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" ' 39" is a song by British rock band Queen. Composed by lead guitarist Brian May, it is the fifth track on their fourth studio album A Night at the Opera. The song was also the B-side to "You're My Best Friend". The song relates the tale of a group of space explorers who embark on what is, from their perspective, a year-long voyage.
Name of song, original release, year of release, writer(s) and lead vocalist Title Original release Year Writer(s) Lead vocal(s) Ref. " '39" A Night at the Opera: 1975 May May [1] "Action This Day" Hot Space: 1982 Taylor Taylor & Mercury [2] "All Dead, All Dead" News of the World: 1977 May May & Mercury [3] "All God's People" Innuendo: 1991 ...
Since the 1970s, Queen has sold 300 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling artists in history. [2] [3] Billboard ranked them as the 87th Greatest Artist of All Time. [4] According to RIAA, Queen has sold 108.7 million certified records in the US. [5] Founded in 1970, Queen released their self-titled debut album in 1973.
Original Queen band members Bob Geldoff and Brian May react to the Live Aid set for 'Bohemian Rhapsody.'
"Death on Two Legs" is a song by the British rock band Queen and is the opening track on their fourth album A Night at the Opera. The song was written by Freddie Mercury about the band's fall-out with their original manager and Trident Studios owner Norman Sheffield .
Since Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" in 2009, every video that has reached the top of the "most-viewed YouTube videos" list has been a music video. In November 2005, a Nike advertisement featuring Brazilian football player Ronaldinho became the first video to reach 1,000,000 views. [ 1 ]
Two of Mercury's songs, "We Are the Champions" and "Bohemian Rhapsody", have also each been voted as the greatest song of all time in major polls by Sony Ericsson [185] and Guinness World Records. [186] Both songs have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame; "Bohemian Rhapsody" in 2004 and "We Are the Champions" in 2009. [187]
The song was initially not released as a single as part of promotion for the Innuendo album, but was released in October 1991 as the band launched their Greatest Hits II album. The video for the song featured a compilation of clips from all their videos since 1982, in support of the Greatest Hits II album. Due to Mercury's critical health at ...