"Free Woman" is a song by Lady Gaga from her sixth studio album, Chromatica. The track was written by Gaga, Michael Tucker, Axel Hedfors and Johannes Klahr , and produced by BloodPop®, Axwell and Klahr.
The song was released as the fourth single from Chromatica in France on April 13th, 2021. A remix of the song, made by Abrahaam was used in champagne brand Dom Pérignon's commercial, titled "The Queendom", which was shot by Nick Knight and visualized by Nicola Formichetti.
Background
After release of Chromatica tracklisting many of Gaga collaborators reposted it with description saying what track they contributed in. One of those was Johannes Klahr, who acknowledged that he co-written three tracks for an album, including "Alice", "Free Woman", and "Sine from Above".[1] On May 11, Axwell confirmed via Twitter that he produced the song.[2]
Collaboration with Apple (GarageBand)
On July 29th, 2021, Apple announced all-new Sound Packs from some of top artists and producers for a music creation app GarageBand. All users can develop their remix skills in the app with two Remix Sessions featuring Dua Lipa and Lady Gaga. Each session includes inspirational videos from each artist telling the stories behind their songs “Break My Heart” by Dua Lipa and “Free Woman” by Lady Gaga, as well as step-by-step remix instructions led by an Apple Retail Creative Pro using a GarageBand Live Loops version of each song. A nine-minutes-and-sixteen-seconds-long video with Lady Gaga which is led by Jahmyra includes an instruction and an interview with a singer about making music.
During these sessions, anyone can interact with these songs just as an artist would in the studio, hearing isolated vocals, beats, and individual instruments that provide the foundational elements of a song. With touch instruments and thousands of Apple Loops available in GarageBand, users can let their creativity run wild, taking their remix in any direction from Hip Hop to EDM, or any combination of sounds they dream up.
Available stems of "Free Woman" include "Lady Gaga Vocal", "Background Vocals", "Drums", "Bass", and "Keyboards".
Lady Gaga about this collaboration with Apple:
| “ | GarageBand is my idea bank and where I start my songwriting, so I’m excited to make my song ‘Free Woman’ available as a Remix Session. I want musicians and music lovers to be able to see how a song is produced and be able to hear all the individual parts, and then put their own creative color on it, doing whatever they want in GarageBand. | ” |
Performances
Release
Honey Dijon Realness Remix
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Label: Interscope, Streamline Format: Digital download, streaming Released: August 28, 2020 Photography: Brandon Bowen |
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| # | Name | Time |
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| 1. | "Free Woman" (Honey Dijon Realness Remix - Edit) | 03:30 |
| 2. | "Free Woman" (Honey Dijon Realness Remix) | 06:45 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalog # | Barcode |
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August 28, 2020 | Honey Dijon Realness Remix (Digital download • streaming) |
Interscope Streamline |
N/A | |
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Apr 13, 2021 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal | N/A | |
Spotify
Lyrics
I walk the downtown
Hear my sound
No one knows me yet
Not right now
But I am bound to set
This feeling in motion
I walk the downtown
Hear my sound
I say that I want it, want it
(Be free)
Don't fight it, fight
But if I'm gonna go for it
I'll remember that, that...
I say that I want it, want it
(Be free)
Don't fight it, fight it
But if I'm gonna go for it
I'll remember that, that I...
I'm not nothing without a steady hand
I'm not nothing unless I know I can
I'm still something if I don't got a man
I'm a free woman (uh-ooh)
Be free
This is my dancefloor I fought for
A heart, that's what I'm living for
So light up my body
And kiss me too hardly
We own the downtown
Hear our sound
I say that I want it, want it
(Be free)
Don't fight it, fight
But if I'm gonna go for it
I'll remember that, that...
I say that I want it, want it
(Be free)
Don't fight it, fight it
But if I'm gonna go for it
I'll remember that, that I...
I'm not nothing without a steady hand (I'm a free woman)
I'm not nothing unless I know I can
I'm still something if I don't got a man
I'm a free woman (uh-ooh)
Come on!
I'm a free woman (x4)
I'm not nothing without a steady hand (I'm a free woman)
I'm not nothing unless I know I can (I'm a free woman)
I'm still something if I don't got a man (I'm a free woman)
I'm a free woman (uh-ooh)
Credits
| Written by | Lady Gaga, Michael Tucker, Axel Hedfors and Johannes Klahr |
| Produced by | BloodPop®, Axwell and Johannes Klahr |
| Vocal Produced by | Benjamin Rice |
| Recorded by | Benjamin Rice at Henson Recording Studios, EastWest Studios and Good Father Studios, Los Angeles 
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| Mixed by | Benjamin Rice and Tom Norrisat Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles Assisted by E. Scott Kelly |
| Mastered by | Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound, New York, NY
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| Track Participants | Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Guitar(s) & Percussion by Bloodpop®, Axwell, Klahr |
| Published by |
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References
- ↑ Johannes Klahr on Instagram
- ↑ Axwell on Twitter
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