Freedom of Choice

Freedom of Choice
Freedom of Choice
Studio album by Devo
Released	May 14, 1980
Recorded	October 1979–early 1980
Studio	Record Plant (Hollywood)
Genre	New wave; synth-pop;
Length	32:14
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Devo; Robert Margouleff;
Devo chronology
Singles from Freedom of Choice
	"Girl U Want"; Released: April 24, 1980; "Whip It"; Released: August 13, 1980; "Make Love, Not War"; Released: October 6, 1980; "Freedom of Choice"; Released: December 29, 1980;

Freedom of Choice is a 1980 album by Devo. It was their third studio album and contains their biggest hit Whip It. It went to number 22 in the United States, number 5 in Australia and number 9 in New Zealand.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Girl U Want"	Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale	2:55
2.	"It's Not Right"	M. Mothersbaugh	2:20
3.	"Whip It"	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	2:37
4.	"Snowball"	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	2:28
5.	"Ton o' Luv"	G. Casale	2:29
6.	"Freedom of Choice"	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	3:28

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Make Love, Not War (featuring Brian May)"	G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, Sue Schmidt, Debbie Smith^[4]	3:26
2.	"Cold War"	Bob Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	2:30
3.	"Don't You Know"	M. Mothersbaugh	2:14
4.	"That's Pep!"	M. Mothersbaugh	2:17
5.	"Mr. B's Ballroom"	M. Mothersbaugh	2:45
6.	"Planet Earth"	G. Casale	2:45
Total length:			32:14

1993 Virgin Freedom of Choice/Oh, No! It's Devo CD bonus tracks:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
24.	"Turnaround"	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	2:13
25.	"Peek-a-Boo! (Dance Velocity)"	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	4:38

2009 Warner Bros. CD bonus tracks:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Freedom of Choice Theme Song" (Live)	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	2:46
14.	"Whip It" (Live)	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	2:41
15.	"Girl U Want" (Live)	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	2:56
16.	"Gates of Steel" (Live)	G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, Schmidt, Smith	3:17
17.	"Be Stiff" (Live)	G. Casale, Robert Lewis	2:50
18.	"Planet Earth" (Live)	G. Casale	2:32

These bonus tracks constitute the DEV-O Live EP.

2009 Ultra Devo-lux Ltd. Ed. CD bonus tracks:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Freedom of Choice Theme Song" (Live)	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	2:46
14.	"Whip It" (Live)	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	2:41
15.	"Girl U Want" (Live)	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	2:56
16.	"Gates of Steel" (Live)	G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, Schmidt, Smith	3:17
17.	"Be Stiff" (Live)	G. Casale, Lewis	2:50
18.	"Planet Earth" (Live)	G. Casale	2:32
19.	"Snowball" (Demo)	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	2:49
20.	"Gates of Steel" (Demo)	G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh, Schmidt, Smith	3:28
21.	"Time Bomb" (Demo)	M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale	2:54

Notes

↑ Zax, Andy (2000). Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (CD liner notes). Los Angeles: Rhino. R2 75967.
↑ Nagy, Evie (June 19, 2010). "How To Get Ahead With Advertising". Billboard.
↑ Huey, Steve. "Freedom of Choice – Devo". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
↑ "The De-Evolution of Akron's Music", Beacon Journal, September 10, 2000, retrieved December 1, 2009

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[Zax-1] Zax, Andy (2000). Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (CD liner notes). Los Angeles: Rhino. R2 75967.

[2] Nagy, Evie (June 19, 2010). "How To Get Ahead With Advertising". Billboard.

[AMG-3] Huey, Steve. "Freedom of Choice – Devo". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2016.

[4] "The De-Evolution of Akron's Music", Beacon Journal, September 10, 2000, retrieved December 1, 2009

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v t e Devo
Gerald Casale Mark Mothersbaugh Bob Mothersbaugh Josh Freese Josh Hager Bob Casale Alan Myers Jim Mothersbaugh Bob Lewis Fred Weber Rod Reisman David Kendrick Jeff Friedl
Studio albums	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) Duty Now for the Future (1979) Freedom of Choice (1980) New Traditionalists (1981) Oh, No! It's Devo (1982) Shout (1984) Total Devo (1988) Smooth Noodle Maps (1990) Something for Everybody (2010)
Live albums	Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace (1989) DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years (1992) DEV-O Live (1999) Live in Central Park (2004) Devo Live 1980 (2005) Hardcore Devo Live! (2015)
Compilation albums	E-Z Listening Disc (1987) Devo's Greatest Hits (1990) Devo's Greatest Misses (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume Two (1991) Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo (1993) Adventures of the Smart Patrol (1996) Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (2000) Recombo DNA (2000) This Is the Devo Box (2008) Something Else for Everybody (2013)
EPs	B Stiff (1977) Mechanical Man (1978) DEV-O Live (1981) Theme from Doctor Detroit (1983) Watch Us Work It (2008) Song Study (2010)
Singles	"Mongoloid" "Jocko Homo" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" "Be Stiff" "Secret Agent Man" "Girl U Want" "Whip It" "Freedom of Choice" "Through Being Cool" "Beautiful World" "Working in the Coal Mine" "Peek-a-Boo!" "That's Good" "Are You Experienced?" "Here to Go" "Disco Dancer" "Watch Us Work It"
Home video releases	The Men Who Make the Music Human Highway We're All Devo The Complete Truth About De-Evolution Devo Live Devo Live 1980 Hardcore Devo Live!
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