I Want to Break Free

"I Want to Break Free" (sample (help·info)) is a song performed by Queen, which was written exclusively by bassist John Deacon. The Works is a 1984 rock album by English band Queen. The band's eleventh studio album it marked a partial return to their rock Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) A gramophone A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951 is a retired English musician best known as the Bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Reinhold Mack (aka Mack) is a German Record producer and Sound engineer, mostly known for his collaborations "Radio Ga Ga" is a song performed and recorded by the band Queen, written by their drummer Roger Taylor. "It's a Hard Life" is a song by English rock band Queen, written by lead singer Freddie Mercury. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951 is a retired English musician best known as the Bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. It featured on their 1984 album The Works. The Works is a 1984 rock album by English band Queen. The band's eleventh studio album it marked a partial return to their rock In the UK Chart, it peaked at number 3, and remained in the chart for fifteen consecutive weeks from its release in late April of 1984.

1 Variants
2 Music video
3 Chart performance
4 Covers
5 References

Variants

Two differing versions of the song are in circulation. The version on The Works is in fact shorter than the single remix by 61 seconds, because of a fade-in synthesiser introduction and a longer solo in which both the synthesiser and guitar feature separately. This is in contrast to "Hammer to Fall", a song which was edited down by thirty seconds from the album version to be released as a single. "Hammer to Fall" is a 1984 Hard rock Song written by Brian May and performed by the British rock group Queen. The promotional 45 sent to radio stations by Capitol Records had both versions on either side. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as However, Queen's name and the song title were deliberately left off, so the labels read "Special Single Mix (4:21)" and "Special Single Mix-Edited (3:59).

Music video

The music video, directed by David Mallet, was a parody of the northern British soap opera Coronation Street. David Mallet is a director particularly noted for his work on Music videos including David Bowie 's innovative " Ashes to Ashes " and Queen Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren During part of the video, the band members dressed in drag, as mildly similar characters found in the soap at the time. The video also depicted the band in what appeared to be a coal mine in their normal look, and it also features a ballet piece with the Royal Ballet (one of the dancers was Jeremy Sheffield), for which Freddie Mercury shaved off his trademark moustache to portray Nijinsky. The Royal Ballet is an internationally renowned Classical ballet company based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England Jeremy Sheffield (born March 17 1966) is an English actor Sheffield trained as a ballet dancer with the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead Nijinsky redirects here For other uses of the name see Nijinsky (disambiguation. According to Brian May in an interview about Queen's Greatest Hits, the video ruined the band in America, which might explain why singles failed to go above #40 in the US Billboard charts after "Radio Ga Ga". "Radio Ga Ga" is a song performed and recorded by the band Queen, written by their drummer Roger Taylor. The video was initially banned by MTV in the U. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. S. , but the ban was lifted in 1991 when it aired on VH1's My Generation 2-part episodes devoted to Queen hosted by guitarist Brian May. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Brian Harold May, CBE The song received renewed attention when it was used in a media advertising campaign for the soft drink Coca-Cola C2. Coca-Cola C2 (also referred to as Coke C2, C2 Cola, or simply C2) was a Cola -flavored Beverage introduced by The Coca-Cola

Chart performance

Country	Peak position	Certification
Australia	9
Austria	1
Belgium	1
Canada	26
France	9
Germany	4
Ireland	2
New Zealand	1	Platinum
The Netherlands	1^[1]
South Africa	1
Spain	5
Switzerland	2
UK	3	silver
US	45

Covers

At the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, Lisa Stansfield performed the song. The Dutch Top 40 ( Nederlandse Top 40) is a weekly Music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40" because the Pirate radio channel Radio The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was an open-air concert held on Easter Monday, April 20 1992 at Lisa Jane Stansfield (born April 11 1966) is a Grammy Award -nominated and BRIT Award -winning English R&B and soul She entered the Wembley stage wearing hair curlers (à la Hilda Ogden) and pushing a vacuum cleaner in a direct reference and tribute to the song's video. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. Hilda Alice Ogden (née Crabtree) is a Fictional character on the television series Coronation Street. A vacuum cleaner (in colloquial British English also hoover) is a device that uses an air Pump to create a partial Vacuum to Suck

In the late 1990s, the Spanish TV program "El Informal" made a parody of the videoclip of the song. The song was called "Me Quiero Reir" (I Want to Laugh) and it featured the presenters dressed as the band members and performing funny sketches.

In 1998, Masterboy made a dance cover. Masterboy is a German Eurodance group formed in early 1990s with notable success in Europe, Asia, Oceania and South America

In 2006, Dewa 19, one of the bestselling Indonesian rock bands covered the song on their album Republik Cinta (Republic of Love). Dewa 19, often referred to as Dewa, is an Indonesian rock band originating from Surabaya, East Java. Republik Cinta is the 8th studio Album by Dewa 19 and was released in January 2006 in Indonesia the title translates into "Republic

A ska version was recorded and released by Australian ska band Area 7. Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor

References

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Contents

Variants

Music video

Chart performance

Covers

References