or color/ Doesn't mean I don't like my strong black brothers'."<ref>Gettelman, Parry (April 24, 1992). "En Vogue". ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]''.</ref> A reviewer from ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' viewed it as a "the [[The Pointer Sisters|Pointer Sisters]]-meet-[[Van Halen]] rocker".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-funky-divas-vol-37-no-16/|title=Picks and Pans Review: Funky Divas|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=April 27, 1992|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> Danyel Smith from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described it as "guitar-ravaged"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/envogue/albums/album/113353/review/5942567/funky_divas|title=En Vogue: Funky Divas|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 30, 1992|access-date=May 26, 2017|last=Smith|first=Danyel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012233957/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/envogue/albums/album/113353/review/5942567/funky_divas|archive-date=October 12, 2008}}</ref> Cheo H. Coker from ''[[Stanford Daily]]'' felt that En Vogue's "foray into [[rock 'n' roll]] [is] completely unsuited for the group, reminiscent of [[Janet Jackson]]'s '[[Black Cat (song)|Black Cat]]'. While the song has great message, black rock is better left to the black rockers."<ref>{{cite news|first= Cheo H. |last= Coker |title= Hip-hop's four funky divas |newspaper= [[The Stanford Daily]] |date= April 16, 1992 |access-date= April 23, 2020 |url= https://archives.stanforddaily.com/1992/04/16}}</ref>
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==Commercial performance==
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"Free Your Mind" debuted at number 89 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the week of September 12, 1992. Within one week, it jumped to number 45, then to number 25, and continued to make impressive strides until it eventually peaked at number 8 the week of October 31, 1992. Altogether, "Free Your Mind" spent 16 weeks in the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It reached the top twenty in the UK, where it was released as a double A-side single with "[[Something He Can Feel#En Vogue version|Giving Him Something He Can Feel]]".


===Retrospective response===
==Music video==
In a 2017 retrospective review, Quentin Harrison from Albumism described "Free Your Mind" as "a searing rock number that challenged racism, sexism and other social phobias head on was all at once, smart, sexy and provocative."<ref>{{cite web|first1= Quentin |last1= Harrison |title= Never Gonna Get It: Celebrating 25 Years of En Vogue's 'Funky Divas' |website= Albumism |date= March 22, 2017 |access-date= April 3, 2020 |url= https://www.albumism.com/features/tribute-celebrating-25-years-of-en-vogue-funky-divas}}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s review critic, Jose F. Promis, voted the single very favorable and rated the ''[[Funky Divas]]'' album its highest rating at five.<ref name="Allmusic0000082287">{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/funky-divas-mw0000082287 | title=En Vogue – Funky Divas | website=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=June 6, 2016 | author=Promis, Jose F}}</ref> He also declared the track as a "hard rock smash".<ref name="Allmusic0000082287"/> Another editor, [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]], described it as "swaggering".<ref>{{cite web|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-very-best-of-en-vogue-mw0000011510|title=En Vogue - The Very Best of En Vogue|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 23, 2020|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> In his 2009 review, Daryl Easlea for [[BBC]] remarked that the song borrows from "heavy metal".<ref>{{cite web|first=Daryl|last=Easlea|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8wd3/|title=En Vogue Funky Divas Review|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2009|access-date=April 7, 2020}}</ref> In 2007, Laura Checkoway from ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' called it a "rock-ish anthem with a George Clinton-lifted chorus".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Laura|last=Checkoway|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qyYEAAAAMBAJ|title=Essential En Vogue|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=June 1, 2007|page=134|access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=December 2023|fix-attempted=yes}}
The song is known for its innovative, award-winning [[music video]], directed by [[Mark Romanek]] with production design by [[Nigel Phelps]] and art direction by [[Brad Hartmaier]]. On March 21, 1992, En Vogue performed "Free Your Mind" on ''Saturday Night Live''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0694592/|title = Mary Stuart Masterson/En Vogue|date = 21 March 1992}}</ref> for the first time to a positive reception. On January 21, 1993, En Vogue would perform the song on a sixth-season episode of the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[A Different World (TV series)|A Different World]]'' (where they guest-starred as Vernon Gaines' nieces). It was certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] in late 1992. It is one of several songs to feature all four members of the group on lead vocals.


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[[Janet Jackson]] included the video in the ''[[Black Entertainment Television|Countdown]]'' of her twenty-five favorite videos of all-time at number eleven.<ref>[http://www.janet-xone.com/2006_10_01_archives.html#116036418360381766 Janet votes "Free Your Mind" one of her top favorite music video]. janet-xone</ref>
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"Free Your Mind" debuted at number 89 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the week of September 12, 1992. Within one week, it jumped to number 45, then to number 25, and continued to make impressive strides until it eventually peaked at number 8 the week of October 31, 1992. Altogether, "Free Your Mind" spent 16 weeks in the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It reached the top twenty in the UK, where it was released as a double A-side single with "[[Something He Can Feel#En Vogue version|Giving Him Something He Can Feel]]". It was certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] in late 1992.

==Music video and other notable performances==
The song is known for its innovative, award-winning [[music video]], directed by [[Mark Romanek]] with production design by [[Nigel Phelps]] and art direction by Brad Hartmaier. On March 21, 1992, En Vogue performed "Free Your Mind" on ''Saturday Night Live''.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} On January 21, 1993, En Vogue performed the song on a sixth-season episode of the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[A Different World (TV series)|A Different World]]'', where they guest-starred as Vernon Gaines' nieces. It is one of several songs to feature all four members of the group on lead vocals. [[Janet Jackson]] included the video in the ''[[Black Entertainment Television|Countdown]]'' of her 25 favorite videos of all-time at number 11.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.janet-xone.com/2006_10_01_archives.html#116036418360381766 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029122921/http://www.janet-xone.com/2006_10_01_archives.html#116036418360381766 | archive-date=2006-10-29 | date=2006-10-01 | title=Janet votes "Free Your Mind" one of her top favorite music video | website=janet-xone | url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Track listings==
==Track listings==
* '''US CD single'''
* '''US CD single'''
# "Free Your Mind" (LP Edit)&nbsp;– 4:10
# "Free Your Mind" (LP edit)&nbsp;– 4:10
# "Just Can't Stay Away"&nbsp;– 5:11
# "Just Can't Stay Away"&nbsp;– 5:11


* '''UK CD maxi single'''
* '''UK CD maxi single'''
# "Free Your Mind" (LP Edit)&nbsp;– 4:10
# "Free Your Mind" (LP edit)&nbsp;– 4:10
# "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (LP Version)&nbsp;– 3:55
# "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (LP version)&nbsp;– 3:55
# "Free Your Mind" (Tommy's Spoiled Brat Edit)&nbsp;– 3:58
# "Free Your Mind" (Tommy's Spoiled Brat edit)&nbsp;– 3:58
# "Time Goes On" (Dance Remix)&nbsp;– 5:45
# "Time Goes On" (Dance remix)&nbsp;– 5:45

* '''US CD maxi single'''<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/En-Vogue-Free-Your-Mind/release/1411060 "Free Your Mind" (US, CD, Single] at Discogs</ref>
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# "Free Your Mind" (Theo's Rec And Wreck Mix)&nbsp;– 5:41
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# "Free Your Mind" (Tommy's Spoiled Brat Mix)&nbsp;– 5:00
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# "Free Your Mind" (James' Club Mix)&nbsp;– 4:55
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# "Free Your Mind" (Marley Marl Remix)&nbsp;– 5:27
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# "Lies" (Eddie F Remix)&nbsp;– 5:43


'''Remix producers'''
* '''US CD maxi single'''
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# "Free Your Mind" (Theo's Rec and Wreck mix)&nbsp;– 5:41
Theo Mizuhara, Martin Van Blockson (UK CD Single)<br />Theo Mizuhara, James Earley, Marley Marl, DJ Eddie F, Dave Hall (US CD Single)
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# "Free Your Mind" (Tommy's Spoiled Brat mix)&nbsp;– 5:00
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# "Free Your Mind" (James' club mix)&nbsp;– 4:55
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# "Free Your Mind" (Marley Marl remix)&nbsp;– 5:27
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# "Lies" (Eddie F remix)&nbsp;– 5:43


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
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* [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] – Marc Reshovsky (''nominated'')
* [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] – Marc Reshovsky (''nominated'')


==Charts and certifications==
==Charts==
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===Year-end charts===
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!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1992|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1992|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=The Year in Music 1992 – Hot 100 Singles|date=December 26, 1992|volume=104|issue=52|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-12-26.pdf|page=YE-20|issn=0006-2510|access-date=June 9, 2022}} ''See page 73 in the PDF.''</ref>
!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 12, 2018}}</ref>
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===Certifications===
==Certifications==
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|October 26, 1992
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=21|date=October 24, 1992}}</ref>
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|November 28, 1992
|Mini-CD
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/38036/products/40145/1/|title=フリー・ユア・マインド {{!}} アン・ヴォーグ|trans-title=Free Your Mind {{!}} En Vogue|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=December 12, 2023}}</ref>
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==Cover versions and other usage==
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2021}}
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2021}}
[[The Band]] covered the song on their 1996 album ''[[High on the Hog (The Band album)|High on the Hog]]'', and by [[Sub7even]] in 2002.
[[The Band]] covered the song on their 1996 album ''[[High on the Hog (The Band album)|High on the Hog]]''.

German rock band Sub7even covered the song with En Vogue (Cindy Herron, Terry Ellis, Amanda Cole) in 2002 on their album, "Free Your Mind."

Japanese R&B duo [[Double (singer)|Double]] recorded a cover of the song in 1995 and included it on their first remix album ''Crystal Planet''.


The song was covered as part of a mash-up on Fox's ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' along with "[[Stop! In the Name of Love]]" by [[the Supremes]] in the episode "[[Never Been Kissed (Glee)|Never Been Kissed]]".
The song was covered as part of a mash-up on Fox's ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' along with "[[Stop! In the Name of Love]]" by [[the Supremes]] in the episode "[[Never Been Kissed (Glee)|Never Been Kissed]]".
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The song was used on the show ''[[Modern Family]]'' in an episode titled "Manny Get Your Gun" during a flash mob scene.
The song was used on the show ''[[Modern Family]]'' in an episode titled "Manny Get Your Gun" during a flash mob scene.


Greek pop star [[Elena Paparizou]] who performed a cover of the song at the first MadWalk by Vodafone on February 2, 2011 along with her smash hit single "[[Baby It's Over]]", dressed by Apostolos Mitropoulos.
Greek pop star [[Elena Paparizou]] who performed a cover of the song at the first MadWalk by Vodafone on February 2, 2011, along with her smash hit single "[[Baby It's Over]]", dressed by Apostolos Mitropoulos.


The track has been included in [[Les Mills]]' most recent [[BodyVive]] class. The song was used in the trailer for the [[Seth Rogen]] comedy ''[[The Interview]]''.
The track has been included in [[Les Mills]]' most recent BodyVive class. The song was used in the trailer for the [[Seth Rogen]] comedy ''[[The Interview]]''.


The song was used in the 1994 film ''[[The Cowboy Way (film)|The Cowboy Way]]''.
The song was used in the 1994 film ''[[The Cowboy Way (film)|The Cowboy Way]]''.

The song was used in the ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' episode "Hal Quits" in the scene where Hal is throwing paint at a large canvas in the garage.


A theme tune was used for an early series of ''[[Bremner, Bird and Fortune|Rory Bremner, Who Else]]'' in 1993 that bears a strikingly similar beat and guitar hook.
A theme tune was used for an early series of ''[[Bremner, Bird and Fortune|Rory Bremner, Who Else]]'' in 1993 that bears a strikingly similar beat and guitar hook.
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The song was used in episode 10 of the sixth season of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)|RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars]]'' during a lip-sync battle between Serena ChaCha and Jiggly Caliente.
The song was used in episode 10 of the sixth season of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)|RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars]]'' during a lip-sync battle between Serena ChaCha and Jiggly Caliente.

The song was again used on episode 3 of the second season of Drag Race Holland during a lip-sync battle between The Countness and Ivy Elyse Munroe.

Acapella girl group [[Citizen Queen]] covered it in 2020. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3LTaYbQGY0 | title=Free Your Mind - Citizen Queen &#91;HRC LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCE&#93; | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>

British girl-group [[Little Mix]] sang the chorus of "Free Your Mind" as the bridge during a rock rendition of their song "[[Woman Like Me]]" during their 2022 [[The Confetti Tour|Confetti Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=What songs did Little Mix sing on their 2019 tour? The 'LM5 Tour' set list revealed |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/music/litte-mix-lm5-tour-set-list/ |access-date=May 3, 2022 |website=Hits Radio |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Here's every song on Little Mix's Confetti Tour setlist |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/little-mix-confetti-tour-setlist/ |access-date=May 3, 2022 |website=Capital}}</ref>


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==See also==
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Latest revision as of 08:00, 27 August 2024

"Free Your Mind"
Single by En Vogue
from the album Funky Divas
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1992
Genre
Length
  • 4:52 (album version)
  • 4:10 (LP edit)
LabelEast West
Songwriter(s)
  • Denzil Foster
  • Thomas McElroy
Producer(s)Foster & McElroy
En Vogue singles chronology
"Giving Him Something He Can Feel"
(1992) 		"Free Your Mind"
(1992) 		"Give It Up, Turn It Loose"
(1992)
Music video
"Free Your Mind" on YouTube

"Free Your Mind" is a song by American female group En Vogue from their second album, Funky Divas (1992). The track was composed and produced by Foster and McElroy.[citation needed] They were inspired by the Funkadelic song "Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow."[2] The guitar and bass tracks for the song were written and recorded by San Francisco-based guitarist Jinx Jones. The opening line: "Prejudice, wrote a song about it. Like to hear it? Here it go!", is adapted from a line originally used by David Alan Grier's character Calhoun Tubbs from Fox's In Living Color.

Issued as the third single from Funky Divas on September 24, 1992, "Free Your Mind" became a top-10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and a top-20 hit on the UK Singles Chart. Billboard named the song No. 41 on their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".[3] An alternative version of the song with different lyrics appears on the 1992 Summer Olympics compilation album Barcelona Gold.[4]

Critical reception

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Upon the release, Jennifer Bowles from Associated Press declared the song as a "plea for racial tolerance".[5] Larry Flick from Billboard felt that it takes in "a more edgy direction" than in the past for the group. He remarked that placed "within a driving, guitar-anchored pop/rock setting, the group attacks well-crafted lyrics on racism with unrelenting passion and its trademark harmonies. Will jolt many at first, but will ultimately open many eyes."[6] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented, "Attacking prejudice head on, The Funky Divas offer advice to those who judge others by looks rather than action. Harmonies don't get any better than when these four incredible voices combine their talents."[7] Connie Johnson from the Los Angeles Times felt the song was a "pleasant surprise", "which confronts the prejudice even a funky diva faces, be it from store clerks—'I can't look without being watched!'—or those who don't understand that while they 'might date another race or color, that doesn't mean I don't like my strong black brothers'."[8] Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted that "the "Jackies" of all trades are breaking all the barriers in radio land", describing the song as "funk rock" and a "George Clinton cover as colourful as his dyed hair".[9]

Gerald Martinez from the New Sunday Times called the song "storming", and said it "combines hard rock riffng with funk while En Vogue wail away with awesome power."[10] Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel wrote, "'Free Your Mind' owes a small lyrical debt to George Clinton and a large musical debt to LaBelle – not bad places from which to borrow. There's a brief, funny spoken intro that parodies an In Living Color sketch, and the quartet slams into a denunciation of prejudice of all sorts: 'I might date another race or color/ Doesn't mean I don't like my strong black brothers'."[11] A reviewer from People viewed it as a "the Pointer Sisters-meet-Van Halen rocker".[12] Danyel Smith from Rolling Stone described it as "guitar-ravaged"[13] Cheo H. Coker from Stanford Daily felt that En Vogue's "foray into rock 'n' roll [is] completely unsuited for the group, reminiscent of Janet Jackson's 'Black Cat'. While the song has great message, black rock is better left to the black rockers."[14]

Retrospective response

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In a 2017 retrospective review, Quentin Harrison from Albumism described "Free Your Mind" as "a searing rock number that challenged racism, sexism and other social phobias head on was all at once, smart, sexy and provocative."[15] AllMusic's review critic, Jose F. Promis, voted the single very favorable and rated the Funky Divas album its highest rating at five.[16] He also declared the track as a "hard rock smash".[16] Another editor, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, described it as "swaggering".[17] In his 2009 review, Daryl Easlea for BBC remarked that the song borrows from "heavy metal".[18] In 2007, Laura Checkoway from Vibe called it a "rock-ish anthem with a George Clinton-lifted chorus".[19][permanent dead link]

Commercial performance

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"Free Your Mind" debuted at number 89 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week of September 12, 1992. Within one week, it jumped to number 45, then to number 25, and continued to make impressive strides until it eventually peaked at number 8 the week of October 31, 1992. Altogether, "Free Your Mind" spent 16 weeks in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. It reached the top twenty in the UK, where it was released as a double A-side single with "Giving Him Something He Can Feel". It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in late 1992.

Music video and other notable performances

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The song is known for its innovative, award-winning music video, directed by Mark Romanek with production design by Nigel Phelps and art direction by Brad Hartmaier. On March 21, 1992, En Vogue performed "Free Your Mind" on Saturday Night Live.[citation needed] On January 21, 1993, En Vogue performed the song on a sixth-season episode of the NBC sitcom A Different World, where they guest-starred as Vernon Gaines' nieces. It is one of several songs to feature all four members of the group on lead vocals. Janet Jackson included the video in the Countdown of her 25 favorite videos of all-time at number 11.[20]

Track listings

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  • US CD single
  1. "Free Your Mind" (LP edit) – 4:10
  2. "Just Can't Stay Away" – 5:11
  • UK CD maxi single
  1. "Free Your Mind" (LP edit) – 4:10
  2. "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (LP version) – 3:55
  3. "Free Your Mind" (Tommy's Spoiled Brat edit) – 3:58
  4. "Time Goes On" (Dance remix) – 5:45
  • US CD maxi single
  1. "Free Your Mind" (Theo's Rec and Wreck mix) – 5:41
  2. "Free Your Mind" (Tommy's Spoiled Brat mix) – 5:00
  3. "Free Your Mind" (James' club mix) – 4:55
  4. "Free Your Mind" (Marley Marl remix) – 5:27
  5. "Lies" (Eddie F remix) – 5:43

Awards and nominations

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Grammy Awards, 1993

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MTV Video Music Awards, 1993

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[43] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States September 24, 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 East West [citation needed]
United Kingdom October 26, 1992 [44]
Japan November 28, 1992 Mini-CD [45]

Cover versions and other usage

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The Band covered the song on their 1996 album High on the Hog.

German rock band Sub7even covered the song with En Vogue (Cindy Herron, Terry Ellis, Amanda Cole) in 2002 on their album, "Free Your Mind."

Japanese R&B duo Double recorded a cover of the song in 1995 and included it on their first remix album Crystal Planet.

The song was covered as part of a mash-up on Fox's Glee along with "Stop! In the Name of Love" by the Supremes in the episode "Never Been Kissed".

Swedish band Slapdash covered the song, track 13 on the album Actual Reality.

The song was used on the show Modern Family in an episode titled "Manny Get Your Gun" during a flash mob scene.

Greek pop star Elena Paparizou who performed a cover of the song at the first MadWalk by Vodafone on February 2, 2011, along with her smash hit single "Baby It's Over", dressed by Apostolos Mitropoulos.

The track has been included in Les Mills' most recent BodyVive class. The song was used in the trailer for the Seth Rogen comedy The Interview.

The song was used in the 1994 film The Cowboy Way.

The song was used in the Malcolm in the Middle episode "Hal Quits" in the scene where Hal is throwing paint at a large canvas in the garage.

A theme tune was used for an early series of Rory Bremner, Who Else in 1993 that bears a strikingly similar beat and guitar hook.

En Vogue recorded a second alternative version in 2017 for the Netflix shows Orange Is the New Black and GLOW.

The song was used in episode 10 of the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars during a lip-sync battle between Serena ChaCha and Jiggly Caliente.

The song was again used on episode 3 of the second season of Drag Race Holland during a lip-sync battle between The Countness and Ivy Elyse Munroe.

Acapella girl group Citizen Queen covered it in 2020. [46]

British girl-group Little Mix sang the chorus of "Free Your Mind" as the bridge during a rock rendition of their song "Woman Like Me" during their 2022 Confetti Tour.[47][48]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Williams. Stereo (April 29, 2016). "Let Love Decide: Prince's 'Diamonds and Pearls'". Spin. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Brown, G. (2004). Colorado Rocks!. Pruett Publishing Company. ISBN 0871089300.
  3. ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  4. ^ En Vogue - Free Your Mind (Alternative Version) on YouTube
  5. ^ Bowles, Jennifer (September 3, 1993). "Pearl Jam takes leading honors". Daily Union. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Flick, Larry (September 19, 1992). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Sholin, Dave (August 28, 1992). "Gavin Picks > Singles" (PDF). Gavin Report. No. 1920. p. 68. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  8. ^ Johnson, Connie (March 29, 1992). "Pop Music : Spring Album Roundup : En Vogue--Funky Divas for the '90s". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. November 7, 1992. p. 36. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  10. ^ Martinez, Gerald (November 15, 1998). "Top notch hits from Collins". New Sunday Times. p. 13. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  11. ^ Gettelman, Parry (April 24, 1992). "En Vogue". Orlando Sentinel.
  12. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Funky Divas". People. April 27, 1992. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  13. ^ Smith, Danyel (April 30, 1992). "En Vogue: Funky Divas". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  14. ^ Coker, Cheo H. (April 16, 1992). "Hip-hop's four funky divas". The Stanford Daily. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  15. ^ Harrison, Quentin (March 22, 2017). "Never Gonna Get It: Celebrating 25 Years of En Vogue's 'Funky Divas'". Albumism. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  16. ^ a b Promis, Jose F. "En Vogue – Funky Divas". AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  17. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "En Vogue - The Very Best of En Vogue". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  18. ^ Easlea, Daryl (2009). "En Vogue Funky Divas Review". BBC. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  19. ^ Checkoway, Laura (June 1, 2007). "Essential En Vogue". Vibe. p. 134. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  20. ^ "Janet votes "Free Your Mind" one of her top favorite music video". janet-xone. October 1, 2006. Archived from the original on October 29, 2006.
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  25. ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. December 12, 1992. p. 24. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
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  32. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  33. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. November 14, 1992. p. 26. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  34. ^ "En Vogue Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  35. ^ "En Vogue Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  36. ^ "En Vogue Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  37. ^ "En Vogue Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
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  39. ^ "En Vogue Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
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  43. ^ "American single certifications – En Vogue – Free Your Mind". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  44. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. October 24, 1992. p. 21.
  45. ^ "フリー・ユア・マインド | アン・ヴォーグ" [Free Your Mind | En Vogue] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  46. ^ "Free Your Mind - Citizen Queen [HRC LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCE]". YouTube.
  47. ^ "What songs did Little Mix sing on their 2019 tour? The 'LM5 Tour' set list revealed". Hits Radio. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  48. ^ "Here's every song on Little Mix's Confetti Tour setlist". Capital. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
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