Freed from Desire

"Freed from Desire"
Single by Gala
from the album Come into My Life
Released1996
GenreEurodance
Length
  • 3:50 (album version)
  • 3:27 (single)
LabelNitelite
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • DJ Molella
  • Phil Jay
Gala singles chronology
"Everyone Has Inside"
(1996)
"Freed from Desire"
(1996)
"Let a Boy Cry"
(1997)
Audio sample
  • file
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Alternative cover
Music video
"Freed from Desire" on YouTube

"Freed from Desire" is a Eurodance song by Italian singer-songwriter Gala, released in 1996 as the lead single from her debut album, Come into My Life (1997), and produced by DJ Molella and Phil Jay. The track became a major hit across Europe, reaching number one in France and both regions of Belgium. It was released in the United Kingdom in July 1997, where it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, spending eight weeks in the top ten and 14 weeks in the top 75 overall. The single was certified diamond in France, double platinum in Belgium and Italy, and triple platinum in the United Kingdom. In the 2010s, the song became a cult favourite among British football supporters, who adapted its chorus into terrace chants celebrating players and teams; the most famous version, "Will Grigg’s on Fire", went viral during UEFA Euro 2016 and became emblematic of fan culture at the tournament and beyond.