"Free the World" is a single by American singer La Toya Jackson

La Toya Jackson

La Toya Yvonne Jackson is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, television personality, actress, businesswoman, philanthropist, activist and former model. She is the fifth child of the Jackson family...

. Jackson spent six years in seclusion after divorcing her abusive late ex-husband and manager, Jack Gordon, in 1997. After her years in exile, the September 11th attacks

September 11, 2001 attacks

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 inspired Jackson to write "Free the World". She recorded and performed it for friends, who immediately fell in love with it. This led to the revival of Jackson's 25-year-old music career.

This song led Jackson to begin work on her Startin' Over album, which included the 2004 Billboard chart hit "Just Wanna Dance

Just Wanna Dance

"Just Wanna Dance" is a single by American singer La Toya Jackson. It is taken from her yet-to-be-released album Startin' Over. It peaked at #13 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, making it her highest charting single.-Song information:...

" as the lead single. "Free the World" was released as a follow-up and charted in March 2005. The single peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play

Hot Dance Club Play

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 charts.

The song is an appeal to free the world from segregation

Racial segregation in the United States

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, discrimination

Discrimination

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 and years of war

War

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. VH1

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 described the ballad as the "most appropriate song for the world." About.com

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 dubbed Jason Randolph's remix a "trippily hypnotic treat" with a "churning rhythm track and mesmerizing synth."

Chart

Chart (2005)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs	24

Track listings

US promotional CD

• Extended House Mix
• Radio Remix
• Dub Mix
• Album Version
• Original Album Remix

US 12" vinyl #TOY2

• "Free The World" (Radio Remix)
• "Free The World" (Dub)
• "Free The World" (Extended House Mix)