Young Hearts Run Free
| "Young Hearts Run Free" | ||||
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| Single by Candi Staton | ||||
| from the album Young Hearts Run Free | ||||
| B-side | "I Know" | |||
| Released | 1976 | |||
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| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Crawford | |||
| Producer(s) | David Crawford | |||
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| "Young Hearts Run Free" (1976) on YouTube | ||||
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| "Young Hearts Run Free" (1999) on YouTube | ||||
"Young Hearts Run Free" is a disco song written by David Crawford and originally recorded by American soul singer Candi Staton in 1976. In 1996, it was covered by American house music singer Kym Mazelle for the triple-platinum selling soundtrack of Romeo + Juliet. In 1999, Staton released a new version which charted in Europe. In 2005, a cover recorded by Gloria Estefan was released for the soundtrack Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives.