Free Spirit Tracklist
Free Spirit is Khalid’s sophomore studio album following his break-out debut LP, American Teen, and his first EP Suncity, dedicated to his hometown of El Paso, Texas. The album is a harsh deviation from the safe and lyrically-upbeat compilation of songs from American Teen, enriched by heavier, darker, and wiser lyrical motifs.
The album features the lead single from Suncity, “Better,” as well as “Saturday Nights,” also featured on the EP. “Talk” was released as the lead single for Free Spirit as a microcosm of the album.
The album’s name, cover, and release date was announced alongside the release of “My Bad,” with the album’s third single, “Self,” releasing a week prior to the album’s official release. The album’s full tracklist was officially released two days before the album’s release alongside its final single, “Don’t Pretend.”
Two days prior to the album’s release, fans all around the world had the opportunity to hear the album by watching the ‘Free Spirit’ short film in select cinemas on April 3, 2019.
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling a total of 202,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending April 11, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 85,000 were in traditional album sales.
“Free Spirit” Q&A
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What has Khalid said about the album?
On January 3, 2019, Khalid revealed a few emotional nuances about his second album on Twitter:
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How does Khalid feel now that the album has officially been released?
It’s crazy. It’s actually unbelievable. I mean, you have your whole life to write your first album, and you have a limited amount of time to write your second. So, for me, it was more of where should I start? After making the first album and impacting people in such a positive way, I was kind of nervous about diving into the second album. But that’s the way it started, and now it’s my favorite body of work yet.
Via Billboard
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How did album perform on the Billboard charts?
Free Spirit debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, marking Khalid’s first album to hit the top spot. It moved 202,000 equivalent units during the week ending April 11, 2019.
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