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"'''Love of My Life'''" is a song by the British [[rock music|rock]] band [[Queen (band)|Queen]] from their 1975 album ''[[A Night at the Opera (Queen album)|A Night at the Opera]]''.<ref name="allmusic"/> |
"'''Love of My Life'''" is a song by the British [[rock music|rock]] band [[Queen (band)|Queen]] from their 1975 album ''[[A Night at the Opera (Queen album)|A Night at the Opera]]''.<ref name="allmusic"/> |
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The [[sentimental ballad]] was written by [[Freddie Mercury]] for |
The [[sentimental ballad]] was written by [[Freddie Mercury]] for Mary Austin.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=7Nt_DQAAQBAJ&lpg=PT62&ots=jOlHCiPRMO&dq=%22for%20minns%22%20john%20reid%20love%20of%20my%20life&pg=PT61#v=onepage&q&f=true Somebody to Love: The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury] p. 115. Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 29 February 2020.</ref> After Queen performed the song in South America in 1981, the version from their live album ''[[Live Killers]]'' reached number 1 in the singles chart in [[Argentina]] and [[Brazil]], and stayed in the charts in Argentina for an entire year.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=adNONbUWLjgC&pg=PT167&lpg=PT167&dq=Love+of+My+Life+CHARTS+-+ARGENTINA#v=onepage&q&f=false Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Crown Kings of Rock] p.164. Voyageur Press. Retrieved 12 July 2011</ref> |
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Freddie Mercury wrote it on the [[piano]] and [[guitar]] first, and [[Brian May]] rearranged the song for acoustic [[12-string guitar]] for live performances, also lowering the key by a minor third. May contributed occasional guitar phrases to the original recording and played the swooping [[harp]] [[glissandos]] by pasting together multiple takes of single chords. |
Freddie Mercury wrote it on the [[piano]] and [[guitar]] first, and [[Brian May]] rearranged the song for acoustic [[12-string guitar]] for live performances, also lowering the key by a minor third. May contributed occasional guitar phrases to the original recording and played the swooping [[harp]] [[glissandos]] by pasting together multiple takes of single chords. |
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Revision as of 17:38, 26 June 2021
| "Love of My Life" | |
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| Song by Queen | |
| from the album A Night at the Opera | |
| Published | Queen Music Ltd. |
| Released | 21 November 1975 |
| Recorded | 1975 |
| Genre | Soft rock |
| Length | 3:39 |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(s) | Freddie Mercury |
| Producer(s) |
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"Love of My Life" is a song by the British rock band Queen from their 1975 album A Night at the Opera.[1]
The sentimental ballad was written by Freddie Mercury for Mary Austin.[2] After Queen performed the song in South America in 1981, the version from their live album Live Killers reached number 1 in the singles chart in Argentina and Brazil, and stayed in the charts in Argentina for an entire year.[3]
Freddie Mercury wrote it on the piano and guitar first, and Brian May rearranged the song for acoustic 12-string guitar for live performances, also lowering the key by a minor third. May contributed occasional guitar phrases to the original recording and played the swooping harp glissandos by pasting together multiple takes of single chords.
Live performances
Introduced during the News of the World Tour in 1977, "Love of My Life" was such a concert favourite that Mercury frequently stopped singing and allowed the audience to take over. It was especially well received during concerts in South America, and as a result, the band released the Live Killers version of the song as a single there.[1]
After Mercury's death, Brian May has frequently dedicated the song to him in his own live performances. A notable exception is the Sheffield show which yielded the Return of the Champions CD and DVD. At that show, May announced that Mercury's mother was at the show and he dedicated the song to her instead. In the Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour, May would sing a few lines of the song, then let the audience take over for every verse, as Mercury did. When played at the Glasgow SECC in the 2008 Cosmos Rocks tour, May dedicated the song to his own mother, who had recently died.
During Rock in Rio 6 in 2015, Queen + Adam Lambert was one of the artists to celebrate the festival's 30th anniversary. "Love of My Life" had both May singing a few lines and archive footage of Mercury performing the song during the inaugural Wembley concert in 1986.[4]
1979 live single release
| "Love of My Life (Live at Festhalle Frankfurt, 2 Feb '79)" | ||||
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 German single picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Queen | ||||
| from the album Live Killers | ||||
| B-side | "Now I'm Here" (live at Palais des Sports Lyon, 17 Feb '79) | |||
| Released | 29 June 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Venue | Festhalle Frankfurt | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Freddie Mercury | |||
| Queen singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Love of My Life " on YouTube | ||||
The acoustic version of the song featured on the band's 1979 album Live Killers[1] was recorded at their concert at Festhalle Frankfurt on 2 February of that year. A shortened version was released as a single in the UK and other territories, which did not include the spoken intros and outros from the album. The liner notes for the DVD release "Greatest Video Hits 1" state that although the live audio is from Frankfurt, the accompanying music video that was edited to the track consisted of footage from a 1979 Tokyo concert. In fact, the footage was filmed before one of three Tokyo concerts the band played between 23–25 April. Some bits of footage from two concerts in Paris from earlier in the year are woven in. After performing the song in South America in 1981, it was this version that reached number 1 in the singles chart in Argentina and Brazil, and stayed in the charts in Argentina for an entire year.
Personnel
- Freddie Mercury – lead and backing vocals, piano
- Brian May – acoustic and electric guitar, harp
- Roger Taylor – drums, cymbals
- John Deacon – bass guitar
- 1979 Live Version[7]
- Freddie Mercury – vocals
- Brian May – acoustic guitar
Charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Italy (FIMI)[14] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[16] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ a b c Love of My Life Allmusic. Retrieved 7 July 2011
- ^ Somebody to Love: The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury p. 115. Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Crown Kings of Rock p.164. Voyageur Press. Retrieved 12 July 2011
- ^ "Queen repete coro de 1985 em 'Love of My Life' e lembra Freddie Mercury". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese).
- ^ A Night at the Opera (Media notes). EMI Records. 1975. EMTC 103.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Live Killers (Media notes). EMI Records. 1979. EMSP 330.
- ^ "Queen: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Queen – Love of My Life". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Queen – Love of My Life" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Queen – Love of My Life". AFP Top 100 Singles.
- ^ "Queen Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 200 FTD 2018" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Queen – Love of My Life" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 April 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Love of My Life" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
- ^ "British single certifications – Queen – Love of My Life". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 July 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Love of My Life in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American single certifications – Queen – Love Of My Life". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
