"Free Me"
Single byEmma Bunton
from the albumFree Me
B-side	"Who the Hell are You" "Tomorrow"
Released	26 May 2003 (2003-05-26)
Length	4:28
Label	19 Universal
Songwriters	Emma Bunton Hélène Muddiman Mike Peden
Producer	Mike Peden
Emma Bunton singles chronology
"We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" (2001) "Free Me" (2003) "Maybe" (2003)
Licensed audio
"Free Me" onYouTube

"Free Me" is a song by English singerEmma Bunton from hersecond solo studio album of the same name (2003). It was written by Bunton along with Hélène Muddiman andMike Peden, and produced by the latter. The song was released by19 Recordings andUniversal Records on 26 May 2003 as the album's lead single. "Free Me" debuted and peaked at number five on theUK Singles Chart, becoming Bunton's fourth UK top-five single. The single also peaked at number four on the USHot Dance Club Play chart.

In 2001, Bunton released her first solo album,A Girl Like Me, throughVirgin Records. It spent over 12 weeks in theUK Albums Chart, peaking at number four and earning a gold certification from theBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI). It also produced her only solo chart-topper "What Took You So Long?", as well as the top-five singles "What I Am" and "Take My Breath Away", and the top-20 entry "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight". She then left Virgin,^[1] and signed a new deal with19 Recordings, run by the formerSpice Girls' managerSimon Fuller.^[2][3]

Released on26 May 2003 in the United Kingdom, "Free Me" debuted and peaked at number five on theUK Singles Chart in the week ending 7 June 2003,^[4] becoming Bunton's fourth non-consecutive UK top-five single.^[4] It also reached number five on theScottish Singles Chart and peaked at number 33 on theIrish Singles Chart.^[5][6] In the United States, "Free Me" peaked at number four onBillboard'sHot Dance Club Play chart.^[7] It was Bunton's first solo single to enter the chart.^[7]

A music video for "Free Me" was directed byTim Royes and filmed inRio de Janeiro, Brazil, including locations such asMacumba Beach,Guanabara Bay and theAlto da Boa Vista neighbourhood.^[8]

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Credits adapted from the liner notes ofFree Me.^[9]

• 19 Recordings singles
• 2003 singles
• 2003 songs
• Emma Bunton songs
• Music videos directed by Tim Royes
• Songs written by Emma Bunton
• Songs written by Mike Peden
• Universal Records singles

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