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"I Wanna Be Free"
(Boyce–Hart)
I Wanna Be Free
Australian sleeve

Composers
 

Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart

Producers
 

Tommy Boyce
Bobby Hart

Publisher

Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.

Performance rights

BMI
 

Album

The Monkees

Single by the Monkees

B-side

"You Just May Be the One"

Release date

May 1967

Label

RCA of Australia

Country

Australia

Catalog no.

101789

Preceded by
     b/w

"The Girl I Knew Somewhere"
"A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You"

Followed by
     b/w

"Words"
"Pleasant Valley Sunday"

Single by the Monkees

A-side

"I'll Be Back Up on My Feet"

Release date

1995

Label

Collectables

Country

United States

Catalog no.

COL 0806

Preceded by
     b/w

"Valleri (original version)"
"All the King's Horses"

Followed by
     b/w

"Mary, Mary"
"Your Auntie Grizelda"

"I Wanna Be Free" is a song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart that appears on the Monkees' debut album The Monkees. In contrast to the slow version sung by Davy Jones that appears on the album, a fast version featuring lead vocals by Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones was produced for use in the episode based on the pilot, "Here Come the Monkees".

While the song was originally released as an album-only track in the United States, an Australian single was released in May 1967 backed with "You Just May Be the One".

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