Free Your Mind

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Harrison, Quentin (March 22, 2017). "Never Gonna Get It: Celebrating 25 Years of En Vogue's 'Funky Divas' ". Albumism . Retrieved April 3, 2020. American single certifications – En Vogue – Free Your Mind". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 2, 2019. Smith, Danyel (April 30, 1992). "En Vogue: Funky Divas". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008 . Retrieved May 26, 2017. The Irish Charts – Search Results – Free Your Mind/Giving Him Something He..". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 2, 2019.

Williams. Stereo (April 29, 2016). "Let Love Decide: Prince's 'Diamonds and Pearls' ". Spin . Retrieved June 6, 2016. What songs did Little Mix sing on their 2019 tour? The 'LM5 Tour' set list revealed". Hits Radio . Retrieved May 3, 2022. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3. Free Your Mind,” which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1992, was one of several En Vogue hits during the early ‘90s: “Hold On,”“My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” and “Giving Him Something He Can Feel” all reached the chart’s top 10. While En Vogue won a Billboard Music Award in 1990 for top R&B single thanks to “Hold On,”“Free Your Mind” has endured as a call for respect and acceptance: “Free your mind, and the rest will follow / Be color blind, don’t be so shallow,” goes its chorus. Martinez, Gerald (November 15, 1998). "Top notch hits from Collins". New Sunday Times. p.13 . Retrieved March 12, 2020.Bowles, Jennifer (September 3, 1993). "Pearl Jam takes leading honors". Daily Union . Retrieved March 17, 2020. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.9, no.49. December 5, 1992. p.19 . Retrieved March 23, 2018. The song was again used on episode 3 of the second season of Drag Race Holland during a lip-sync battle between The Countness and Ivy Elyse Munroe. The song was covered as part of a mash-up on Fox's Glee along with " Stop! In the Name of Love" by the Supremes in the episode " Never Been Kissed".

This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) The song was used in episode 10 of the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars during a lip-sync battle between Serena ChaCha and Jiggly Caliente. A theme tune was used for an early series of Rory Bremner, Who Else in 1993 that bears a strikingly similar beat and guitar hook.

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Issued as the third single from Funky Divas on September 24, 1992, "Free Your Mind" became a top-10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and a top-20 hit on the UK Singles Chart. Billboard named the song No. 41 on their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time". [4] An alternative version of the song with different lyrics appears on the 1992 Summer Olympics compilation album Barcelona Gold. [5] Critical reception [ edit ]