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(I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free

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Released
  
30 April 2007

Length
  
3:36

Format
  
7", digital download

Label
  
Mute Records/ANTI-

Recorded
  
March 2006 at RAK Studios, London, United Kingdom

Genre
  
Alternative rock, garage rock

"(I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free" is the third single by alternative rock group Grinderman, and final single from their eponymous debut album, Grinderman. Much like their first single "Get It On", the single is a special a-side only release.

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Critical reception

The single did not receive as much acclaim as the band's previous two singles, however reception ranged from mixed to positive, with Pitchfork Media stating that:

the measured soul of "(I Don't Need You to) Set Me Free" and the familiar melodrama [...] are prime Cave, but each marks a slight deviation from the Grinderman aesthetic. They're just a little too classy, too neat, despite the roaring undercurrent of musical violence in the last, which picks up right before the song cuts off.

Track listing

  • European 7" single (MUTE 381)
    1. "(I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free" - 3:36

    Musicians and personnel

  • Nick Cave – lead vocals, electric guitar, organ, piano, artwork
  • Warren Ellis – acoustic guitar, viola, violin, electric bouzouki, electric mandolin, backing vocals
  • Martyn Casey – bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Sclavunos – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nick Launay – producer, engineer
  • Grinderman - additional production
  • Stuart Hawkes - mastering

    • References

    (I Don't Need You To) Set Me Free Wikipedia
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