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1 Music video  





2 Track listing  





3 Charts  



3.1  Weekly charts  





3.2  Year-end charts  







4 La Cream version  



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"This Time I'm Free"
SinglebyDr. Alban
from the album Born in Africa
Released1995
Recorded1995
Length3:49
Label
  • BMG
  • Dr. Records
  • Tempo Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Dr. Alban
  • Ari Lehtonen
  • Jorge Vasconcelo
Producer(s)
  • Douglas Carr
  • Peo Häggström
Dr. Alban singles chronology
"Sweet Dreams"
(1995)
"This Time I'm Free"
(1995)
"Born in Africa"
(1996)
Music video
"This Time I'm Free"onYouTube

"This Time I'm Free" is a song by Sweden-based musician and producer Dr. Alban, released in 1995 by BMG, Dr. Records and Tempo Records as the first single from his fourth studio album, Born in Africa (1996). It features vocals by singer Martina Edoff and was co-written by Alban with Ari Lehtonen and Jorge Vasconcelo. Douglas Carr and Peo Häggström produced the song. It charted in many European countries, peaking at number two in Finland, number three in Sweden, number ten in Denmark and number eleven in Norway. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 22 in September 1995.

Music video[edit]

The accompanying music video for "This Time I'm Free" was directed by Jonathan Bate.[1] It was made in black-and-white and starts with the message "last year in Africa alone more than 12.000 people were held prisoner without charges - amnesty 1995". In the end the message "freedom is a right and not a privilege" appear. The video was later made available on Dr. Alban's official YouTube channel in 2011.[2] Bate also directed the music videos for "Look Who's Talking", "Away from Home" and "Let the Beat Go On".

Track listing[edit]

  1. "This Time I'm Free" (Credibility Mix) – 3:49
  2. "This Time I'm Free" (StoneBridge & Nick Nice Anthem Mix) – 3:47
  1. "This Time I'm Free" (Credibility Mix) – 3:49
  2. "This Time I'm Free" (Credibility Extended Mix) – 5:29
  3. "This Time I'm Free" (StoneBridge & Nick Nice Big Mix) – 11:13
  4. "This Time I'm Free" (StoneBridge & Nick Nice Anthem Mix) – 6:56
  5. "This Time I'm Free" (Alternative Breakbeat Mix) – 5:37

Charts[edit]

La Cream version[edit]

"Free"
SinglebyLa Cream
from the album Sound & Vision
Released1999
GenreEurodance
Length3:20
Label
  • CNR Music
  • Dr. Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Dr. Alban
  • Ari Lehtonen
Producer(s)
  • Ferari Zand
  • Dr. Alban
La Cream singles chronology
"Say Goodbye"
(1999)
"Free"
(1999)
Music video
"Free"onYouTube

In 1999, Swedish Eurodance band La Cream released a cover on the song, as "Free". It was released as the fourth single from their debut album, Sound & Vision (1998). Dr. Alban produced the song with Ferari Zand, and this version peaked at number 12 in Sweden, with a total of six weeks on the chart. The accompanying music video sees the singer, Tess Mattisson, escaping from prison.

Charts[edit]

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Finland (Rumba)[19] 31
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 12

References[edit]

  1. ^ "This Time I'm Free (1995) by Dr. Alban". IMVDb.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  • ^ "Dr Alban - This Time Im Free (Official HD)". YouTube. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  • ^ "Dr. Alban – This Time I'm Free" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  • ^ "Dr. Alban – This Time I'm Free" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  • ^ "Dr. Alban – This Time I'm Free" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  • ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 36. 9 September 1995. p. 11. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  • ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 37. 16 September 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  • ^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 34. 26 August 1995. p. 15. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  • ^ "Dr. Alban: This Time I'm Free" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  • ^ "Dr. Alban – This Time I'm Free" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  • ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (02.09.1995-08.09.1995)" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  • ^ "Dr. Alban - This Time I'm Free" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  • ^ "Dr. Alban – This Time I'm Free" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  • ^ "Dr. Alban – This Time I'm Free". VG-lista.
  • ^ "Dr. Alban – This Time I'm Free". Singles Top 100.
  • ^ "Dr. Alban – This Time I'm Free". Swiss Singles Chart.
  • ^ "1995 in Review: European Dance Radio 1995" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 51/52. 23 December 1995. p. 23. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  • ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1995" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  • ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "La Cream". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 140. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  • ^ "La Cream – Free". Singles Top 100.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=This_Time_I%27m_Free&oldid=1223326167"

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