"Free" is a song by the band Stryper. Written by Robert & Michael Sweet, it was released as the first single from Stryper's 3rd album To Hell with the Devil (with B-Side song Calling on You) on February 10, 1987. The song's video became the first by a Christian band to be a #1 hit on MTV. It was the most requested video of the day for 38 days, from May 4-June 24, 1987.