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Franklin wrote this with Teddy White, who was her husband and manager. In the song, Aretha sings about freedom and respect for women.

Jerry Wexler, who worked with Franklin on many of her hit songs, produced this track at the Atlantic Records recording studios in New York. Members of the Muscle Shoals rhythm section played at the session.

This song was released on May 2, 1968, less than a month after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4. Franklin's family was close to King, and Aretha attended his funeral. The song's insistent refrain of "freedom" evoked one of King's famous quotes: "Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last."