Free to Decide


"Free to Decide" is a song by Irish rock band the Cranberries, released as the second single from their third studio album, To the Faithful Departed, on 1 July 1996. The song achieved minor chart success in Europe but became a top-10 hit in Canada, peaking at number two on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. In the United States, it peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number eight on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. In 2017, the song was released as an acoustic version on the band's Something Else album.

Composition

The song is written in the key of G major with a tempo of 118 beats per minute.

Music video

The music video was directed by Marty Callner and was shot in a desert. Dolores O'Riordan escapes from the press and drives in her jeep as her band performs with yellow walls behind them. Dolores appears in a white outfit singing the song in a birdcage and dancing by a giant picture frame. At the end of the video, the last 30 seconds plays the interlude where the whole video reverses back to the beginning.

Track listings

UK CD1
  1. "Free to Decide"
  2. "Cordell"
  3. "The Picture I View"
UK CD2
  1. "Free to Decide"
  2. "Salvation"
  3. "Bosnia"
UK cassette single
  1. "Free to Decide"
  2. "Cordell"
European CD single
  1. "Free to Decide" – 4:25
  2. "Salvation" – 2:22
European maxi-CD single
  1. "Free to Decide"
  2. "Salvation"
  3. "Sunday"
  4. "Dreaming My Dreams"
Australian and Japanese CD single
  1. "Free to Decide"
  2. "The Picture I View"
  3. "Salvation"
  4. "Ridiculous Thoughts"
US, Canadian, and Japanese maxi-CD single
  1. "When You're Gone" – 4:29
  2. "Free to Decide" – 4:24
  3. "Free to Decide" – 3:11
  4. "Cordell" – 3:40
  5. "Zombie" – 4:54
  6. "Zombie" – 7:53
  7. Screensaver
US CD, 7-inch, and cassette single
  1. "When You're Gone" – 4:55
  2. "Free to Decide" – 4:24