2012Released
2:51

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Interesting facts and trivia about Freedom At 21. By Songfacts®.

Here's a new music distribution model that we doubt will catch on: This epic slow-burner was premiered on April 1, 2012 when 1000 flexi-disc records containing the tune were attached to helium balloons and launched from White's label headquarters in Nashville. Accompanying the balloons were postcards with instructions for the finders to submit photos, discovery location and the date on which the vinyl record was found.

White explained the song's meaning to NME: "This is about 21st mortality. There's a lot of new technology, but back in the day when the telephone was invented people were taught telephone etiquette. And I think now as new inventions are created, there's no class that goes along with this."

The song's music promo was White's first collaboration with video director Hype Williams, best known for his work with hip-hop artists like Nicki Minaj ("Stupid Hoe") and Kanye West ( "All of The Lights"). It finds White getting arrested by a sexy highway patrol officer and thrown into jail, only to find his female cellmate just can't keep her hands to herself. They escape, but White's bright green vintage HEMI 'Cuda can't outrun the cops. In an interview with CBS Local, White revealed that he actually did his own stunt driving in the canyons outside Los Angeles.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Freedom At 21.
AKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
161BPM

Album

The album Freedom At 21 is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Freedom At 21.
Third Man Records/Columbia
(P) 2012 Third Man Records under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

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