Live Your Life Be Free (song)

"Live Your Life Be Free"
"Live Your Life Be Free"
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Live Your Life Be Free
B-side	"Loneliness Game"
Released	September 16, 1991
Length	5:14 (album version); 4:23 (single edit);
Label	Virgin; Offside;
Songwriters	Rick Nowels; Ellen Shipley;
Producer	Rick Nowels
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology

"Live Your Life Be Free" is a song written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, and produced by Nowels for American singer Belinda Carlisle's fourth album, Live Your Life Be Free (1991). Released on September 16, 1991, by Virgin and Offside, the single reached the top 20 in Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The song's music video was directed by Nick Egan.^[1]

Track listings

7-inch, cassette, and mini-CD single^[2]^[3]^[4]

"Live Your Life Be Free"
"Loneliness Game"

12-inch single^[5]

A1. "Live Your Life Be Free" (club mix) – 5:30

B1. "Live Your Life Be Free" – 4:20

B2. "Loneliness Game" – 4:31

CD single^[6]

"Live Your Life Be Free"
"Loneliness Game"
"Live Your Life Be Free" (club mix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	13
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	29
Europe Airplay (European Hit Radio)^[9]	8
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[10]	25
Germany (GfK)^[11]	71
Ireland (IRMA)^[12]	21
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)^[13]	6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[14]	45
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[15]	22
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[16]	16
UK Singles (Official Charts)^[17]	12
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[18]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[19]	70
Europe (European Hit Radio)^[20]	58
Sweden (Topplistan)^[21]	96

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	September 16, 1991	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Virgin Offside	^[22]
Australia	September 30, 1991	CD cassette		^[23]
Japan	October 9, 1991	Mini-CD		^[24]
Australia	October 21, 1991	12-inch vinyl		^[25]

References

↑ "Belinda Carlisle - Live Your Life Be Free". YouTube. June 30, 2007. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
↑ Live Your Life Be Free (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1991. VS 1370, 114 681.
↑ Live Your Life Be Free (UK & Australian cassette single sleeve). Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1991. VSC 1370, 412 116.
↑ Live Your Life Be Free (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1991. VJDP-10173.
↑ Live Your Life Be Free (European 12-inch single vinyl disc). Virgin Records. 1991. VST 1370, 614 681.
↑ Live Your Life Be Free (UK, European & Australian CD single liner notes). Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1991. VSCDT 1370, 664 681.
↑ "Belinda Carlisle – Live Your Life Be Free". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 44. November 2, 1991. p. 35. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
↑ "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 44. November 2, 1991. p. 39. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
↑ "Live Your Life Be Free | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart.
↑ "Radio Luxembourg Singles". umdmusic.com. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
↑ "Belinda Carlisle – Live Your Life Be Free" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
↑ "Belinda Carlisle – Live Your Life Be Free". Top 40 Singles.
↑ "Belinda Carlisle – Live Your Life Be Free". Singles Top 100.
↑ "Official Singles Chart on 13/10/1991 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
↑ "Playlist Chart" (PDF). Music Week. October 12, 1991. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
↑ "EHR Year-End Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 20. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
↑ "Årstopplistan 1991, Singlar" (in Swedish). Grammotex. Archived from the original on February 25, 2001. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. September 14, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 30/09/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 88. September 29, 1991. p. 19.
↑ "ベリンダ・カーライル | 愛になりたい" [Belinda Carlisle | I Want to Be Love] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 21/10/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 91. October 20, 1991. p. 20.

[1] "Belinda Carlisle - Live Your Life Be Free". YouTube. June 30, 2007. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2016.

[2] Live Your Life Be Free (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1991. VS 1370, 114 681.

[3] Live Your Life Be Free (UK & Australian cassette single sleeve). Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1991. VSC 1370, 412 116.

[4] Live Your Life Be Free (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1991. VJDP-10173.

[5] Live Your Life Be Free (European 12-inch single vinyl disc). Virgin Records. 1991. VST 1370, 614 681.

[6] Live Your Life Be Free (UK, European & Australian CD single liner notes). Virgin Records, Offside Records. 1991. VSCDT 1370, 664 681.

[sc_Australia_Belinda_Carlisle-7] "Belinda Carlisle – Live Your Life Be Free". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[8] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 44. November 2, 1991. p. 35. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

[9] "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 44. November 2, 1991. p. 39. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[10] Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.

[sc_Germany_Belinda_Carlisle-11] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.

[sc_Ireland2_-12] "Live Your Life Be Free | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart.

[13] "Radio Luxembourg Singles". umdmusic.com. Retrieved June 9, 2025.

[sc_Dutch100_Belinda_Carlisle-14] "Belinda Carlisle – Live Your Life Be Free" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_New_Zealand_Belinda_Carlisle-15] "Belinda Carlisle – Live Your Life Be Free". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Sweden_Belinda_Carlisle-16] "Belinda Carlisle – Live Your Life Be Free". Singles Top 100.

[sc_UK_-17] "Official Singles Chart on 13/10/1991 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[18] "Playlist Chart" (PDF). Music Week. October 12, 1991. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2025.

[19] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[20] "EHR Year-End Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 20. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

[21] "Årstopplistan 1991, Singlar" (in Swedish). Grammotex. Archived from the original on February 25, 2001. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

[22] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. September 14, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved July 10, 2021.

[23] "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 30/09/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 88. September 29, 1991. p. 19.

[24] "ベリンダ・カーライル | 愛になりたい" [Belinda Carlisle | I Want to Be Love] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 19, 2025.

[25] "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 21/10/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 91. October 20, 1991. p. 20.

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