How Gala reclaimed ‘Freed From Desire’, her 90s rave hit turned terrace anthem

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Next time you hear Gala’s rave hit “Freed From Desire”, spare a thought for Danny Dyer. Listen, sometimes I’ll start the song off.” Dyer isn’t the only one to get caught up in the irresistible surge of energy sparked by “Freed From Desire”. You put in energy, and somehow it comes back.” Much like Taylor Swift’s series of “” albums, the new recording is an attempt to reclaim ownership for a hit that had slipped from her grasp. I trusted this small group of people that I thought we were friends, and it was a really, really bad deal, which saw me being a poor independent artist for many, many years, up until now.” open image in gallery Gala: ‘In this moment of my life I’m trying to get money, because they never paid me!’ Many people have profited from the popularity of the song, from her old record label to the brewery that launched a beer called “Trombolese” based on an oft-misheard lyric, but Rizzatto struggled to be fairly rewarded for creating her anti-materialist anthem.