Love Will Set You Free
{{Short description|Swedish ballad sung by Engelbert Humperdinck}}
{{About|the Engelbert Humperdinck song}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Love Will Set You Free
| cover = Love_Will_Set_You_Free.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Engelbert Humperdinck
| album = Release Me - The Best Of Engelbert Humperdinck
| B-side = {{ubl|"Too Beautiful to Last"|"My Way"}}
| released = 19 March 2012
| recorded = 2012
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Contemporary pop
| length = 2:58
| label = Conehead UK
| writer = Martin Terefe, Sacha Skarbek
| producer = Terefe, Skarbek
| prev_title = Tell Me Where it Hurts
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|pFNv9pjqZkk|"Love Will Set You Free"}}}}
{{Infobox song contest entry|embed=yes
| song = "Love Will Set You Free"
| image =
| caption =
| year = 2012
| country = United Kingdom
| artist = Engelbert Humperdinck
| language = English
| languages =
| composer = Terefe, Skarbek
| lyricist = Terefe, Skarbek
| place = 25th
| points = 12
| lyrics =
| prev = I Can
| prev_link = I Can (Blue song)
| next = Believe in Me
| next_link = Believe in Me (Bonnie Tyler song)
}}
}}
"Love Will Set You Free" is a ballad written by Swedish producer Martin Terefe and Ivor Novello Awards winner Sacha Skarbek.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17429151 | publisher=BBC | title=Engelbert Humperdinck unveils UK's Eurovision song | date=19 March 2012 | accessdate=24 September 2022}} As sung by Engelbert Humperdinck, it was the United Kingdom entry to the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it ultimately placed 25th. The song was unveiled by the BBC on 19 March 2012 on its Eurovision homepage.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/eurovision/ BBC homepage for Eurovision]
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Love Will Set You Free" was first released onto YouTube on 19 March 2012 at a total length of three minutes.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFNv9pjqZkk&ob=av3e Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Will Set You Free (United Kingdom) 2012 Eurovision Song Contest]. YouTube
Track listing
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (2012)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|77|artist=Engelbert Humperdinck|song=Love Will Set You Free}} |
| align="left"|UK Independent Chart (Official Charts Company){{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/independant-singles-chart/ |title=Independent Singles Top 40 - 7th June 2014 |publisher=Official Charts |access-date=2014-06-07}}
| style="text-align:center;"|3 |
| align="left"|UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)
| style="text-align:center;"|60 |
Release history
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| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label |
|---|
| United Kingdom
| {{dts|19 March 2012}}[https://music.apple.com/gb/album/love-will-set-you-free-single/516792767 iTunes - Music - Love Will Set You Free - Single by Engelbert Humperdinck] | Digital download, CD | Conehead |
References
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External links
- {{bbc.co.uk|eurovision/|Eurovision}}
{{Engelbert Humperdinck}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2012}}
{{United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
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Category:Eurovision songs of 2012
Category:Eurovision songs of the United Kingdom
Category:Engelbert Humperdinck songs
Category:Songs written by Sacha Skarbek
Category:Songs written by Martin Terefe
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