If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Torch Song Mix)
| "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Torch Song Mix)" | |
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| Recorded by Sting | |
| Released: | 1985-08-10 (12" in Japan) |
| Recorded: | around September 1984 |
| Length: | 4:52 |
| Album(s): | --- |
| Label(s): | A&M |
| Writer(s): | Sting |
| Producer(s): | William Orbit & Sting |
| Studio(s): | Guerilla Studios |
| Released as single? | 12" b-side |
"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Torch Song Mix)" is an early recording of If You Love Somebody Set Them Free - recorded by Sting at Guerilla Studios - it was probably already recorded by the end of September 1984.
Contents
About the song
Sting recorded demos for If You Love Somebody Set Them Free at Utopia Studios on 1984-04-28 and 1984-10-31 and again at AIR Studios on 1985-01-04.
This William Orbit production was recorded at Guerilla Studios - probably around September 1984.
The album version was later recorded at Blue Wave Recording Studio in St. Philip, Barbados.
Personnel
Additional personnel for this William Orbit production:
- Producer – William Orbit
- Remix – Rico Conning
Release History
Albums
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Torch Song Mix) appears on the following album releases:
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Singles
CD Singles
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7" Singles
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12" Singles
Video
"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
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Awards, nominations, and certifications
Awards
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Nominations
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Certifications
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Lyrics
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 on to your possession Don't even think about me If you love somebody If you love somebody 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 somebody If you love somebody If you love someone, set them free Set them free Set them 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 You want to hold on to your possession Don't even think about me If you love somebody If you love somebody If you love somebody If you love someone, set them free Set them free Set them free Set them free Love somebody Love someone Love somebody Love someone Free free, set them free ...
Quotations and trivia
- If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (song) - the album version
- If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Dance Mix) - an 8:00 minute 1985 remix of the album version
- 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
References
sources: various, NME clipping from late September 1984 speaks of Sting's collaboration with Torch Song as a thing of the past
