Song · Velvet Revolver
“Set Me Free” by Velvet Revolver
From the album Contraband (2004)
“Set Me Free” by Velvet Revolver appears on 7 radio countdowns from 7 stations in 2003. It was first released in 2004 on the album Contraband. Its best result is #45 on the WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #142 alternative song of 2003.
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"Set Me Free" was the first thing anybody heard from Velvet Revolver, a debut single that came out in 2003 on the soundtrack to Marvel's Hulk before landing on the band's first album, Contraband. The writing credit is spread across Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum and Dave Kushner, but it's Slash's riff that kicks the door in, and his knotty solo that caps it off.
Nick Raskulinecz produced it and Andy Wallace mixed it. The album take is mixed differently and ends another way, without the drum beat closing it out, and a live version on the "Slither" single stretches the guitar solo out. Dean Karr's video puts the band on a club stage, at the very gig where the Velvet Revolver idea first took shape, cut with scenes from Hulk.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 75 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 | 91 |
| 2003 | 91 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
| 2003 | 71 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 | 92 |
| 2003 | 94 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 55 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 99 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003 | 107 |
| 2003 | 45 | WBCN Boston, MA | WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003 | 104 |
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