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Although credited to the whole band, it was largely written by their drummer Roger Taylor, and is the eighth track on the band's 1991 album Innuendo. [1] The song was released as a single in the United States on Freddie Mercury's 45th birthday, 5 September 1991, and as double A-side single in Ireland and the United Kingdom on 9 December, in the ...
Taylor (pictured in 2005) has been with Queen since the band's inception. In 1969, Taylor was working with Freddie Mercury at Kensington Market in London (they were sharing a flat at around the same time). [13] Mercury, then known as Farrokh "Freddie" Bulsara, was a fan of Smile. The band split up in 1970.
"Breakthru" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor [citation needed] but credited to Queen, it was released in June 1989 from the album The Miracle. The single reached number seven in the UK, and peaked at number 6 in the Netherlands and Ireland, but failed to chart in the US.
"No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)" is the final single recorded by the British rock band Queen. Recorded and released in 1997, six years after the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury, it is the only Queen recording to feature a three-piece lineup: guitarist Brian May (who wrote the song), drummer Roger Taylor, and bassist John Deacon.
Fun on Earth [1] is the fifth studio album by English musician Roger Taylor, best known as the drummer in British rock band Queen, released on 11 November 2013 through Virgin EMI in the United Kingdom and Hollywood Records in America. [2]
It was featured in the film Highlander, a movie for which the band had composed tie-in songs. The music video was filmed in Brussels during The Works Tour, and features drummer Roger Taylor wearing an oversized message T-shirt ("CHOOSE LIFE") created by Katharine Hamnett. "Hammer to Fall" was the third song the band performed at Live Aid in 1985.
At the 1992 The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, the song was co-performed by Queen and guests Joe Elliott and Slash. [3] On several occasions in recent years, Brian May and Roger Taylor have played the song live with the Foo Fighters, including performances at Queen's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2001, and the VH1 Rock ...
The track features Freddie Mercury on piano and vocals, Brian May on electric guitar, Roger Taylor on drums, and John Deacon on bass and acoustic guitars. [3] The song is unusual for Queen in that it uses a 3rd person narrative. [7] It is also the only Queen single that does not have the rest of the group providing backing vocals to Mercury's lead.