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Wikipedia article


{{Infobox song

| name = Freedom of Choice

| cover = Devo freedom of choice.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Devo

| album = Freedom of Choice

| released = 1980

| recorded =

| studio =

| B-side = "Snowball"

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:28

| label = Warner Bros.

| writer =

| producer = Robert Margouleff

| prev_title = Gates of Steel

| prev_year = 1980

| next_title = Through Being Cool

| next_year = 1981

| misc =

}}

"'Freedom of Choice'" is a song by the American new wave band Devo, written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale. It appears on the album of the same name.

The line "In ancient Rome there was a poem about a dog who had two bones. He picked at one, he licked the other, he went in circles 'till he dropped dead," resembles the Buridan's ass paradox about the nature of free will, with a dog changed for the donkey who dies when he can't decide which bone to eat. 'Ultimate Classic Rock' critic Dave Swanson refers to this line as "a sarcastic view of the main subject."

Swanson rated "Freedom of Choice" as Devo's 10th best song, particularly praising its riff.

The single itself has no defined A or B side and instead instructs buyers to "Use your Freedom of Choice" in deciding which song is on which side. The cover and label include two empty checkboxes on either side which allow either "Freedom of Choice" or "Snowball" to be the A or B side.

Promotional music video



In the music video to "Freedom of Choice," the band appeared as aliens. This video also featured professional skateboarders of the day.

Chart performance



{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Chart (1980)

!Position

|-

|US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100Whitburn, Joel. 'Bubbling Under Singles & Albums' (1998): 64

|align="center"|103

|-

|US Hot Dance Club Songs

|align="center"|8

|-

|Australia ARIA Top 100

|align="center"|71

|}

References



Category:1980 singles

Category:1980 songs

Category:Devo songs

Category:Songs written by Mark Mothersbaugh

Category:Songs written by Gerald Casale

Category:Warner Records singles

Category:Songs about freedom

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