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1994
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release/version source checked.
Genre
Not classifiedTheme
Not classifiedRelease: 1993
Release: 1993Source checked | Recent carryover
1993 single; the later television-driven return is not a new recording.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Closer to Free - release / recording history
1993 single; the later television-driven return is not a new recording. Source consulted 2026-10-13; not a complete discographic audit.
Former annual assignments retained as history
These appearances were removed from the main annual lists. They are not original release dates.
- 1996: older return
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was inspired by the pursuit of freedom and independence.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1996.html, song-list position 66
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Chronology-screened editorial addition; dated source reviewed; popularity rank not assigned.
Not classified - no adequate editorial basis in this pass
Closer to Free - date and recording source
1993 single; the later television-driven return is not a new recording. Selected as a contemporary editorial supplement, not assigned an invented chart rank.
Owner-supplied 1994.html position 143
Original title/artist and reported release annotation. Eligibility is provisional when no independent date source is available.
Billboard year-end 1996 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Historical source retained for identity/context only. It does not establish a chart rank in this newly selected year.
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