"Free Yourself" is a song recorded by American singer

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for her debut studio album of the same title (2004). It features a guest appearance from rapper

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, who wrote the song alongside

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and

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, and produced it with Brockman. The song was released as the fourth single from ''Free Yourself'' on April 4, 2005, by

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. A moderate commercial success, "Free Yourself" peaked at number 41 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number three on the US

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. Critically acclaimed, it was nominated for

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and

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at the

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(2006).

Commercial performance

"Free Yourself" was released as the fourth single from Fantasia's debut album ''Free Yourself'' on June 1, 2005 in United States. It peaked at number forty-one on US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number three on

and number one the US Adult R&B Airplay chart. It received two Grammy nominations in 2006: for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. It won an ASCAP award (ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award) for Most Performed Song in 2006.

Music video

The music video for "Free Yourself" was released in 2005 to promote the song, and, as of February 2023, it has over sixty-four million views.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of '' Free Yourself''. *Carlos Bedoya – mixing, recording *

– co-producer, keyboards, writer *Chris Brown – mixing assistance *

– background vocalist, producer, writer *Dave Heuer – mixing assistance *

– drums, writer *

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– background vocalist

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Awards and nominations

Release history

References

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