Set Me Free (The Kinks song)
Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". "Set Me Free" is a song by Ray Davies, released first by the Kinks in 1965. Along with "Tired of Waiting for You", it is one of band's first attempts at a softer, more introspective sound. The song's B-side, "I Need You", makes prominent use of powerchords in the style of the Kinks' early, "raunchy" sound. "Set Me Free" was heard in the Ken Loach-directed Up the Junction, a BBC Wednesday Play which aired in November 1965; this marked the first appearance of a Kinks song on a film or TV soundtrack.
Billboard said of the single that "hot on the heels of [the Kinks'] 'Tired of Waiting for You' smash comes this down home blues rhythm material with a good teen lyric."[1] Cash Box described it as "a snappy tune that’s taken for an engaging disk ride."[2]
Personnel
According to band researcher Doug Hinman:Template:Sfn
The Kinks
- Ray DaviesTemplate:Snd lead vocal, rhythm guitar
- Dave DaviesTemplate:Snd backing vocal, lead guitar
- Pete QuaifeTemplate:Snd bass
- Mick AvoryTemplate:Snd drums
Additional musician
- Rasa DaviesTemplate:Snd backing vocal
Charts
Template:SinglechartTemplate:SinglechartTemplate:SinglechartTemplate:SinglechartTemplate:Singlechart| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 54 |
| France (IFOP)[4] | 29 |
| Sweden (Tio i Topp)[5] | 11 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[6] | 24 |
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