![]() ![]() The 7-inch records were distributed in 16 countries. The single was released on 2 April 1984 on 7-inch and 12-inch records and later as 3-inch and 5-inch CDs. The song became the second single from the album The Works, after " Radio Ga Ga". The extended version was mostly distributed as 12-inch vinyl records and then reissued on the CD of The Works in 1991.īesides The Works, the song was featured in the albums Greatest Hits II, Box of Tricks, Greatest Hits (1992 US 'Red' edition) and Absolute Greatest and in the box-sets The Complete Works and The Platinum Collection. ![]() It lasts until 6:04, and the remaining minute contains fragments of other songs from The Works. The extended version lasts 7 minutes 16 seconds and features a longer introduction and ending. For the Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack the single introduction is added to the album version creating a 3 minutes 43 seconds edit. The introduction is played on an electronic keyboard and is assisted by cymbals, drums and a guitar ( Red Special). The single version lasts 4 minutes 21 seconds and differs from the album version by the 40-second introduction and a longer synthesizer solo which starts at 2:33. īesides the album version, a single version and an extended version were released. ![]() The keyboard solo was done in one take on a Roland Jupiter-8 synthesizer, except the last note with a portamento down one octave, which was captured via punching in. The song features session musician Fred Mandel, who plays all of the keyboard parts he was involved with the song when it featured only a drum machine and a guitar part. It has three verses with one bridge, no chorus, and relatively little section repetition. Most of the song follows a traditional 12 bar blues progression in E major. The song was written in 1983 by John Deacon and released in April 1984. The song features on the band's compilation album, Greatest Hits II. It also topped the charts of Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The single reached only number 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100, but reached number three in the UK and was certified Platinum with over 600,000 copies sold/equivalent streams. Īfter its release in 1984, the song was well received in Europe and South America and is regarded as an anthem of the fight against oppression. Whereas the parody was acclaimed in the United Kingdom, where cross-dressing is a popular trope in British comedy, it caused controversy in the United States. The second part of the video included a composition rehearsed and performed with the Royal Ballet and choreographed by Wayne Eagling. The song is largely known for its music video for which all the band members dressed in drag, a concept proposed by drummer Roger Taylor, which parodied the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street. The track became a staple of the bands during their 1984–85 Works Tour and their 1986 Magic Tour. It appears on the album The Works (1984), and was released in three versions: album, single and extended. And though it could ultimately do little to salvage the band's dwindling fortunes in America, pretty much everywhere else, "I want to Break Free" and The Works album as a whole, became wildly popular and one of Queen's biggest-selling albums." I Want to Break Free" is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by their bassist John Deacon. mix (issued in six different configurations to better exploit obsessive collectors) differed considerably from the original album cut, forgoing much of its perky shuffle for the benefit of additional synthesizers and an intro melody inspired on the "Coronation Street" theme (just in case someone had missed the connection the first time). A large-scale production of Hollywood-like proportions, the short film featured the entire band dressed in drag and emulating the ultra-popular British soap "Coronation Street." Countering this hilarity, was a beautifully choreographed sequence featuring flamboyant singer Freddie Mercury cavorting with the Royal Ballet, followed by an equally elaborate montage framing guitarist Brian May's incredibly liquid solo. "I want to Break Free" was bassist John Deacon's entry, and though it was a fantastic pop song, it's probably best remembered for the outrageous, wildly popular video made for it. An evenly balanced collection of typically eclectic Queen rock, The Works was a worldwide smash on the strength of four hit singles, each one composed by a different member among the band's talented pool of songwriters. a few weeks apart in April 1984, the single flew up the first country's charts to number three, but stalled at 45 in the latter's - a clear sign of Queen's diverging popularity track on each continent. "I want to Break Free" was the second single taken from Queen's 11th studio album, The Works. ![]()
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