Song · En Vogue
“Free Your Mind” by En Vogue
From the album Funky Divas (1992)
“Free Your Mind” by En Vogue appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2021 and 2023. It was first released in 1992 on the album Funky Divas. Its best result is #32 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,961 indie & aaa song of all time and #251 of the '90s.
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En Vogue plugged in and turned it up for "Free Your Mind," the third single from their second album, Funky Divas, which East West sent out on September 24, 1992. Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy wrote and produced it, taking their cue from Funkadelic's "Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow," and San Francisco guitarist Jinx Jones wrote and recorded the guitar and bass parts. It's a hard-rock broadside against prejudice, and its opening line borrows from Calhoun Tubbs, David Alan Grier's character on Fox's In Living Color.
It went top 10 on the Hot 100 and top 20 in the UK, drew two Grammy nominations, and won three of its eight nominations at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards. Billboard ranked it No. 41 on its list of the 100 greatest girl-group songs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2022 | 835 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2023 | 237 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2023 | 440 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
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