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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) May & Mercury [9] "I Want to Break Free" ‡ The Works: 1984 Deacon Mercury [18] "I Was Born to Love You" ‡ Made in Heaven: 1995 Mercury Mercury [21] "If You Can't Beat Them" Jazz: 1978 Deacon Mercury [7] "I'm a Man" Queen I Collector's Edition: 2024 Bo Diddley [25] "I'm Going Slightly Mad" ‡ Innuendo: 1991 Queen (Mercury ...
The video for the song was filmed at Alexandra Palace on 22 December 1979 and directed by Keith "Keef" MacMillan and features animation of a woman and a dove. The video would be the last to feature Freddie without a moustache until 1984, as he would sport it starting with the next video for "Play the Game" until he shaved it off for the music video for "I Want to Break Free".
[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 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.
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.