(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One
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| Single by Lighthouse Family | ||||||||||
| from the album Whatever Gets You Through the Day | ||||||||||
| Released | 12 November 2001 | |||||||||
| Format | CD, 12" | |||||||||
| Recorded | The Beach, Olympic and Air Lyndhurst | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop, Soul | |||||||||
| Length | 4:26 | |||||||||
| Label | Wildcard / Polydor | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Kevin Bacon, Jonathan Quarmby | |||||||||
| Lighthouse Family singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One" is a song by Lighthouse Family, released as their first single from their third album, Whatever Gets You Through the Day, released in 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.
Content
"(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 listing and formats
Chart performance
"(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One" was also successful in the UK where it reached to #6 in the UK Singles Chart in November 2001 and stayed in the charts for 9 weeks. (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One also reached to #14 in Austria and stayed in the charts for 13 weeks. "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One" reached #85 in the Netherlands and stayed in the charts for 8 weeks. In Switzerland, "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One" reached to #26 in January 2002 and stayed in the charts for 14 weeks.
Charts
| Chart (2001/2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[1] | 92 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] | 14 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3] | 12 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[4] | 10 |
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[5] | 9 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 26 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 85 |
| Portugal (Portuguese Singles Chart)[8] | 3 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] | 16 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 26 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] | 6 |
References
- ↑ "Pandora Archive (ARIA Charts) The ARIA Report - Week Commencing: 26th November 2001 - Issue No: 613- ARIA Top 100 Singles (page 4 of 33)" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2001-11-26. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Lighthouse Family – (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lighthouse Family – (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Lighthouse Family Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ↑ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lighthouse Family – (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Top40-charts.com". Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Lighthouse Family – (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One" Canciones Top 50.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Lighthouse Family – (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be) Free / One". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Lighthouse Family: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.