I Want to Be Free (Elvis Presley song) explained

I Want to Be Free
Type:	single
Artist:	Elvis Presley
Released:	1957
Recorded:	May 3, 1957
(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
Title2:	I Want to Be Free

"I Want to Be Free" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1957 motion picture Jailhouse Rock. Its first release on record was on the soundtrack EP Jailhouse Rock in 1957.

In some countries in 1958 the song was released on a single as the reverse side to "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care".

Writing

The song was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller specially for Presley's 1957 film Jailhouse Rock.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} They wrote several famous songs: "Jailhouse Rock", "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care", "Treat Me Nice" and "I Want to Be Free" in one afternoon.^[7]

Recording

Presley recorded "I Want to Be Free" on May 3, 1957, at the soundtrack recordings for the MGM movie Jailhouse Rock (that took place on April 30 and May 3, 1957, at the Radio Recorders Studio and on May 9 at the MGM Soundstage in Hollywood, California).^{[8] [9]}

Track listing

7" single (1958)^[10]

1. "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care"
2. "I Want to Be Free"

References

• Book: Goldmine Magazine. Goldmine Roots of Rock Digest. 1999. Krause Publications. 978-0-87341-775-4.

External links

• Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care / I Want To Be Free at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1958. 209–.
2. Book: George Batista Da Silva. Música E Ecran. 11 October 2006. Clube de Autores. 126–. PKEY:99031787.
3. Book: Richard Williams. Phil Spector: Out Of His Head. 17 November 2009. Omnibus Press. 978-0-85712-056-4. 33–.
4. Book: James L. Neibaur. The Elvis Movies. 4 April 2014. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 978-1-4422-3074-3. 28–.
5. Book: Melissa U. D. Goldsmith. Paige A. Willson. Anthony J. Fonseca. The Encyclopedia of Musicians and Bands on Film. 7 October 2016. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 978-1-4422-6987-3. 159–.
6. Book: Bob Leszczak. Who Did It First?: Great Rock and Roll Cover Songs and Their Original Artists. 10 July 2014. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 978-1-4422-3322-5. 111–.
7. Book: Wayne Robins. A Brief History of Rock, Off the Record. 31 March 2016. Routledge. 978-1-135-92346-4. 199–.
8. Book: Ernst Jorgensen. Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. 22 April 2014. St. Martin's Press. 978-1-4668-6855-7. 139–.
9. Web site: I Want to Be Free : by Elvis Presley : Elvis Presley Lyrics : The Elvis SongDataBase. Elvis Australia : Official Elvis Presley Fan Club. 2017-01-14.
10. Web site: Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care / I Want To Be Free at Discogs. . 2017-01-14.