| I Wanna Be Free | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Loretta Lynn |
| Album: | I Wanna Be Free |
| B-Side: | If You Never Love Again |
| Released: | February 1971 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Label: | Decca |
| Producer: | Owen Bradley |
| Prev Title: | Coal Miner's Daughter |
| Prev Year: | 1970 |
| Next Title: | You're Lookin' at Country |
| Next Year: | 1971 |
"I Wanna Be Free" is a single by American country music artist Loretta Lynn. Released in February 1971, it was the first single from her album I Wanna Be Free. The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. She rerecorded "I Wanna Be Free" for her album Still Woman Enough (album), released on March 19, 2021. [2]
Lynn allowed PETA to use this song in a public service campaign to discourage the chaining of dogs outdoors in the cold.[3]
| Chart (1971) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 3 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 94 | |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |