Journey has just dropped “You Got The Best Of Me” — the band’s lead single from its upcoming album, Freedom, which is set for release on July 8th. Journey is currently out on the road and plays tonight (April 27th) — with special guests Toto — at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
Co-founding guitarist Neal Schon said of the new track: “I wanted kind of a punky rendition of ‘Any Way You Want It.’ I usually don’t go in saying I’m going to look for something like that, but then it just came to me, like ‘Wheel In The Sky’ did years ago. It just kind of flew out of my mouth. During the pandemic, there wasn’t much to do. I spent a lot of time in my little studio at home, learning how to play keyboards and looping. Some of those ideas ended up being songs. So it kind of came out of nowhere.”
Freedom marks Journey’s first new studio set since Eclipse was released in May 2011. The Walmart exclusive debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart at Number 13 and was the band’s second to feature current frontman Arnel Pineda.
- Journey / Toto tour dates (subject to change):
April 27 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
April 28 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
April 30 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
May 2 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
May 4 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
May 5 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
May 7 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
May 9 – Washington, DC – Capitol One Arena
May 11 – Hartford, CT – XL Center
May 13 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
May 16 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre
SOURCE: Press release
SIDE NOTES
The tracklisting to Journey’s Freedom is:
“Together We Run”
“Don’t Give Up On Us”
“Still Believe In Love”
“You Got The Best Of Me”
“Live To Love Again”
“The Way We Used To Be”
“Come Away With Me”
“After Glow”
“Let It Rain”
“Holdin’ On”
“All Day And All Night”
“Don’t Go”
“United We Stand”
“Life Rolls On”
“Beautiful As You Are”
CHECK IT OUT: Journey’s 2022 single “You Got The Best Of Me”: