Peak
46
Weeks
20
Score
1,282
Chart Year
2022
Nigerian R&B and Afrobeats singer-songwriter Temilade "Tems" Openiyi released her debut single, "Mr. Rebel," in 2018. She rose to prominence three years later when she featured on Wizkid's international hit "Essence" and Drake's Certified Lover Boy track "Fountains." This song, from Tems' 2020 debut EP, For Broken Ears, became her first Hot 100 hit 22 months after its release. Tems wrote and produced "Free Mind" alongside co-producer Omeiza. She sings on the introspective track about the mental strains of tough situations and her battles with her thoughts. Tems fears the problems are taking over her, and she's falling into a dark place. She turns to God to free her from the prison of her mind and grant her peace. Tems started making music to help her get over a bout of depression as a teenager. She wrote the songs on For Broken Ears "for anyone looking for an alternative to the darkness. Those who need a break from the toxicity they consume and supply on a daily basis."
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yes Yeah, yeah, yeah, body Yeah, yeah, my mind Yeah, yeah, my mind I said five in the morning I wake up to fight for my earnings Fear in my mind is a warning Pray to the one you rely in I've been wandering all day I try to be fine but I can't be The noise in my mind wouldn't leave me I try to get by but I'm burning And behind my mind it runs All these thoughts of troubling Fighting to give up my pain Fighting to be on my lane My mind running to the other side When it's time to live my life Then it tries to take me out Tell you what I need right here I really need I really need time now I really need, I need a free mind now I really need, I really need mine now I really need, I need to free my mind now I really need, I really need time now I really need, I need a free mind now I really need, I really need mine now, ohh yeah (yeah, yeah) This is the peace that you cannot buy Send me a love that you cannot mix One is the joy that you cannot waste The other one price that you cannot fix (cannot fix) This is the peace that you cannot buy Finding the way, when you cannot see Man will desist if he cannot pray I need to find release But behind my mind it runs All these thoughts of troubling Fighting to give up my pain Fighting to be on my lane My mind running to the other side When it's time to live my life Then it tries to take me out Tell you what I need right here I really need, I really need mine now I really need, I need a free mind now I really need, I really need time now I really need, I need to free my mind now I really need, I really need time now I really need, I need a free mind now I really need, I really need time now, ohh yeah (yeah, yeah) So set me free Freer than the open mind Farther than the eyes can handle Freer than the ocean now Yeah, yeah So set me free (oh-oh) Now I need to find release Set me to the open sky Now I need to free my mind, yeah Yeah Boom-boom, boom-boom-boom Boom-boom, boom-boom-boom Ayy, yeah, mmh Yeah, oh no, mmh I might be falling deep I might be falling deep I might be falling deep I might be falling deep Tell me now what you need I've been going to God When I'm all in my mind I might be falling deep Falling deep I might be falling I might be falling I might be falling I might be falling, yeah
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 30, 2022 | 90 | 36 |
| 2 | Aug 6, 2022 | 77 | 49 |
| 3 | Aug 13, 2022 | 77 | 49 |
| 4 | Aug 20, 2022 | 64 | 62 |
| 5 | Aug 27, 2022 | 56 | 70 |
| 6 | Sep 3, 2022 | 61 | 65 |
| 7 | Sep 10, 2022 | 56 | 70 |
| 8 | Sep 17, 2022 | 52 | 74 |
| 9 | Sep 24, 2022 | 52 | 74 |
| 10 | Oct 1, 2022 | 52 | 74 |
| 11 | Oct 8, 2022 | 50 | 76 |
| 12 | Oct 15, 2022 | 46 | 80 |
| 13 | Oct 22, 2022 | 50 | 76 |
| 14 | Oct 29, 2022 | 65 | 61 |
| 15 | Nov 5, 2022 | 70 | 56 |
| 16 | Nov 12, 2022 | 69 | 57 |
| 17 | Nov 19, 2022 | 79 | 47 |
| 18 | Nov 26, 2022 | 75 | 51 |
| 19 | Dec 3, 2022 | 74 | 52 |
| 20 | Dec 10, 2022 | 78 | 48 |