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Ever since hearing that Haley Reinhart performed her first single — “Free” — on Grammy weekend, I’ve been on the lookout for video of the performance.

It just had to land sooner or later. It just had to.

Well, video of Haley performing the song showed up on YouTube a few hours ago, but only because she performed it again at the Hard Rock Cafe in Los Angeles last night.

Haley, who finished third on Season 10 of Idol, said the song will be released in March, followed by her debut album in May.

She recorded the song with Busbee, who has worked with a number of former Idol contestants in the past, including Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry and Katharine McPhee.

So here’s “Free” followed by another original Haley performed at the Hard Rock, identified in the video as “Wasting Tears.”  She also performed “Oh Darling” at the event.

“Free”

“Wasting Tears”