Fifty Shades Freed (soundtrack) explained

Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Type:	soundtrack
Artist:	various artists
Cover:	Fifty Shades Freed.Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.jpg
Border:	yes
Recorded:	2017
Length:	73:16
Label:	Republic

Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack accompanying the 2018 film Fifty Shades Freed. Released on February 9, 2018 alongside the film, it features 19 tracks with three additional songs. The album was led by three singles: "For You", "Capital Letters" and "Heaven", released on January 5, 12 and 26, respectively. Two of the film's score cues composed by Danny Elfman were also included in the standard edition of the album.^[1] Jamie Dornan also performed a cover of Paul McCartney's 1970 song "Maybe I'm Amazed", that was released as a bonus track from the album.^[2]

Singles

The album's first single "For You", a duet performed by Liam Payne and Rita Ora was released on January 5, 2018,^[3] and its music video was unveiled three weeks later. The second single "Capital Letters" performed by Hailee Steinfeld and BloodPop was released on January 12.^[4] The third single "Heaven", performed by Julia Michaelswas released on January 26.^[5]

Critical reception

Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote "throughout the album, despite skillful songs from Ms. Michaels and Sia, there’s a sense of obligations being met, bases being touched. It's the bane of most sequels, and the songs in Fifty Shades Freed can’t escape it."^[6] The first three singles from the album were selected as one of the best songs from the film's franchise, according to Billboard critic Nina Braca.^[7]

Commercial performance

Unlike its predecessors, the soundtrack to Freed was moderately successful; it sold nearly 58,000 units in its debut week where it was charted at number 5 on Billboard 200.^[8] The music video for the single "For You", albeit being charted at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100, had garnered around 50 million views in YouTube within a month.^[9]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)! scope="col"

Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[10]	41
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[11]	49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[12]	74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[13]	165
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[14]	23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[15]	52
US Billboard 200^[16]	184
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[17]	17

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brandle . Lars . 2018-01-08 . Fifty Shades Freed Track List: Sia, Ellie Goulding, Hailee Steinfeld & More . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220930235406/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/fifty-shades-freed-track-list-sia-ellie-goulding-hailee-steinfeld-more-8093169/ . 2022-09-30 . 2024-06-19 . Billboard . en-US.
2. • Web site: Nedd . Alexis . 2018-01-08 . Jamie Dornan to Live Out His Singer Fantasies on the Fifty Shades Freed Soundtrack . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180213004926/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a14783925/jamie-dornan-fifty-shades-freed-soundtrack/ . 2018-02-13 . 2024-06-19 . Cosmopolitan . en-US.
   • Web site: Feller . Madison . 2018-02-09 . You Can Finally Hear Jamie Dornan Singing on the Fifty Shades Freed Soundtrack . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180214172554/https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a16809772/fifty-shades-freed-soundtrack-jamie-dornan-maybe-im-amazed/ . 2018-02-14 . 2024-06-19 . Elle . en-US.
   • Web site: Jedeikin . Mathew . 2018-01-08 . The 'Fifty Shades Freed' Soundtrack Includes A Song By Jamie Dornan, As Shocking As That Sounds . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230503105522/https://www.vice.com/en/article/8xd3ga/fifty-shades-franchise-movie-soundtrack-2018 . 2023-05-03 . 2024-06-19 . Bustle . en.
3. "For You":
   • News: Maine . Samantha . 21 December 2017 . Has the next 'Fifty Shades Freed' collaboration been revealed? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222121951/https://www.nme.com/news/music/fifty-shades-of-grey-collaboration-2181998 . 22 December 2017 . 6 January 2018 . NME.
   • News: McNeilage . Ross . 21 December 2017 . Rita Ora and Liam Payne Pair Up For New Fifty Shades Single . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210621020817/http://www.mtv.co.uk/rita-ora/news/rita-ora-and-liam-payne-duet-for-new-fifty-shades-single . 21 June 2021 . 6 January 2018 . MTV News.
   • News: Johnstone . Anna . 21 December 2017 . Rita Ora and Liam Payne hint at a collaboration for Fifty Shades Freed and fans are SHAKEN . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117200006/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/liam-payne-rita-ora-song-fifty-shades-freed . 17 January 2021 . 6 January 2018 . Glamour.
   • News: Aniftos . Rania . 3 January 2018 . Liam Payne & Rita Ora Tease 'Fifty Shades Freed' Duet, 'For You' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327065423/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/liam-payne-rita-ora-song-fifty-shades-freed . 27 March 2019 . 6 January 2018 . Billboard.
   • News: McCreesh . Louise . 3 January 2018 . Updated: Liam Payne teases Rita Ora collaboration for Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171223071011/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/fifty-shades-of-grey/news/a845963/liam-payne-teases-rita-ora-collaboration-fifty-shades-freed-soundtrack/ . 23 December 2017 . 6 January 2018 . Digital Spy.
   • News: Truong . Peggy . 5 January 2018 . [Updated] Here's Liam Payne and Rita Ora's Sexy New Fifty Shades Freed Song ]. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180110154616/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a14619542/liam-payne-rita-ora-fifty-shades-freed-song/ . 10 January 2018 . 6 January 2018 . Cosmopolitan.
   • Romano . Nick . 5 January 2018 . Liam Payne, Rita Ora are here 'For You' in Fifty Shades Freed song . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180107035020/https://ew.com/music/2018/01/05/liam-payne-rita-ora-fifty-shades-freed-song-for-you/ . 7 January 2018 . 6 January 2018 . Entertainment Weekly.
   • News: Davis . Jennifer . 3 January 2018 . Rita Ora and Liam Payne's Fifty Shades Collab Will Be Your First Favorite Song of 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180124064939/http://www.instyle.com/news/rita-ora-liam-payne-fifty-shades-freed-song-for-you . 24 January 2018 . 6 January 2018 . InStyle.
   • News: Vulpo . Mike . 4 January 2018 . Listen to Liam Payne and Rita Ora's Fifty Shades Freed Song "For You" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180112053856/http://www.eonline.com/news/903868/listen-to-liam-payne-and-rita-ora-s-fifty-shades-freed-song-for-you . 12 January 2018 . 6 January 2018 . E!.
   • Vain . Madison . 26 January 2018 . Liam Payne and Rita Ora release whimsical Fifty Shades Freed music video . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180128104003/https://ew.com/music/2018/01/26/liam-payne-rita-ora-fifty-shades-music-video/ . 28 January 2018 . 26 January 2018 . Entertainment Weekly.
4. "Capital Letters":
   • Braca . Nina . January 10, 2018 . Hailee Steinfeld Teases Upbeat New Track, 'Capital Letters' With Bloodpop . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180702140658/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8093760/hailee-steinfeld-bloodpop-capital-letters-fifty-shades-freed-song . July 2, 2018 . Billboard . January 16, 2018.
   • News: Roth . Madeline . January 12, 2018 . Hailee Steinfeld Goes All Fifty Shades On New Song 'Capital Letters' . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180117012038/http://www.mtv.com/news/3058196/hailee-steinfeld-bloodpop-capital-letters-fifty-shades-freed/ . January 17, 2018 . January 16, 2018 . MTV News.
   • News: Wass . Mike . January 12, 2018 . Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop's "Capital Letters" Is A Sexy Banger . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240620051831/https://www.idolator.com/7673599/hailee-steinfeld-bloodpop-capital-letters-review . June 20, 2024 . January 16, 2018 . Idolator.
5. "Heaven":
   • Kreps . Daniel . January 26, 2018 . Hear Julia Michaels' Sleek 'Fifty Shades Freed' Song 'Heaven' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180214154942/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-julia-michaels-fifty-shades-freed-song-heaven-w515934 . February 14, 2018 . February 7, 2018 . Rolling Stone.
   • Web site: Tsai . Caroline . February 2, 2018 . Single review: Julia Michaels' 'Heaven' is 'Fifty Shades' of Unconventional Catchiness . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230731135138/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/2/22/heaven-julia-michaels/ . July 31, 2023 . May 17, 2018 . The Harvard Crimson.
   • News: Lee . Christina . January 26, 2018 . Julia Michaels Flies To 'Heaven' In Her Sultry New 'Fifty Shades Freed' Song . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180202053257/http://uproxx.com/music/julia-michaels-fifty-shades-freed-heaven/ . February 2, 2018 . February 7, 2018 . Uproxx.
6. News: Pareles . Jon . 2018-02-07 . ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ Soundtrack Strains to Please . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180213114736/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/arts/music/fifty-shades-freed-soundtrack-review.html . 2018-02-13 . 2024-06-20 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
7. Web site: Braca . Nina . 2018-02-09 . 10 of the Best (And Most Seductive) Songs From the ‘Fifty Shades’ Soundtracks: Critic’s Picks . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220218170330/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/fifty-shades-grey-soundtrack-best-songs-8098812/ . 2022-02-18 . 2024-06-20 . Billboard . en-US.
8. Web site: McIntyre . Hugh . 2018-02-19 . The 'Fifty Shades Freed' Soundtrack Wraps The Franchise With Another Top 10 Album . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240530143510/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2018/02/19/the-fifty-shades-freed-soundtrack-wraps-the-franchise-with-another-top-10-album . 2024-05-30 . 2024-06-20 . Forbes . en.
9. Web site: Hewitson . Rosie . 2018-03-05 . The Fifty Shades Franchise Has Become a Really Weird Way For Artists to Make Money . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231107193918/https://www.vice.com/en/article/8xd3ga/fifty-shades-franchise-movie-soundtrack-2018 . 2023-11-07 . 2024-06-20 . Vice . en . Rita Ora and 5th best 1D member Liam Payne's lead single from Fifty Shades Freed has amassed over 50 million YouTube views in a month, despite literally giving me heartburn..
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