Let Me Live
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| "Let Me Live" | ||||
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Single by Queen | ||||
| from the album Made in Heaven | ||||
| B-side | "Fat Bottomed Girls" "Bicycle Race" | |||
| Released | 17 June 1996 | |||
| Format | CD single, 12" single | |||
| Recorded | 1983–1995 | |||
| Length | 4:45 | |||
| Label | Parlophone (Europe) Hollywood (North America) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Queen | |||
| Producer(s) | Queen | |||
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"Let Me Live" is a song by Queen, from the album Made in Heaven. Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and Brian May share lead vocals, with Mercury singing the first verse, Taylor singing the second verse & bridge, and May singing the last verse. During the choruses, all of the band members sing (except for John Deacon), as well as a background choir, giving it a gospel sound reminiscent of the band's 1976 single "Somebody to Love". The single reached #9 in the UK Single Charts.
Contents
1 History
2 Track listing
2.1 CD version
2.2 Alternate version
3 Personnel
4 Alternate version
5 References
6 External links
History[edit]
Freddie Mercury stated in an interview that this song was originally recorded with Rod Stewart in 1983. It is rumored that this song was intended to be on Queen's The Works album in 1984. A backing lyric in the version intended for release on "Made in Heaven" had to be changed due to copyright problems, because it resembled a line from "Piece of My Heart". The first Mexican and Dutch pressings of the album, however, had the original version. The song peaked at #9 on the UK singles chart. According to the Queen website, BBC Radio 1 banned this song from the air waves.[1]
Track listing[edit]
CD version[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let Me Live" | 4:48 |
| 2. | "My Fairy King (BBC Session, February 1973)" | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Doing All Right (BBC Session, February 1973)" | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Liar (BBC Session, February 1973)" | 6:29 |
Alternate version[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let Me Live" | 4:48 |
| 2. | "Fat Bottomed Girls (album version) (digital remaster)" | 4.18 |
| 3. | "Bicycle Race (digital remaster)" | 3.04 |
| 4. | "Don't Stop Me Now (digital remaster)" | 3.30 |
Personnel[edit]
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- Queen
Freddie Mercury — lead vocals on first verse, piano
Brian May — lead vocals on final verse, backing vocals, electric guitar, organ
Roger Taylor — lead vocals on second verse and bridge, backing vocals, drums, percussion
John Deacon — bass guitar
- Additional musicians
- Rebecca Leigh-White — backing vocals
- Gary Martin — backing vocals
Catherine Porter — backing vocals
Miriam Stockley — backing vocals
Alternate version[edit]
Made in Heaven – The Film's Edit (0:29) (on the DVD only, on the 'Song Select' screen) (an edit of the album version from 0:25 to 0:55, fading out over three seconds)
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
Official video (based on short film "Return Trip") on YouTube
- Lyrics at Queen official website
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