If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Sting * Track #1 On The Dream of the Blue Turtles
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If You Love Somebody Set Them Free by Sting
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“If You Love Somebody Set Them Free” was also Sting’s first single in his solo career after disbanding The Police. It was written by Sting as an ‘antidote’ for “Every Breath You Take”, in which the protagonist stalks an ex-girlfriend.
The song was an international success, reaching the top 40 in se...
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free Lyrics
[Intro]
Free free set them free (oh)
Free free set them free
Free free set them free
Free free set them free
[Verse 1]
If you need somebody, call my name
If you want someone, you can do the same
If you want to keep something precious
You got to lock it up and throw away the key
If you want to hold onto your possession
Don't even think about me
[Chorus]
If you love somebody
If you love someone
If you love somebody
If you love someone set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
[Verse 2]
If it's a mirror you want
Just look into my eyes
Or a whipping boy, someone to despise
Or a prisoner in the dark
Tied up in chains you just can't see
Or a beast in a gilded cage
That's all some people ever want to be
[Chorus]
If you love somebody
If you love someone
If you love somebody
If you love someone set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
[Bridge]
You can't control an independent heart
Can't tear the one you love apart
Forever conditioned to believe
That we can't live, we can't live here
And be happy with less
So many riches, so many souls
Everything we see we want to possess
[Verse 3]
If you need somebody, call my name
If you want someone, you can do the same
If you want to keep something precious
You got to lock it up and throw away the key
If you want to hold onto your possession
Don't even think about me
[Chorus]
If you love somebody
If you love someone
If you love somebody
If you love someone set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
[Outro]
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
Set them free
(Free, free, set them free)
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free Q&A
Who wrote If You Love Somebody Set Them Free's ?
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free was written by Sting.
Who produced If You Love Somebody Set Them Free's ?
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free was produced by Pete Smith & Sting.
When did Sting release If You Love Somebody Set Them Free?
Sting released If You Love Somebody Set Them Free on Sat Jun 01 1985.
What did Sting say about "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"?
Sting once explained:
I needed to write an antidote to ‘Every Breath You Take’. I don’t think the idea of loving somebody and setting them free is particularly original, yet it’s about love relationships in a larger arena than the property market of owning something, surrounding it with protection...
Is there a live performance of the song?
Yes! On May 29, 2019, Sting interpreted the song in live at C à vous.