Upon its release, "Freedom" managed to appear on various music charts. It peaked at number 35 in the US, on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and 40 in the UK. The song's music video is part of a one-hour film with the same title as its parent album, originally aired on HBO. Beyoncé performed the song live as part of the set list of The Formation World Tour (2016) and at the BET Awards 2016. It received a nomination for &lt;a href="Grammy%20Award%20for%20Best%20Rap/Sung%20Performance"&gt;Best Rap/Sung Performance&lt;/a&gt; at the 2017 Grammy Awards.