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After spending time in Los Angeles during the 1992 riots, Brooks co-wrote the gospel-country-rock hybrid " We Shall Be Free " to express his desire for tolerance.

The song became the first single off his fourth album The Chase.

It only reached number 12 on the country chart, his first song in three years to fail to make the top ten.

Nevertheless, the song often received standing ovations when performed in concert, went to number 22 in the Christian charts through a marketing deal with Rick Hendrix Company, and earned Brooks a 1993 GLAAD Media Award.