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The inscription "Queen. I Want to Break Free" is red, white, gold or black and the frame is red or white. The German 5-inch CD uses the cover for the "Radio Ga Ga" single. The reverse side is the same – a photo of the group on a red background, except for CDs which had a white background and no pictures. [10] [11] [12] [13]
During the introduction ("new life is born"), the video features Taylor's then-girlfriend Debbie Leng, [10] with a black mask painted around her eyes, waking up and getting up on the rail track. The commencing of the fast part coincides with the scene of the train breaking through a polystyrene wall painted as a brick wall; the wall was ...
The video also features footage from earlier Queen promo videos. [24] At the end of the music video, the words "Thanks To Metropolis" appear. The video was filmed at Carlton TV Studios and Shepperton Studios, London, between 23/24 November 1983 and January 1984. [24] It led to a 1984 re-release of the film with a rock soundtrack. [25]
Queen (May) Mercury [4] "I Go Crazy" B-side of "Radio Ga Ga" 1984 May Mercury May (bridge) [24] "I Guess We're Falling Out (Demo)" The Miracle Collector's Edition: 2022 May Mercury "I Want It All" ‡ The Miracle: 1989 Queen (May) May & Mercury [9] "I Want to Break Free" ‡ The Works: 1984 Deacon Mercury [18] "I Was Born to Love You" ‡ Made ...
The idea for the song came from Freddie Mercury and John Deacon, who wrote the basic chord structure for the song. All four contributed to the lyrics and musical ideas, and the song was still credited to the entire band because they had agreed to do so during the album recording, regardless of who had been the actual writer.
[4] May pointed out more positively that the video was an ironic take, as it portrayed Mercury as a wealthy man singing about how hard life and love are, and at that point Mercury in real life possessed great wealth but was still searching for love. The video was filmed at the Arnold & Richter studio in Munich.
The Works is the eleventh studio album by the British rock band Queen.It was released on 27 February 1984 by EMI Records just shortly after recording for the album had been completed in the United Kingdom and it is the band's first studio album to be released by Capitol Records in the United States.
Queen played the song live between 1979 and 1986, and a live performance of the song is recorded in the albums Queen Rock Montreal, Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl, Live at Wembley '86 and Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest. [10] [11] Since its release, the song has been covered by a number of artists.