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(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One

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"(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be) Free/One"
Single by Lighthouse Family
from the album Whatever Gets You Through the Day
B-side"You're a Star", "It's a Beautiful Day"
Released12 November 2001 (2001-11-12)[1]
StudioThe Beach, Olympic, Air Lyndhurst
Length4:26
LabelWildcard, Polydor
Songwriter(s)Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas, Bono, U2
Producer(s)Kevin Bacon, Jonathan Quarmby
Lighthouse Family singles chronology
"Postcard from Heaven"
(1999)
"(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be) Free/One"
(2001)
"Run"
(2002)

"(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" is a song by British musical duo Lighthouse Family, released as their first single from their third album, Whatever Gets You Through the Day (2001). The song was originally written by Billy Taylor, with lyrics by Dick Dallas. Best known for its 1967 version by Nina Simone, and as the instrumental theme (performed by the Billy Taylor Trio) to the BBC Film... TV show, this version was produced by Kevin Bacon and Jonathan Quarmby.

Released on 12 November 2001, "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" was successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached number six on the UK Singles Chart in November 2001 and stayed on the chart for nine weeks. It also reached number three in Portugal, number nine in Hungary, and number 10 in Germany.

Content

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"(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" is a cover song of Billy Taylor's "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" and U2's "One".

Track listings

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  • UK and Australian CD single[2][3]
  1. "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" (single version) – 4:26
  2. "You're a Star" – 4:35
  3. "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" (Phats 'n' Small vocal mix) – 7:34
  4. "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" (video)
  • UK cassette single[4]
  1. "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" (single version) – 4:26
  2. "It's a Beautiful Day" – 4:56
  3. "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" (Mutiny vocal) – 7:10
  • European CD single[5]
  1. "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" (single version) – 4:26
  2. "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One" (Phats 'n' Small vocal mix) – 7:34

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting November 12, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 10 November 2001. p. 29. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One - Lighthouse Family (UK CD single liner notes). Wildcard Records, Polydor Records. 2001. 5873812.
  3. ^ (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One - Lighthouse Family (Australian CD single liner notes). Wildcard Records, Polydor Records. 2001. 587 381-2.
  4. ^ (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One - Lighthouse Family (UK cassette single sleeve). Wildcard Records, Polydor Records. 2001. 5873814.
  5. ^ (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free/One - Lighthouse Family (European CD single liner notes). Wildcard Records, Polydor Records. 2001. 587 388-2.
  6. ^ "Issue 613" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Lighthouse Family – (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ^ "Lighthouse Family – (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  9. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 49. 1 December 2001. p. 11. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Lighthouse Family – (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  11. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  12. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Free / One". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Lighthouse Family – (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Lighthouse Family – (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ^ "Major Market Airplay – Week 52/2001" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 52. 22 December 2001. p. 35. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 50. 8 December 2001. p. 9. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 9, saptamina 4.03–10.03, 2002" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  20. ^ "Lighthouse Family – (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One" Canciones Top 50.
  21. ^ "Lighthouse Family – (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One". Swiss Singles Chart.
  22. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  23. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  24. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 19 February 2019.