Freedom (Kygo song)

"Freedom" is a song by Norwegian DJ Kygo featuring English singer, songwriter and musician Zak Abel. It was released through Sony Music on 17 April 2020 as the fourth single from Kygo's third studio album Golden Hour.^[1][2] The song was written by Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, Lawrie Martin, Sandro Cavazza and Zak Abel.

"Freedom"
Single by Kygo featuring Zak Abel
from the album Golden Hour
Released	17 April 2020
Genre	Tropical house
Length	3:18
Label	Sony Music
Songwriter(s)	Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll Lawrie Martin Sandro Cavazza Zak Abel
Producer(s)	Kygo Lawrie Martin
Kygo singles chronology
"I'll Wait" (2020) "Freedom" (2020) "Lose Somebody" (2020)
Zak Abel singles chronology
"Bad" (2020) "Freedom" (2020) "Sad in Scandinavia" (2020)

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Freedom" was first released onto YouTube on 17 April 2020.^[3] The music video was directed by Johannes Lovund and was originally going to be filmed in the Maldives, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kygo and Abel filmed some clips of them at home while in quarantine.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[4]

• Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll – producer, composer, lyricist, associated performer
• Lawrie Martin – producer, composer, lyricist
• Sandro Cavazza – composer, lyricist
• Zak Abel – composer, lyricist, associated performer
• Randy Merrill – mastering engineer
• John Hanes – mixing engineer
• Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2020) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 51 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 83 Germany (GfK)[7] 90 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 42 Lithuania (AGATA)[9] 55 Norway (VG-lista)[10] 11 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 23 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 25 UK Singles (OCC)[13] 77 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[14] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2020) Position US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[15] 33

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[16]	Gold	15,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[17]	Gold	15,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	17 April 2020	Digital download streaming	Sony Music