HUGEL and Ultra Naté join forces on the undeniable anthem, “Free (You Got To Live).” HUGEL is hot on the heels of his most recent smash ‘PYHU (Put Your Hands Up)’ while Ultra has been steadily touring the globe all year, from rave to festival.
“Free (You Got To Live)” has been one of HUGEL’s standout tracks from his sets all Summer. This fresh take revisits the all-time classic pop house anthem. Originally released in 1997 by Ultra Naté and produced by Mood II Swing, the perennial feel-good stormer has gone on to be ranked as one of the best Ibiza anthems of all time, one of the top Pride songs of all time and most recently was featured in
Billboard’s ’50 best house songs of all time’ listing.
HUGEL has been on a roll in the past few years since the release of his hit, ‘Morenita.’ The ‘instigator of Latin House’ is a #1 gold and platinum selling artist with over 1 billion streams and has collaborations with the biggest names, including David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Diplo, Kehlani, MEDUZA, Calvin Harris, Matt Sassari, BLOND:ISH, J Balvin and Robin Schulz. The Mediterranean-raised Producer and DJ currently has over 22 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone. HUGEL’s sold-out shows worldwide are revered for the balearic maestro’s indelible and magnetic fusion of Afro house, Latin and tribal rhythms. This year, he embarked on a career-defining achievement: a residency at the legendary club Hï Ibiza (Make the Girls Dance), where HUGEL and Ultra Naté debuted their “Free (You Got To Live)” single live!
Ultra Naté is the Baltimore-based Singer/Songwriter/Producer and DJ, named one of the Greatest Dance Artists Of All Time by Billboard Magazine. Her career spans over three decades, spawning massive crowd stompers such as “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Party Girl,” ”Twisted,” “Automatic,” “New Kind Of Medicine,” “Found A Cure,” “How Long (Ultra Flava),” and the evergreen platinum-selling “Free.”
The last few years have seen Ultra collaborate with the likes of Paris Hilton, Sia, Pete Tong, Lenny Kravitz, Mighty Hoopla, Becky Hill,Stefflon Don, LP Giobbi, Eurovision, Jake Shears, Icona Pop and Sónar Festival. HUGEL and Ultra Naté ’s inspired “Free (You Got To Live)” is out just in time to remind the global dancefloor to stand tall, stay fearless and be hopeful.
Ultra reflects, “The days spent in the studio with Lem, John, Bill, and Danny, back in ‘97 crafting ‘Free’ were only about creativity and experimentation. We had no way of knowing our indie project would have such an impact through the generations. Fast forward, and now “Free” is an undeniable classic, and for many, a genre-defining force!
Collaborating with HUGEL on “Free (You Got To Live)” has been a truly gorgeous affair! I love it and can feel its great reverence to the original while masterfully infusing the fertile spirit of Ibiza. HUGEL’s signatures are upfront with a lovely percussive energy that sits nicely between nostalgia and a fresh take. This song continues to amaze me, and I’m so honoured it remains a part of so many of our stories. I’m so excited for everyone to ‘do what you wanna do’ to our gift to you -“Free (You Got To Live).”