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Free Bird
"Free Bird",[5][6][7] also spelled
"Freebird", [8][9][10] is a song by American rock "Free Bird"
band Lynyrd Skynyrd, written by guitarist Allen
Collins and lead singer Ronnie Van Zant. The song
was released on their 1973 debut studio album.
Released as a single in November 1974, "Free Bird"
debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on November
23 at No. 87[11] and became the band's second Top
40 hit in early 1975, peaking at No. 19 on January
25.[12] A live version of the song, recorded at
Atlanta's Fox Theater and included on the album
One More From The Road,[13] re-entered the charts
in late 1976,[14] eventually peaking at No. 38 in
January 1977.[15]
US single of the shortened studio recording
"Free Bird" achieved No. 3 on Guitar World's list of Single by Lynyrd Skynyrd
greatest guitar solos of all time in 2010 and from the album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd
2016,[16][17] while placing at No. 8 in their rankings 'Skin-'nérd)
by 2022.[18] It is Lynyrd Skynyrd's signature song,
B-side "Down South Jukin'"
the finale during live performances, and their longest
Released November 1974
song, often going well over 14 minutes when played
live.[19] "Free Bird" was once the most requested Recorded April 3, 1973
song on FM radio,[20] and remains a staple on classic Studio Studio One, Doraville,
rock stations. Georgia, U.S.
Genre Southern rock[1][2] · hard
rock[3] · arena rock[4]
Origins Length 9:08 (album version)
According to guitarist Gary Rossington, for two years 4:41 (single version)
after Allen Collins wrote the initial chords, vocalist 10:07 (Skynyrd's Innyrds
Ronnie Van Zant insisted that there were too many version)
for him to create a melody in the belief that the Label MCA
melody needed to change alongside the chords. After
Songwriter(s) Allen Collins · Ronnie Van
Collins played the unused sequence at rehearsal one
Zant
day, Van Zant asked him to repeat it, then wrote out
the melody and lyrics in three or four minutes. The Producer(s) Al Kooper
guitar solos that finish the song were added Lynyrd Skynyrd singles chronology
originally to give Van Zant a chance to rest, as the "Sweet Home "Free Bird" "Saturday
band was playing several sets per night at clubs at Alabama" (1974) Night Special"
the time. Soon afterward, the band learned piano- (1974) (1975)
playing roadie Billy Powell had written an
Audio
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and that it "needed to be shortened to 3 or 3-1/2 w.youtube.com/watch?v=1kphg_kWMwE) on
minutes for radio". Also, the band was told, "Why YouTube
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band refused to change the length of the song and om/watch?v=QxIWDmmqZzY) on YouTube
that "we weren't changing our ways, hell no". Music video
Allen Collins's girlfriend, Kathy, whom he later "Free Bird" (Music Video) (https://www.youtub
married, asked him, "If I leave here tomorrow, would e.com/watch?v=MQNRKX8GwPo) on YouTube
you still remember me?" Collins noted the question
and it eventually became the opening line of "Free Bird." Also, in an interview filmed during a
fishing outing on a boat with Gary Rossington, an interviewer asked Ronnie Van Zant what the
song meant. Van Zant replied that in essence, that the song is "what it means to be free, in that a
bird can fly wherever he wants to go." He further stated that "everyone wants to be free...that's
what this country's all about."[21]
The song is dedicated to the memory of Duane Allman by the band in their live shows.[22] During
their 1975 performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test, Van Zant dedicated the song to both Allman
and Berry Oakley, commenting, "they're both free birds".[23][24]
During the 1987–1988 Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour, the band played "Free Bird" as an
instrumental. Johnny Van Zant first sang the song on its Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 Tour in Baton
Rouge, where the band had been headed in 1977 when several members were killed in a plane
crash.
Reception
Upon the single release, Record World said that the band "sees this country-tinged tune soar to
further feather their hit nest."[25]
"Free Bird" is included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll
and at number 407 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2009, it was named the
26th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[26]
In 2008, the 1973 recording of "Free Bird" from the Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nerd
'Skin-'nerd) album on MCA Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[27]
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Legacy
On Skynyrd's first live album, 1976's One More from the Road, Van Zant can be heard asking the
crowd, "What song is it you want to hear?" The calls for "Free Bird" led into a fourteen-and-a-half-
minute rendition of the song. It has become something of a humorous tradition for audience
members at concerts to shout "Free Bird!" as a request to hear the song, regardless of the
performer or style of music.[10] For example, during Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged in New York
show, a shout-out for "Free Bird!" eventually resulted in a lyrically slurred, if short, rendition of
"Sweet Home Alabama". An attendee of a Bob Dylan concert on June 9, 2016 in Berkeley,
California, shouted during the last encore for "Free Bird" to be played, and Dylan and his band
unexpectedly obliged, performing an instrumental snippet of the song as the closing track of the
show.[28][29]
On May 24, 2025, the Lynyrd Skynyrd YouTube channel released an official music video for "Free
Bird".[30][31]
Notable cover versions
A medley by the dance-pop band Will to Power combined "Free Bird" with the Peter Frampton
song "Baby, I Love Your Way" in 1988. Titled "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley," the
song spent one week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[32]
Dolly Parton covered "Free Bird", accompanied by Lynyrd Skynyrd, on her 49th studio album
Rockstar.[33]
Personnel
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ronnie Van Zant – vocals
Allen Collins – guitars
Gary Rossington – rhythm and slide guitar
Ed King – bass
Bob Burns – drums, percussion
Billy Powell – piano
"Roosevelt Gook" (Producer Al Kooper) – organ, Mellotron
Additional personnel on 1976 live version
Leon Wilkeson – bass
Steve Gaines – guitars
Artimus Pyle – drums
Chart and sales performance
The song has sold 2,111,000 downloads in the digital era, as of 2013.[34]
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Weekly charts
Studio version
Peak
Chart (1974–1975)
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[35] 58
US Billboard Hot 100 19
US Cashbox Top 100 25
Live version
Peak
Chart (1976–1977)
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[36] 47
US Billboard Hot 100[37] 38
US Cash Box Top 100[38] 32
Peak
Chart (1979–1980)
position
UK Singles Chart 43
Peak
Chart (1982)
position
Ireland (IRMA)[39] 13
UK Singles Chart 21
Peak
Chart (2023)
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[40] 23
Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[41] Gold 45,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[42] Gold 50,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[43] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] Platinum 600,000‡
‡
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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In popular culture
In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, the song is featured in the scene when Jenny is out on the
balcony, about to jump.[45]
The 2014 film Kingsman: The Secret Service, the song's solo plays during a scene in which
Harry Hart (Colin Firth) engages in a massive, extremely violent, church brawl. Director
Matthew Vaughn revealed he picked "Free Bird" specifically because its guitar solo was long
enough to encompass the whole scene.[46]
The song has been used by the United States men's national junior ice hockey team and
United States men's national ice hockey team whenever they score goals.[47]
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