10 Best Songs About Freedom From All Time

Redemption Song by Bob Marley and the Wailers is one of the best songs about breaking free from Control. It was released in June 1980.

Dropped as the final track from Marley's twelfth album Uprising, the legendary singer took inspiration from civil-rights campaigner Marcus Garvey who urged everyone to free themselves from the demons inside their mind.

Marley lyrically used the lyrics:

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds

This track is also a song about freedom from slavery. Marley urges the listeners to break free from mental slavery.

This 1980 track is considered one of Bob Marley's greatest works to this day. Redemption Song earned two Gold certifications from BPI and FIMI for the recorded certified unit sales of 400,000 and 25,000 correspondingly.

God Bless The USA by Lee Greenwood is the quintessential music about freedom. This notable song was released on May 26, 1984.

This 1984 song is also a commemoration of the men who lost their lives in the process of attaining political freedom. Lyrically the singer expresses his patriotic emotions through the song.

And I'm proud to be an American
Where at least I know I'm free
And I won't forget the men who died
Who gave that right to me

In the first narrative, Greenwood sings if in any case he were to lose everything he owned and reached the stage of having to start from scratch, without a doubt it would be the USA for him.

Correspondingly, he sings praises of the brave men who passed away to secure this freedom. Through the song, he declares to be ready at all times for standing up and fighting for the country.

Freedom by Jon Batiste Freedom is one of the best modern songs about Civil Rights. This song was released on June 10, 2021.

The song about independence features guest appearances from Quincy Jones,  Mavis Staples, PJ Morton, Zadie Smith, St Augustine Marching 100, and Trombone Shorty. The singer focuses on the message of love and humanity addressing the word WE ARE in the lyrics.

'Cause when I look up to the stars (stars)
I know exactly who we are (ooh)
'Cause then I see you shinin'
You shinin'

This song is an electrifying love letter by one of the best-known musicians of his generation to his hometown of New Orleans.

Freedom by Beyoncé is one of the top songs about freedom and equality. The singer talks about getting freedom from oppression.

Through this outstanding collaboration between the two celebrated music artists, Freedom sheds light on the systematic racism and injustices that date all the way to slavery in the US.

Beyonce is one of the most awarded female artists of all time. The decorated singer calls for perseverance and solidarity as she appears to be standing as a leader for the cause

I'ma wade, I'ma wave through the waters
Tell the tide, "Don't move"
I'ma riot, I'ma riot through your borders
Call me bulletproof

The track comes from Beyonce's sixth studio album titled Lemonade. It was released on September 9, 2016, through Columbia Records and Parkwood Entertainment LLC.

A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke is a song about being free. The inspiration for this song comes from his personal experience.

This song was released on December 22, 1964, via RCA Victor recording label. Cooke penned this soulful song from his experience of being turned away from a white motel.

He performed the song live; however, Cooke really didn't want to perform it due to the arrangement's complexity. The singer sadly was shot to death two weeks prior to the release of the single.

A Change Is Gonna Come marked itself as one of the most important songs during the Civil Rights Era. In fact, it was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress in 2007.

Sam's hope of bright days is evident in the lyrics of the song which goes like this:

It's been a long
A long time coming, but I know
A change gon' come
Oh yes, it will

Winds of Change by Scorpion is a song about independence. It is one of the best-selling singles with 14 million copies sold.

This song offers the sentiment of peace and hope in a period of radical social change. Klaus Meine penned the lyrics following  Scorpion’s visit at the height of Perestroika to the Soviet Union.

The world is closing in
And did you ever think
That we could be so close like brothers?
The future's in the air, I can feel it everywhere
I'm blowing with the wind of change

Winds of Change was a huge hit at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This 1990-released song earned Platinum certifications from IFPI Austria, BVMI, and FIMI.

Songs about being free and happy include Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd. The song uses a bird as a metaphor for the sentiment of wanting to be set free.

If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be traveling on now
'Cause there's too many places I've got to see

Skynyrd released the song via MCA Records in November 1974. This song made it to number 8 on the Guitar World's 50 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time.

This song has been covered by several coveted artists including the medley of this song created by Will to Power, an American dance-pop group.

Free Bird debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 87 in November 1874, marking itself as the band's second Top 40 hit in early 1975.

Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen is one of the best songs about being free. It is the Boss's biggest song.

Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
Till you spend half your life just covering up

Recorded on April 27, 1982, this freedom song was released via Columbia Records on October 30, 1984, on the album of the same name.

Considered one of the best-known singles by Springsteen, Rolling Stone ranked this song at 275th position on the list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

This 1984 song addresses the economic hassle of Vietnam veterans upon their home return. The accompanying MV for the song directed by John Sayles has amassed over 74 million views.

Alright by Kendrick Lamar is among the best songs about freedom from slavery. This American anthem is the voice of black life's duality.

The rapper starts off the song with the intro that suggests that everything is messed up currently. That said, he is hopeful for the bright days to come in the future.

Kendrick suggests to his listeners that if they rely on God everything will fall into its place at the end of the day. The chorus of the song expresses a high level of optimism amidst the present struggles.

The rapper goes on to speak about his own weaknesses and police brutality in the subsequent verses of the song. Lamar dropped this song on his critically acclaimed third album To Pimp a Butterfly in June 2015.

Alright made it to the nomination list of the Grammy Awards in 2016 under two categories Song of the Year and Best Rap Song. While the song bagged the latter award.

Rocking’ In The Free World by Neil Young is an honest look at American life and the world as a whole. The song was released on February 21, 1989.

The song directs our attention towards the state of the world. Correspondingly, it acts as a social commentary on rampant poverty within the country

Rocking' In the Free World was released on November 14, 1989, via Reprise Records. Neil penned this song while he was on a tour in February 1989 with his band The Restless.

Young performed this song for the first time on February 21, 1989, with his band The Restless, without them rehearsing it. Speaking of the charts, the song peaked on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart at number 2.

The song has been played at a number of US political events following its release. This speaks volumes about the success of this song.