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Originally released in 1994 (although it was the 1995 release that scored a major hit), 'Set You Free' is widely regarded as one of the definitive dance tunes of the 90's... Proving its enduring popularity, the track (featuring Kelly Llorenna on lead vocals) re-entered the UK Top 5 in September 2001 - The band have achieved 10 hit singles in the UK and boast worldwide record sales in excess of 5 million.
As I think I've intimated before, I wasn't really interested in dance music in the mid-1990s, and to the extent that I gave it any thought at all, I tended to think more of the "credible" dance that got written about in the NME. I was certainly aware of this track though, it was a regular on the TV music channels with that video that reportedly cost £5000. They must have had a big catering budget.
In theory, they released a remixed version to publicise a hits compilation, but Now 50 uses the famous 1995 version. It's possible that this is just a mistake - it wouldn't be the first or last time in the series - but it could have been a conscious choice as even at the time the remix didn't seem all that well-received and it's all but forgotten now, although the 2001 single
(which includes both versions) inexplicably recharted in early 2005. It's certainly this version that's aged better now, for all that it sounds rather of its time; mind you that very sense of nostalgia is probably part of the appeal now. It's not a track I'd really seek out, but because it was so ubiquitous at the time it's acquired a certain warm glow. Also appearing on: Now 30 [this same track], 32, 38
Available on: All Clubbed Up
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