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Free Wired is the third studio album and major label debut of Asian American electro hop group Far East Movement, released on October 12, 2010 by Cherrytree Records. The album debuted at number twenty-four on the Billboard 200, with sales of 17,000.^[5] The album has sold 122,000 copies in the US as of March 2011.^[6]

Singles

The first single from the album was released on April 13, 2010, called "Like a G6". It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "Like a G6" has made 2 million in sales and reached platinum status. The second official single is "Rocketeer", which features Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic. The music video for the song premiered on Vevo and YouTube on October 29, 2010.^[7] "Rocketeer" reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.

Background

Speaking about the album in March 2011 to noted UK urban writer Pete Lewis—Assistant Editor of Blues & Soul—Kev Nish of Far East Movement stated: "'Free Wired' was basically a slang-word we came up with back in the day, that we'd use whenever we'd do something that was outside the box, that was original, that was fresh, and that mashed-up things that maybe SHOULDN'T have been mashed-up! Which is why, when it came to titling this album, it made so much SENSE! Because it really represented our lifestyle, represented what we listen to... You know, we'd basically go in the studio and take hip hop-style drums, electronic synths, alternative-style hooks and just - as I say - mash it all UP!... So yeah, with 'Free Wired' you definitely get exactly what it says in the TITLE!"^[8]

Track listing

All songs were written by Jae Choung, James Roh, Kevin Nishimura and Virman Coquia. Additional writers are noted below.

Standard Listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Girls on the Dance Floor" (featuring Stereotypes)	Bruno Mars, Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus	Stereotypes	3:54
2.	"Like a G6" (featuring The Cataracs & Dev)	David Singer-Vine, Niles Holowell-Dhar	The Cataracs	3:36
3.	"Rocketeer" (featuring Ryan Tedder)	B. Mars, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Philip Lawrence	Stereotypes and The Smeezingtons	3:31
4.	"If I Was You (OMG)" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	B. Mars, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Calvin Broadus	Stereotypes and The Smeezingtons	3:25
5.	"She Owns the Night" (featuring Mohombi)	J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Stereotypes	4:02
6.	"So What?"	J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch	Stereotypes	3:24
7.	"Don't Look Now" (featuring Keri Hilson)	Heather Bright, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Stereotypes	3:33
8.	"Fighting for Air" (featuring Vincent Frank)	Fernando Garibay, Michael Warren, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Fernando Garibay	3:45
9.	"White Flag" (featuring Kayla Kai)	Martin Kierszenbaum, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Cherry Cherry Boom Boom	3:48
10.	"2gether" (with Roger Sanchez featuring Kanobby)	Roger Sanchez, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Roger Sanchez	3:05

iTunes Store U.S. bonus track^[9]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Go Ape" (featuring Lil Jon & Colette Carr)	Stereotypes	3:30

iTunes Store International bonus track^[10]^[11]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"2 Is Better" (featuring Natalia Kills & Ya Boy)	Stereotypes	3:19

UK edition^[12]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Girls on the Dance Floor" (feat. Stereotypes)	Bruno Mars, Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus	Stereotypes	3:54
2.	"Like a G6" (feat. The Cataracs & Dev)	David Singer-Vine, Niles Holowell-Dhar	The Cataracs	3:36
3.	"Rocketeer" (feat. Ryan Tedder)	B. Mars, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Philip Lawrence	Stereotypes and The Smeezingtons	3:31
4.	"If I Was You (OMG)" (feat. Snoop Dogg)	B. Mars, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Calvin Broadus	Stereotypes and The Smeezingtons	3:25
5.	"She Owns the Night" (feat. Mohombi)	J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Stereotypes	4:02
6.	"So What?"	J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch	Stereotypes	3:24
7.	"Don't Look Now" (feat. Keri Hilson)	Heather Bright, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Stereotypes	3:33
8.	"Fighting for Air" (feat. Vincent Frank)	Fernando Garibay, Michael Warren, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Fernando Garibay	3:45
9.	"White Flag" (feat. Kayla Kai)	Martin Kierszenbaum, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Cherry Cherry Boom Boom	3:48
10.	"2 Is Better" (featuring Natalia Kills & Ya Boy)		Stereotypes	3:19

Japanese edition^{[citation needed]}
No.	Title	Writer(s)	{{{extra_column}}}	Length
1.	"Girls on the Dance Floor" (featuring Stereotypes)	Bruno Mars, Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus	Stereotypes	3:54
2.	"Like a G6" (featuring The Cataracs & Dev)	David Singer-Vine, Niles Holowell-Dhar	The Cataracs	3:36
3.	"Rocketeer" (featuring Ryan Tedder)	B. Mars, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Philip Lawrence	Stereotypes and The Smeezingtons	3:31
4.	"If I Was You (OMG)" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	B. Mars, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Calvin Broadus	Stereotypes and The Smeezingtons	3:25
5.	"She Owns the Night" (featuring Mohombi)	J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Stereotypes	4:02
6.	"So What?"	J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch	Stereotypes	3:24
7.	"Don't Look Now" (featuring Keri Hilson)	Heather Bright, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Stereotypes	3:33
8.	"Fighting for Air" (featuring Vincent Frank)	Fernando Garibay, Michael Warren, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Fernando Garibay	3:45
9.	"White Flag" (featuring Kayla Kai)	Martin Kierszenbaum, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus	Cherry Cherry Boom Boom	3:48
10.	"2 Is Better" (featuring Natalia Kills & Ya Boy)		Stereotypes	3:19
11.	"Go Ape" (featuring Lil Jon & Colette Carr)		Stereotypes	3:30
12.	"Make It Bump" (featuring Koda Kumi)			4:05
13.	"Rocketeer (DJ Kaori's Party Mix)" (featuring Ryan Tedder)	B. Mars, J. Yip, J. Reeves, R. Romulus, Philip Lawrence	Stereotypes and The Smeezingtons	3:22

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart^[13]	65
Canadian Albums Chart^[14]	16
UK Albums Chart^[15]	63
UK R&B Chart^[16]	8
US Billboard 200	24
US Billboard Top Rap Albums^[17]	4

References

^ http://www.universal-music.co.jp/ddr/artist/fm/disco.html
^ http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases
^ Jeffries, David Review: Free Wired. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-10-29.
^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (October 6, 2010). Free Wired. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on January 21, 2011
^ Kaufman, Gil (October 20, 2010). "Lil Wayne's I Am Not A Human Being Tops Billboard". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
^ "Who Charted? Adele Snaps Billboard's Weak Streak". Chart Watch. Yahoo!. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
^ "Rocketeer".
^ Far East Movement interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' March 2011
^ "Free Wired". iTunes Store.
^ "Free Wired". iTunes Store.
^ "Far East Movement's Secret Agent '2 Is Better Than 1' Shoot with Natalia Kills, Colette Carr & Frankmusik". Cherrytree.
^ "Far East Movement/Free Wired". HMV Group.
^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110530-1606/Issue1098.pdf
^ [1], Billboard
^ "Official UK Albums Top 100 – 12th March 2011". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/r-and-b-albums-chart/
^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/rap-albums#/charts/rap-albums

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[1] ttp://www.universal-music.co.jp/ddr/artist/fm/disco.html

[2] ttp://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases

[Jeffries-3] Jeffries, David Review: Free Wired. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-10-29.

[Vozick-Levinson-4] Vozick-Levinson, Simon (October 6, 2010). Free Wired. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on January 21, 2011

[5] Kaufman, Gil (October 20, 2010). "Lil Wayne's I Am Not A Human Being Tops Billboard". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved October 20, 2010.

[6] "Who Charted? Adele Snaps Billboard's Weak Streak". Chart Watch. Yahoo!. Retrieved 2011-04-12.

[7] "Rocketeer".

[8] Far East Movement interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' March 2011

[9] "Free Wired". iTunes Store.

[10] "Free Wired". iTunes Store.

[11] "Far East Movement's Secret Agent '2 Is Better Than 1' Shoot with Natalia Kills, Colette Carr & Frankmusik". Cherrytree.

[12] "Far East Movement/Free Wired". HMV Group.

[13] ttp://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110530-1606/Issue1098.pdf

[14] [1], Billboard

[15] "Official UK Albums Top 100 – 12th March 2011". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-03-06.

[16] ttp://www.theofficialcharts.com/r-and-b-albums-chart/

[17] ttp://www.billboard.com/charts/rap-albums#/charts/rap-albums

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v t e Far East Movement
Kev Nish Prohgress DJ Virman J-Splif
Studio albums	Free Wired Dirty Bass Identity
Singles	"Like a G6" "Rocketeer" "2gether" "If I Was You (OMG)" "Jello" "Live My Life" "Dirty Bass" "Turn Up the Love" "Change Your Life" "The Illest"
Featured singles	"Get Up (Rattle)"
Related articles	Discography