Get Free (The Vines song)
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"Get Free" | ||||
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Single by the Vines | ||||
from the album Highly Evolved | ||||
Released | 17 June 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2001 | |||
Genre | Garage rock[1] | |||
Length | 2:06 | |||
Label | EMI/Capitol Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Craig Nicholls | |||
Producer(s) | Rob Schnapf | |||
The Vines singles chronology | ||||
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"Get Free" is a song by the Australian garage rock band the Vines from their debut album Highly Evolved. The song was released in mid 2002, and remains the Vines' highest-charting single (#7 Billboard Modern Rock, #24 UK Singles Chart).[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Get Free" | Craig Nicholls | Rob Schnapf | 2:06 |
2. | "Down at the Club" (Zen Demo) | 2:54 | ||
3. | "Hot Leather" (Zen Demo) | 1:57 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Get Free" | Craig Nicholls | Rob Schnapf | 2:06 |
2. | "Blues Riff" (Zen Demo) | 3:43 |
Composition
"Get Free" features Nicholls strumming the 5th and 3rd frets for the main riff. The song opens with the resounding riff, a drum-build up and then the song breaks in. However, the song does not follow a verse-chorus-verse structure, going from verse-chorus-solo-verse-bridge-middle-verse-chorus.
Music videos
"We got these dirt bombs in our hair. It was like, whoa. I mean, I thought I didn't want to be a rock star before, but when I did that video and the explosions were going off, something inside me just [changed]."
—Craig Nicholls on the making of Get Free Music Video[3]
There were two promotional videos shot for "Get Free". The more commonly known music video, directed by Roman Coppola, shows the band standing, surrounded by huge spotlights, on a hill with a lightning storm brewing above. As the video develops, lightning bolts begin to strike the ground with increasing intensity. Eventually, during the final chorus, lightning strikes the drummer Hamish Rosser's cymbal, bassist Patrick Matthews and then Nicholls sending Matthews and Nicholls flying in different directions while the drummer sits behind his set.
Charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[4] | 44 |
Scotland (OCC)[5] | 22 |
UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 24 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] | 22 |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 7 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] | 27 |
References
- ^ "The Vines: Under the influence". The Independent. London. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
The first single, "Get Free", was a short, sharp shot of pneumatic garage rock...
- ^ Billboard
- ^ Celebrity Gossip + Entertainment News | VH1 Celebrity[dead link]
- ^ "The Vines – Get Free". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "The Vines Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "The Vines Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "The Vines Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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