| En Vogue의 싱글 | ||||
| "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (1992) | → | Free Your Mind (1992) | → | "Give It Up, Turn It Loose" (1992) |
| Free Your Mind | ||||
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| 수록 음반 | <colbgcolor=#fff,#1f2023> Funky Divas | |||
| 아티스트 | En Vogue | |||
| B-Side | "Free Your Mind (James' Club Remix)" "Free Your Mind (LP Version)" (카세트 맥시-싱글) | |||
| 발매일 | 1992년 9월 | |||
| 녹음 기간 | 1991년 12월 ~ 1992년 1월 | |||
| 스튜디오 | 판타지 스튜디오 (캘리포니아 주 버클리)[1] 캔 엠 스튜디오 (캘리포니아 주 타자나)[2] 버니 그런드먼 마스터링 (캘리포니아 주 할리우드)[3] | |||
| 장르 | 하드 록, 팝 록, 뉴 잭 스윙 | |||
| 재생 시간 | 4:52 (앨범 버전) 4:10 (싱글 에딧 버전) | |||
| 레이블 | EastWest | |||
| 송라이터 | Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster | |||
| 프로듀서 | Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster | |||
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1. 개요
엔 보그의 싱글이며 이들의 2집 앨범 Funky Divas의 세번째 싱글로 1992년 9월에 발매되었다.2. 오디오/뮤직 비디오
| 오디오 (앨범 버전) |
| 뮤직 비디오 |
3. 가사
| [Intro] Prejudice, wrote a song about it Like to hear it? Here it go Free your mind [Verse 1] I wear tight clothing, high heeled shoes It doesn't mean that I'm a prostitute, no no I like rap music, wear hip hop clothes That doesn't mean that I'm out sellin' dope, no no no Oh my forgive me for having straight hair, no It doesn't mean there's another blood in my heir, yeah yeah I might date another race or color It doesn't mean I don't like my strong black brothers [Pre-Chorus] Mmm-dah, mmm-dah, mmm-dah, mmm-dah Why oh why must it be this way? Mmm-dah, mmm-dah, mmm-dah, mmm-dah Before you can read me you gotta learn how to see me, I said [Chorus] Free your mind and the rest will follow Be color blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind and the rest will follow Be color blind, don't be so shallow [Verse 2] So I'm a sista, buy things with cash That really doesn't mean that all my credit's bad, oh So why dispute me and waste my time? Because you really think the price is high for me I can't look without being watched, and oh You rang my buy before I made up my mind, OW! Oh now attitude, why even bother? I can't change your mind, you can't change my color [Pre-Chorus] Mmm-dah, mmm-dah, mmm-dah, mmm-dah Why oh why must it be this way? Mmm-dah, mmm-dah, mmm-dah, mmm-dah Before you can read me you gotta learn how to see me, I said [Chorus] Free your mind and the rest will follow Be color blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind and the rest will follow Be color blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind and the rest will follow Be color blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind and the rest will follow Be color blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind [Instrumental Break] [Pre-Chorus] Mmm-dah, mmm-dah, mmm-dah, mmm-dah Why oh why must it be this way? Before you can read me you gotta learn how to see me, I said [Chorus] Free your mind and the rest will follow Be color blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind and the rest will follow Be color blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind and the rest will follow Be color blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind and the rest will follow Be color blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind! |
4. 차트 성적
빌보드 핫 100에서 1992년 10월 다섯번째 주에 8위를 기록했고 8주 연속 20위권에,[4] 16주 비연속 40위권에 머물러 있었다.[5] 빌보드 R&B 차트에서 23위를 기록했다.1992년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에선 93위에 올랐다.