Peak
20
Weeks
9
Score
1,236
Chart Year
1971
“Free” is the third track in pianist Robert Lamm’s Travel Suite series. This track notably reached the No. 20 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The other tracks in the series are listed below: “Flight 602” “Motorboat to Mars” “Free Country” “At The Sunrise” “Happy ‘Cause I’m Going Home”
[Chorus: All, (Terry Kath)] I just wanna be free (Oh yeah) I just wanna be free (Yeah yeah) [Verse: Terry Kath] I wanna be free of all the hurt I wanna be free of all the pain I wanna just end these lonely hours End these lonely days, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Chorus: All, (Terry Kath)] I just want to be free (Woo-hoo) I just want to be free [Instrumental Bridge] [Chorus: All, (Terry Kath)] I just want to be free (Come on baby, baby, yeah) I just want to be free (You know I've got to be) I just want to be free I just want to be free (Yeah, yeah) I just want to be free
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 20, 1971 | 85 | 41 |
| 2 | Feb 27, 1971 | 54 | 72 |
| 3 | Mar 6, 1971 | 32 | 94 |
| 4 | Mar 13, 1971 | 24 | 102 |
| 5 | Mar 20, 1971 | 23 | 103 |
| 6 | Mar 27, 1971 | 23 | 103 |
| 7 | Apr 3, 1971 | 20 | 106 |
| 8 | Apr 10, 1971 | 37 | 89 |
| 9 | Apr 17, 1971 | 41 | 85 |