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Kid Rock released Born Free on November 16, 2010 and it debuted at No 5 selling 189, 000 copies in its first week.

The album was produced by Rick Rubin and featured David Hidalgo and Matt Sweeney on guitar as well as Chad Smith on drums and Benmont Tench on keys and piano.

The album became his first album without a parental advisory sticker on it.

The album's lead single was the patriotic " Born Free.

" It peaked at No 14 on the mainstream rock charts and no 31 on moders rock charts. It also charted at 52 on country and 39 on the hot ac charts.

It was the theme song to the 2010 MLB playoffs on TBS as well as WWE's Tribute To The Troops Special.

The album reached gold status on December 15, 2010.

The follow up single was the southern working man's anthem " God Bless Saturday ", which peaked at 37 on the mainstream rock tracks.

It is the secondary theme song for College Gameday on ESPN.

The third single was " Collide ", Sheryl Crow rejoined him along with Bob Seger ( on piano ).

They then went on a joint tour together the song peaked at 26 on the hot ac chart and 51 on the country chart.

The next single " Purple Sky " a cover of Jason Boland would fail to chart.

In November 2011, Kid Rock released " Care " a protest song about current politics in D. C.

There were multiple versions released for the single.

The album version feat.

Martina McBride and T. I., the international single feat.

Mary J. Blige.

The music video was shot with the Pistol Annie's Angeleena Pressley.

Id peaks no 26 on the hot ac chart and no 58 on the country chart.

An ep was released in the Detroit area along with the album called the Racing Father Time EP feat.

It included remixes of Slow My Roll and Lonely Road Of Faith along with " The Midwest Fall " and " Forty ".

Born Free went platinum in July 2011.