Freed from Desire was released in 1996 by Italian singer Gala as a Eurodance single, and its chorus became one of the most recognisable hooks of the decade. Years later, football supporters adopted the melody for terrace chants, giving the song a second life in stadiums and online highlight videos. Its simple, repetitive chant makes it easy to sing along to and easy to reuse in short clips, which has helped it stay popular in edits, celebrations and nostalgic dance compilations long after its original chart run.