Sugababes pull the plug on “Freedom” to avoid impending chart flop

Earlier today the web was rife with rumors that Jade Ewen was planning to leave the Sugababes. They were of course, nothing but rumors, and Jade cleared the air on her Twitter account by saying that the only place she’s going is “to the studio with the girls to work on our new album.” Given the current situation the Babes are in, Jade may as well have left, because the trio’s label have just pulled the plug on their craptastic comeback single “Freedom”, otherwise known as the worst single of 2011.

Just days before its release, “Freedumb” has been yanked from pre-order on iTunes, Play.com, and Amazon, while the iTunes purchase link has been removed from their website. The single is now being given away for free on Amazon as a “thank you to their fans“, but the real reason for the price cut is the single’s impending floppage. Despite high-profile television performances, countless radio interviews, club shows, a Nokia endorsement deal and more, nobody is interested in “Freedumb”, with the generic tune failing to even crack the Top 100 airplay chart in the UK. The general assumption is that zero airplay combined with poor pre-orders pushed Sugababes management into putting up the song as a freebie to avoid it tanking on the charts — the Babes are already damaged goods as it is, and the UK take their singles chart positions very seriously, so having “Freedumb” bomb would have been an awful look for the group.

But seriously, is anybody surprised? The Babes’ are nice girls, but “Freedom” is a truly terrible song, combining every lyrical, visual, and musical cliche in pop possible to create one of the biggest stinkers of the year. Just like everything released since Sweet 7, it’s just pointless, empty, garbage.

So, where does that leave the Sugababes now? Rumor has it that the girls have a second single on the way titled, but I hardly see what good that will do. Even if it’s a killer tune, which is doubtful given their recent track record, their label RCA Records only spent about five bucks on the cheap club video for “Freedom”, and that was the group’s lead single.

Perhaps it’s time to finally call it quits, like they should have done when Mutya jumped ship.

[Credit: Tommie]

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  • tommie

    FREEDUMB!

  • http://twitter.com/#!/KingBeaArthur KingBeaArthur

    Poor 4.0…

  • Anonymous

    Freedom dumb dumb dumb.

  • i8mybike

    I like how they probably thought dumping Keisha would make the group sexier and more appealing to the public, but the controversy ended up ruining their careers. LOL Karma.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=563524771 Adam Rysio

    The song was generic as hell. If they keep up like this I really do see them disbanding and try and go on ill fated solo attempts. But a bigger story proph is on Cassie and DJ Komori’s  Japanese only release and Super Bass knock-off, Sound of Love. Hope we’ll get your side on this.

  • http://www.facebook.com/sickneedlefixation SickNeedle Fixation-Justiniano

    I was so curious to see how this was going to do, I’m kind of disappointed. I doubt it would’ve done well, because their public image is basically destroyed and altho the song’s ok, anyone could’ve done it. I think this will be their last album as the Sugababes. That is, if tyhey don’t kick Heidi out and try to get some other hoe in, and then have one more album after that and then peace. I think the second scenario would be hilarious haha.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Graham/722391974 Michael Graham

    Despite everyone hating the song, I genuinely quite liked it!

  • http://twitter.com/ThatBoyLuke luke williams

    I dunno why you hate on “Freedom” so much… It’s not on the level of the old stuff but without Mutya it was never gonna be. It’s an improvement on a lot of “Sweet 7″ IMO.
    I think the reason it was flopping isn’t because people don’t like it but lack of airplay, Sony shoulda been taking this serious as a relaunch and plowed more money into the project.
    I hope the next single is good but sadly i think this will be the last Sugababes album for a long while.

  • http://twitter.com/ThatBoyLuke luke williams

    when’s Karma gonna come to Keisha for being an epic bitch then? oops… it already did lol

  • Cryptonitetube

    Check out this dope moves like Jagger remix!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB9Iutwh714

  • Rhys

    Ugh proph, the UK don’t take their singles seriously. If they did then pixie flop wouldn’t have been number 1

  • SerferTJ

    I don’t think this is any better than the trash on ‘Sweet 7′.
    At least “Get Sexy” and “About A Girl” were FUN trash you could dance to!!!
    The f**k u gon do when they play “Freedom” in the club? Probably call for a cab home.

  • SerferTJ

    HAHAHAHAHA!!! Yesterday I commented on BEG’s post saying that Narsha’s solo pic with the work “Freedom” slayed the Sugababes’ artwork/song/video for “Freedom”.

    Coincidence? I think not.

    Damn, BEG’s already SLAYINNNN across the ocean! haha

  • http://twitter.com/ThatBoyLuke luke williams

    he said single positions.

  • http://twitter.com/ThatBoyLuke luke williams

    about a girl and get sexy are like the only really good songs on S7.

  • Eriknl77

    Finally, really, have been saying this from the very first start. The promo for nokia sounded promissing and after that it all went downwards. Really this song is really bad made and overproduced at the same time. Amelle’s voice is way too nasal. She sings through her nose and that’s just not good, sorry, but it just is.
    I personally didn’t like Jade at Eurovision, but with this adlips she’s pulling here it’s like I’m listening to The Saturdays and I’m not really a fan of those girls either. Notorious is kinda nice, but that’s it for me. Sugababes are history and with continuing the girls are taking away their own solo opportunities. Such a shame, cause I think they’ll end up bitter ‘looking back at the good old days’kinda stars in a couple of decades. Loved the sugababes, but that’s all history now.
    Freedom? Guess they don’t believe in their own freedom if you ask me.  And as I predicted but people kept on being hateful on youtube to me for saying it….. it’s not a good song, it won’t do well with the public (I’m from The Netherlands and the radiostations are ignoring them ever since ‘About you now’ (which was crap as well imo). I just think they should be strong and just admit they have a flop single and go forward.

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  • http://twitter.com/s1mon87 †.Simon.†

    GET RID OF THE SUGAFAKES..

    & BRING BACK THE REAL SUGABABES WITH THE NUMBER 1 HITS!

  • Shan

    IM GLAD FREEDUMB DIDNT WORK OUT :) I DONT KNOW WHO THEM THREE GIRLS THINK THERE ARE. THEY DONT EVEN SOUND LIKE THE SUGABAES NOW THAT KEISHA’S GONE. THEY THINK THERE THE UK PUSSYCAT DOLLS WITH THAT JADE GIRL LIFTING UP HER LEG WITH EVERY CHANCE SHE GETS. AND I DIDNT EVEN KNOW THIS FREEFLOP SONG UNTILL I TYPE INTO GOOGLE WHERE THE SUGABABES GONE. BUT I LIKE HEIDI THOUGH I THINK THAT OTHER GIRL IS TELLING HER WHAT TO DO… ANYWAY THEY JUST NEED TO CALL IT A DAY NOW BEFORE THEY RUIN THERE CAREERS MORE THAN THEY ALREADY HAVE CAUSE THEY CAN SING. BUT THERE IS NO LONGER A SUGABAES GROUP IN MY EYES NOW THAT THEY DONT SOUND LIKE THE SUGABABES THAT EVERYONE IN THE COUNTTY LOVED. AND ONE OTHER THING THE SEXY IMAGIN THEY TRYING TO DO AINT WORKING THEY LOOK CHEAP AND TRASHY…. ANYWAY IM OUT LATER X