title: Set Me Free (The Kinks song)
text: # Set Me Free (The Kinks song)
  
  "Set Me Free" is a song by Ray Davies, released first by the Kinks in 1965. Along with "Tired of Waiting for You", it is one of band's first attempts at a softer, more introspective sound. The song's B-side, "I Need You", makes prominent use of powerchords in the style of the Kinks' early, "raunchy" sound. "Set Me Free" was heard in the Ken Loach-directed Up the Junction, a BBC Wednesday Play which aired in November 1965; this marked the first appearance of a Kinks song on a film or TV soundtrack.
  
  Billboard said of the single that "hot on the heels of [the Kinks'] 'Tired of Waiting for You' smash comes this down home blues rhythm material with a good teen lyric." Cash Box described it as "a snappy tune that’s taken for an engaging disk ride."
  
  ## Personnel
  
  According to band researcher Doug Hinman:
  
  The Kinks
  
  * Ray Davies – lead vocal, rhythm guitar
  * Dave Davies – backing vocal, lead guitar
  * Pete Quaife – bass
  * Mick Avory – drums
  
  Additional musician
  
  * Rasa Davies – backing vocal
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart (1965) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Australia (Kent Music Report) | 54 |
  | Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 2 |
  | Canada (CHUM) | 30 |
  | France (IFOP) | 29 |
  | Germany (Official German Charts) | 32 |
  | Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 12 |
  | Sweden (Tio i Topp) | 11 |
  | UK Singles (OCC) | 9 |
  | US Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |
  | US Cash Box Top 100 | 24 |
  