"Privilege (Set Me Free)" | ||||
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Single by Patti Smith Group | ||||
from the album Easter | ||||
B-side | " 25th Floor" (Live) | |||
Released | 4 August 1978 | |||
Recorded | Record Plant Studios | |||
Length | 3:27 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mel London, Mike Leander, Psalm 23 | |||
Producer(s) | Jimmy Iovine | |||
Patti Smith singles chronology | ||||
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"Privilege (Set Me Free)" is a song by the Patti Smith Group and released as the second single from their 1978 album Easter. The original version of the song was titled "Free Me" and was written by Mel London and Mike Leander for the 1967 film Privilege. Patti spoke sections of Psalm 23 over the instrumental bridge among other lyrical additions.
The following is quoted from the album:
Chart (1978) [1] [2] | Position |
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UK Singles Chart | 72 |
Irish Singles Chart | 13 |