We Want Your Soul Explained

We Want Your Soul
Type:single
Artist:Adam Freeland
Album:Now & Them
Label:Marine Parade Records
Producer:Adam Freeland, Damian Taylor
Next Title:Supernatural Thing
Next Year:2003

"We Want Your Soul" is a song by British DJ and producer Adam Freeland; the song made the top 40 charts in several countries, and resulted in an award-winning music video.[1] It is the first song to which Freeland wrote the lyrics;[2] he describes it as being "about the destructive side of consumer culture".[3]

Rather than being sung, the song's verses are spoken by a speech synthesizer; the song also features a sample of Bill Hicks.[2] The song has been remixed by drum and bass duo Ed Rush & Optical, electronic band Product.01 and Australian dance trio Infusion.

Freeland later reported that the Target Corporation sought to license “We Want Your Soul” for use in an advertising campaign,[4] which he refused.

Austrian electronic music duo Klangkarussell created a remix of the song, released in 2011 through the duo's SoundCloud profile before being including in their 2014 debut album Netzwerk.[5]

The track was also used with a new video introduction to open the main stages at Boomtown Festival 2017.

Track listings

CD single

  1. We Want Your Soul (Radio Edit) – 3:00
  2. We Want Your Soul (Product 01 Remix) – 4:46
  3. We Want Your Soul (Infusion Remix) – 6:16
  4. We Want Your Soul (Ed Rush & Optical Remix) - 5:50

12" single

  1. We Want Your Soul (Club Mix)
  2. We Want Your Soul (Acapella)
  3. We Want Your Soul (Lock Grooves)

Remix 12"

  1. We Want Your Soul (Ed Rush & Optical Remix)
  2. We Want Your Soul (Infusion Remix)

Notes and References

  1. http://www.opelproductions.com/archives/000206.php Adam Freeland interview
  2. http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/freelandx08x09x03 Freeland – Album Listening Party
  3. http://www.indielondon.co.uk/music/cd_freeland_now&them.html Freeland - Now and Them (review)
  4. http://higherfrequency.wordpress.com/2007/04/24/adam-freeland-interview-apr-2004/ Adam Freeland interview
  5. http://soundcloud.com/klangkarussell/adam-freeland-we-want-your We Want Your Soul (Klangkarussell Remix) by Klangkarussell