Free to Decide

"Free to Decide"
Single by The Cranberries
from the album To The Faithful Departed
B-side	The Picture I View
Released	March 1996
Format	CD single 7" single
Recorded	November - December 1995
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:26
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Dolores O'Riordan
Producer(s)	Bruce Fairbain and The Cranberries
The Cranberries singles chronology
"Salvation" (1996) "Free to Decide" (1996) "When You're Gone" (1997)
To the Faithful Departed track listing "When You're Gone " (3) "Free to Decide" (4) "War Child" (5)

"Free To Decide" is a 1996 song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries. It is the second single from their third studio album To The Faithful Departed.

The song achieved minor chart success in most of the European countries where it was released, but saw its greatest success in the Canadian charts, peaking at No. 2 on the RPM Top Singles Chart.

Track listings

UK CD single ^[1]

1. "Free To Decide" - (4.25)
2. "Salvation" (Live at Milton Keynes Bowl) - (2:23)
3. "Bosnia" - (5:37)

Spain CD single ^[2]

1. "Free To Decide" - (4.25)
2. "Cordell" - (3:41)
3. "The Picture I View" - (2:29)

Europe CD single ^[3]

1. "Free To Decide" - (4:25)
2. "Salvation" (Live at Milton Keynes Bowl) - (2:22)
3. "Sunday" (Live at The Point, Dublin) - (3:13)
4. "Dreaming My Dreams" (Live at The Point, Dublin) - (4:34)

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	43
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5]	2
France (SNEP)[6]	43
Germany (Official German Charts)[7]	94
Ireland (IRMA)[8]	28
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9]	19
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[10]	39
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	40
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12]	33
US Billboard Adult Top 40[13]	17
US Billboard Hot 100	22
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	8

References

1. discogs.com
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4. "Australian-charts.com – The Cranberries – Free to Decide". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
5. "Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 2, August 26 1996" (Retrieved July 28, 2015)
6. "Lescharts.com – The Cranberries – Free to Decide" (in French). Les classement single.
7. "Officialcharts.de – The Cranberries – Free to Decide". GfK Entertainment.
8. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved August 31, 2009)
9. "Charts.org.nz – The Cranberries – Free to Decide". Top 40 Singles.
10. "Archive Chart: 1996-07-17". Scottish Singles Top 40.
11. "Swedishcharts.com – The Cranberries – Free to Decide". Singles Top 100.
12. "Archive Chart: 1996-07-17" UK Singles Chart.
13. "Free To Decide" on various Billboard charts billboard.com (retrieved 24 June 2008)