Song · Jon Batiste
“FREEDOM” by Jon Batiste
From the album We Are (2021)
“FREEDOM” by Jon Batiste appears on 19 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2021 and 2026. It was first released in 2021 on the album We Are. Its best result is #2 on the WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #8 indie & aaa song of 2021, #937 indie & aaa song of all time and #38 of the '20s.
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"FREEDOM" bounced out of Jon Batiste's album We Are in March 2021, and it plays like a one-man block party. Batiste doesn't just sing it; he pounds the piano, works the organ and clavinet, and still finds hands free for bongos, cowbell and tambourine.
Kizzo, who produced and arranged it with him, lays down the bass and Rhodes, Nate Smith keeps the drums loose-limbed and funky, Cory Wong's guitar scratches away underneath, and Nolan Shaheed's trumpet blows in the sunshine. Autumn Rowe, one of the writers alongside Batiste, Andrae Alexander and Tierce Alec-John Person, adds her voice to Batiste's, and Manny Marroquin's mix keeps every cowbell hit bright and right up front.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2021 | 107 |
| 2021 | 32 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 5 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
| 2021 | 14 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Most Played Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 5 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2021 | 200 |
| 2021 | 12 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 9 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2021 | 88 |
| 2021 | 41 | Exit 97.7 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | WEXT Top 97 of 2021 | 97 |
| 2021 | 47 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2021 | 104 |
| 2021 | 2 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 64 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2023 | 1078 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2024 | 146 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2024 | 255 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 604 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 191 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 147 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
| 2025 | 37 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 91 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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