Get Free (The Vines song)

2002 single by The Vines

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"Get Free"

Single by the Vines
from the album Highly Evolved
Released| 17 June 2002 (2002-06-17)
Recorded| 2001
Genre| Garage rock[1]
Length| 2:06
Label| EMI/Capitol Records
Songwriter(s)| Craig Nicholls
Producer(s)| Rob Schnapf
The Vines singles chronology
| "Highly Evolved"
(2002)  | "Get Free"
(2002)  | "Outtathaway!"
(2002)

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"Get Free" is a song by the Australian garage rock band the Vines from their debut album Highly Evolved. The song was released in mid 2002, and remains the Vines' highest-charting single (#7 Billboard Modern Rock, #24 UK Singles Chart).[2]

## Contents

* 1 Track listing
* 2 Composition
* 3 Music videos
* 4 Charts
* 5 References

## Track listing[edit]

CD single

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Get Free"| Craig Nicholls| Rob Schnapf| 2:06
2.| "Down at the Club" (Zen Demo)|  |  | 2:54
3.| "Hot Leather" (Zen Demo)|  |  | 1:57

7" vinyl

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Get Free"| Craig Nicholls| Rob Schnapf| 2:06
2.| "Blues Riff" (Zen Demo)|  |  | 3:43

## Composition[edit]

"Get Free" features Nicholls strumming the 5th and 3rd frets for the main riff. The song opens with the resounding riff, a drum-build up and then the song breaks in. However, the song does not follow a verse-chorus-verse structure, going from verse-chorus-solo-verse-bridge-middle-verse-chorus.

## Music videos[edit]

> "We got these dirt bombs in our hair. It was like, whoa. I mean, I thought I didn't want to be a rock star before, but when I did that video and the explosions were going off, something inside me just [changed]."

—Craig Nicholls on the making of Get Free Music Video[3]

There were two promotional videos shot for "Get Free". The more commonly known music video, directed by Roman Coppola, shows the band standing, surrounded by huge spotlights, on a hill with a lightning storm brewing above. As the video develops, lightning bolts begin to strike the ground with increasing intensity. Eventually, during the final chorus, lightning strikes the drummer Hamish Rosser's cymbal, bassist Patrick Matthews and then Nicholls sending Matthews and Nicholls flying in different directions while the drummer sits behind his set.

## Charts[edit]

Chart (2002)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[4] | 44
Scotland (OCC)[5] | 22
UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 24
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] | 22
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 7
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] | 27

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The Vines: Under the influence". The Independent. London. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2021. "The first single, "Get Free", was a short, sharp shot of pneumatic garage rock..."
2. ^ Billboard
3. ^ Celebrity Gossip + Entertainment News | VH1 Celebrity
4. ^ "The Vines – Get Free". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
5. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
7. ^ "The Vines Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
8. ^ "The Vines Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
9. ^ "The Vines Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

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The Vines

* Craig Nicholls

* Patrick Matthews
* Ryan Griffiths
* Hamish Rosser
* David Olliffe
* Brad Heald
* Lachlan West
* Tim John

Studio albums|

* Highly Evolved
* Winning Days
* Vision Valley
* Melodia
* Future Primitive
* Wicked Nature
* In Miracle Land

Singles|

* "Highly Evolved"
* "Get Free"
* "Outtathaway!"
* "Homesick"
* "Ride"
* "Winning Days"
* "Don't Listen to the Radio"
* "Anysound"
* "He's a Rocker"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Garage rock revival
* The Best of The Vines

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* e

ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist

Album|

* ...Ish by 1927 (1989)
* Tales of the City by Rockmelons (1989)
* Matchbook by Ian Moss (1990)
* Safety in Numbers by Margaret Urlich (1991)
* Baby Animals by Baby Animals (1992)
* Marvin the Album by Frente! (1993)
* Get on Board by The Badloves (1994)
* Frogstomp by Silverchair (1995)
* Tu-Plang by Regurgitator (1996)
* Savage Garden by Savage Garden (1997)
* Left of the Middle by Natalie Imbruglia (1998)
* The Living End by The Living End (1999)
* Reflector by Killing Heidi (2000)
* Since I Left You by The Avalanches (2001)
* Polyserena by George (2002)
* Innocent Eyes by Delta Goodrem (2003)
* Get Born by Jet (2004)
* The Sound of White by Missy Higgins (2005)
* Wolfmother by Wolfmother (2006)
* Sneaky Sound System by Sneaky Sound System (2007)
* Lessons to Be Learned by Gabriella Cilmi (2008)
* Ladyhawke by Ladyhawke (2009)
* Moonfire by Boy & Bear (2011)

Single|

* "That's When I Think of You" by 1927 (1989)
* "Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss (1990)
* "Token Angels" by Wendy Matthews (1991)
* "Early Warning" by Baby Animals (1992)
* "Ordinary Angels" by Frente! (1993)
* "Lost" by The Badloves (1994)
* "Tomorrow" by Silverchair (1995)
* "It's Alright" by Deni Hines (1996)
* "Shut My Eyes" / "Eight Step Rail" by The Superjesus (1997)
* "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia (1998)
* "Lucky Star" by Alex Lloyd (1999)
* "Get Set" by Taxiride (1999)
* "Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue (2000)
* "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches (2001)
* "Get Free" by The Vines (2002)
* "Born to Try" by Delta Goodrem (2003)
* "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet (2004)
* "O Yeah" by End of Fashion (2005)
* "Forever Young" by Youth Group (2006)
* "Just a Song About Ping Pong" by Operator Please (2007)
* "Sweet About Me" by Gabriella Cilmi (2008)
* "My Delirium" by Ladyhawke (2009)
* "Feeding Line" by Boy & Bear (2011)

Release|

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* Falling & Flying by 360 (2012)
* Flume by Flume (2013)
* The New Classic by Iggy Azalea (2014)
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* Glorious Heights by Montaigne (2016)
* Night Thinker by Amy Shark (2017)
* "Dazed & Confused" by Ruel (2018)
* "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I (2019)
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