Freeways (EP)

Freeways

EP by Men Without Hats

Released

1985

Recorded

August-December 1980

Studio

Studio Marko, Montreal

Genre

Synthpop

Length

32:14 (MC)
21:23 (12")

Label

Statik

Producer

Marc Durand

Men Without Hats chronology

Folk of the 80's (Part III)
(1984)

Freeways
(1985)

Pop Goes the World
(1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Freeways is the second EP released by Canadian synthpop group Men Without Hats. It was released in Canada only, and only for a limited time. Released in 1985, it contains songs originally released on the group's 1980 EP Folk of the 80's, plus several versions of the song "Freeways".

History

"Freeways (Euromix)" first appeared as a B-side track on a European 12" edition of the "I Got the Message" single in 1982.^[2] To date, it is the only version of the song to appear on CD, being released on the Greatest Hats compilation in 1996, however fans created a bootleg CD version of the EP including all four mixes. The version of "Freeways (Euromix)" used on Greatest Hats was ripped from vinyl and donated by a fan.

When the song was initially written in 1979, it was called "Nationale 7" and used wholly English lyrics. The title "Freeways" began being used in reference to the song in 1982, with its release on the "I Got the Message" single, but songwriter Ivan Doroschuk would still refer to it as "Nationale 7" until 1985, when the 12" was released. Ivan would also refer to the song as "Men Without Hats' secret single" (a reference to its use as a B-side), as heard on a recording of a concert in Toronto in December 1982. A music video was filmed for the French version of the song in 1981, premiering the following year on the Musi-Video show in Montreal.

The French and German lyrics used in the Euromix are translations of the original lyrics - the English lyrics used in the Euromix were completely rewritten. The original lyrics from 1979 are used in "Super 87".

Footage of the band's 1985–1986 "Freeways" tour was the basis for the 2006 DVD release Live Hats.

Track listings

12" version

"Modern(e) Dancing" - 4:12
"Utter Space" - 2:43
"Antarctica" - 4:28
"Security (Everybody Feels Better With)" - 3:56
"Freeways (Euromix)" - 5:45 (trilingual extended mix)

7" version

"Freeways (Nationale 7)" - 3:37 (French version)
"Freeways (Super 87)" - 3:37 (English version)

Cassette version

"Modern(e) Dancing" - 4:12
"Utter Space" - 2:43
"Antarctica" - 4:28
"Security (Everybody Feels Better With)" - 3:56
"Freeways (Euromix)" - 5:45
"Freeways (Super 87)" - 3:37
"Freeways (Nationale 7)" - 3:37
"Freeways (Europa 8)" - 3:37 (German version)

Credits

Ivan Doroschuk - vocals, electronics
Roman Martyn - guitar (Folk of the 80's)
Tracy Howe - guitar (Freeways)
Stefan Doroschuk - bass
Jeremie Arrobas - vocals, electronics
Lisanne Thibodeau - vocals, electronics
Recorded by Andre Perrault
"Freeways" mixed by Louis Gauthier

References

Men Without Hats

Ivan Doroschuk Louise (Lou) Dawson Rachel Ashmore Sho Murray Jérémie Arrobas Colin Doroschuk Stefan Doroschuk Michel Langevin John Kastner Roman Martyn Félix Matte Allan McCarthy James Love Lysanne Thibodeau Lenny Pinkas

Albums	Rhythm of Youth (1982) Folk of the 80s (Part III) (1984) Pop Goes the World (1987) The Adventures of Women & Men Without Hate in the 21st Century (1989) Sideways (1991) No Hats Beyond This Point (2003) Love in the Age of War (2012)

EPs	Folk of the 80's (1980) Freeways (1985)

Compilations	Collection/Greatest Hats (1996) The Very Best of Men Without Hats (1998) My Hats Collection/The Silver Collection (2006/2008)

Singles	"Antarctica" (1982) "I Like" (1983) "The Safety Dance" (1983) "I Got the Message" (1983) "Living in China" (1983) "Where Do the Boys Go?" (1984) "Messiahs Die Young" (1984) "Nationale 7" (1985) "Pop Goes the World" (1987) "Moonbeam" (1987) "O Sole Mio" (1987) "Hey Men" (1989) "In the 21st Century" (1989) "Here Come the '90s" (1990) "Sideways" (1991) "Kenbarbielove" (1991) "In the Meadow" (1992) "Head Above Water" (2012)

DVDs	Live Hats (2006)

Related articles	The Spell

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