If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (song)
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| "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" | |
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| Recorded by Sting | |
| Released: | 1985-05-DD
1985-07-10 (Japan) |
| Recorded: | March - April 1985 |
| Length: | 4:14 |
| Album(s): | The Dream Of The Blue Turtles |
| Label(s): | A&M |
| Writer(s): | Sting |
| Producer(s): | Sting & Pete Smith |
| Studio(s): | Blue Wave Recording Studio |
| Released as single? | YES |
"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" is a song written by Sting and recorded by Sting in 1985.
Contents
About the song
Sting recorded demos for this song at Utopia Studios on 1984-04-28 and 1984-10-31.
Personnel
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Release History
Albums
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free appears on the following album releases:
| Cover art | Album title | Release date | Release country |
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The Dream Of The Blue Turtles | 1985-06-01 (?) | USA |
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The Dream Of The Blue Turtles | 1985-06-17 | UK |
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Fields Of Gold: The Best Of Sting 1984-1994 | 1994-11-08 | Country |
Singles
CD Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | Songs | Release date | Release country |
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Catalog no. | "Song"(s) | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
7" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song/B-side song | Release date | Release country |
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AM 258 | " If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"/"Another Day" | 1985-05-DD | UK |
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AMP 220 | " If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"/"Another Day" | 1985-07-10 | Japan |
12" Singles
Video
"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
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Video or dvd title | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
Awards, nominations, and certifications
Awards
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| Year | Winner | Award | Category |
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| YYYY | WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Nominations
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| Year | Nominee | Award | Category |
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| YYYY | NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Certifications
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| Country | Certifier | Classification | Certification |
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| COUNTRY | CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) | CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) | CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...) |
Lyrics
Free, free, set them free Free, free, set them free Free, free, set them free If you need somebody Call my name If you want someone You can do the same If you want to keep something precious You got to lock it up and throw away the key If you want to hold onto your possession Don't even think about me If you love somebody If you love someone If you love somebody If you love someone, set them free Set them free Set them free Set them free If it's a mirror you want Just look into my eyes Or a whipping boy Someone to despise Or a prisoner in the dark Tied up in chains you just can't see Or a beast in a gilded cage That's all some people ever want to be If you love somebody If you love someone If you love somebody If you love someone, set them free Set them free Set them free Set them free You can't control an independent heart Can't tear the one you love apart Forever conditioned to believe that we can't live We can't live here and be happy with less So many riches So many souls With everything we see that we want to possess If you need somebody Call my name If you want someone You can do the same If you want to keep something precious You got to lock it up and throw away the key You want to hold onto your possession Don't even think about me If you love somebody If you love someone If you love somebody If you love someone, set them free Set them free Set them free Set them free Set them free
Quotations and trivia
- If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Dance Mix) - this 8:00 minute 1985 version was a remix of the original Pete Smith production by John "Jellybean" Benitez - with added percussion
- If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Torch Song Mix) - this 4:52 minute version was recorded at William Orbit's Guerilla Studios in London, England, UK - probably in September 1984
- If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Soulpower Mix)
- If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (2011 Remix)
- If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (My Songs version)
Alternative and cover versions
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See also
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External links
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References
sources: UK 7" release date "end of May" in various UK magazines, Japanese release date from press folder
