Born Free (Kid Rock song)

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

Born Free (Kid Rock song) - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Born Free"

Single by Kid Rock

from the album Born Free

Released

October 29, 2010

Recorded

2010

Length

5:13
4:24 (edit)

Label

Atlantic

Songwriter(s)

R. J. Ritchie, Marlon Young

Producer(s)

Rick Rubin

Kid Rock singles chronology

"Blue Jeans and a Rosary"
(2008)

"Born Free"
(2010)

"God Bless Saturday"
(2011)

"Born Free" is a song by Kid Rock from his eighth studio album of the same name. It was released as the lead single for the album on October 29, 2010, which was released on November 16, 2010.^[1]

Music video

A music video was also filmed for the single, filming took place in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It features Rock driving through the valleys in his car and on his motorcycle throughout the video. The farm he is standing in the field of is Cook's Farm Dairy in Ortonville. At the end of the video, Kid Rock is seen on a beach along the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior finishing up the song.

Chart performance

Chart (2010–11)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	21
European Hot 100	95
Germany (Media Control AG)^[2]	23
Italy (FIMI)	97
Switzerland (Media Control AG)	42
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	26
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[3]	39
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	52
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)	14
US Rock Songs (Billboard)	31

Mitt Romney campaign

It was announced on December 7, 2011, that Republican hopeful Mitt Romney would use the song as his campaign theme song.^[5] Kid Rock subsequently issued a statement saying "He and anyone else who wants to use my song do not need my permission. I said he could use it and I would say the same for any other candidate."^[6]

On February 27, 2012, Kid Rock joined Romney at a campaign rally in Detroit and performed the song. "He loves Michigan and Detroit and so do I," Romney said.^[7] The rally occurred on the eve of the Michigan Republican primary, which saw Romney defeat Rick Santorum.

Kid Rock also performed the song at Red Rocks, Colorado during the Romney campaign for a Rally. He also performed it at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire at an "Election Eve Rally" with Romney which was the largest political event in New Hampshire history.

In other uses

"Born Free" was featured in the TBS cable network's 2010 Major League Baseball postseason coverage and is touted as an ode to American troops.^[8]

He also performed it at the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day game in 2010.

Beginning on July 8, 2014, Detroit-based Chevrolet used the song to promote their summer sales.^[9]

WWE used the song for their annual Tribute to the Troops special.

References

^ "Kid Rock Music & New Info". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
^ "Bon Jovi auf Platz zwei der Charts - media control". Media-control.de. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
^ "Kid Rock Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Kid Rock Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ Newsroom, CNN (December 7, 2011). "Romney wants to 'Kid Rock' the vote". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved December 7, 2011. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Moody, Chris (2011-06-21). "Kid Rock: I told Mitt Romney's campaign they could use my song | The Ticket - Yahoo! News". News.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
^ "Kid Rock joins Mitt Romney in rally before Michigan primary". freep.com. Detroit Free Press. February 27, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
^ Heller, Corinne (November 15, 2010). "Kid Rock's new album 'Born Free' tackles religion, features Sheryl Crow, rapper T.I." OnTheRedCarpet.com. KABC-TV. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
^ "Chevrolet Ad for Chevy Cruze - Pop Culture References (2014 Television Commercial) - Pop Culture Cross-References and Connections via @POPisms". www.popisms.com. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

v t e Kid Rock
Twisted Brown Trucker: Kenny Tudrick Jason Krause Jimmie Bones Stefanie Eulinberg Aaron Julison Paradime Uncle Kracker Bob Ebeling Kenny Olson Joe C. Mike Bradford Lonnie Moxley Bobby East Chris Labroux
Studio albums	Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast The Polyfuze Method Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp Devil Without a Cause Cocky Kid Rock Rock n Roll Jesus Born Free Rebel Soul First Kiss Sweet Southern Sugar Bad Reputation
Other releases	Fire It Up (EP) The History of Rock Live Trucker
Singles	"I Am the Bullgod" "Bawitdaba" "Cowboy" "Only God Knows Why" "American Bad Ass" "Forever" "You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me" "Lonely Road of Faith" "Picture" "Feel Like Makin' Love" "Cold and Empty" "Jackson, Mississippi" "I Am" "So Hott" "Amen" "All Summer Long" "Roll On" "Rock N Roll Jesus" "Born Free" "First Kiss" "Don't Tell Me How to Live"
Featured singles	"Rock Star" "Good to Be Me"
Concert Tours	Devil Without a Cause Tour Summer Sanitarium Tour History of Rock Tour Bad Reputation Tour
Related	Discography Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show

Categories:

Hidden categories: