Made in Heaven (song)

"Made in Heaven"
"Made in Heaven"
Song by Queen
from the album Made in Heaven
Published	Queen Music Ltd.
Released	6 November 1995
Recorded	1984, 1995
Genre	Hard rock; soft rock;
Length	5:25
Label	Parlophone; Hollywood;
Songwriter(s)	Freddie Mercury
Producer(s)	Queen

"Made in Heaven"
"Made in Heaven"
Single by Freddie Mercury
from the album Mr. Bad Guy
B-side	"She Blows Hot and Cold"; "Made In Heaven" (Single Version) (On the 12" single, the extended version of "Made In Heaven" is on the A Side, while the B Side includes the single version of "Made In Heaven" and an extended version of "She Blows Hot and Cold");
Released	1 July 1985
Recorded	1984
Studio	Musicland Studios, West Germany
Genre	Soft rock
Length	4:05 (Album Version); 4:08 (Single Version); 4:50 (Extended Version);
Label	Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)	Freddie Mercury
Producer(s)	Reinhold Mack; Freddie Mercury;
Freddie Mercury singles chronology
Music video
	"Made in Heaven" on YouTube

"Made in Heaven" is the third single recorded by Freddie Mercury, and his fourth release as a solo artist.

Originally featured in Mercury's debut album, the song was slightly modified and published as a 45rpm paired with "She Blows Hot and Cold", described on the record sleeve as 'A Brand New Track'. The single reached #57 on the UK Singles Chart.

After Mercury's death, the song's title gave the name to Queen's 1995 posthumous album Made in Heaven. The song was also chosen, along with "I Was Born to Love You", to be re-recorded for the album, with the previous vocals over a newly recorded instrumental track.

Personnel

Original version

Freddie Mercury - lead vocals, piano, synthesiser
Fred Mandel - piano, synthesiser, guitar
Paul Vincent - lead guitar
Curt Cress - drums
Stephan Wissnet - bass guitar, Fairlight CMI
Reinhold Mack - Fairlight CMI

Queen version

Freddie Mercury - lead vocals, piano, keyboards
Brian May - electric guitar, slide guitar
Roger Taylor - drums, percussion
John Deacon - bass guitar

Releases and track listing

The single was released in 7" and 12" format.

7" single release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Made in Heaven (Single Version)"	4:09
2.	"She Blows Hot and Cold"	3:30

The 7" single was also released as a shaped picture disc.^[3]

12" single release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Made in Heaven (Extended Version)"	4:50
2.	"Made in Heaven (Single Version)"	4:09
3.	"She Blows Hot and Cold (Extended Version)"	6:46

Music video

The song's video was directed by David Mallet, previously involved in the making of the music video for "I Was Born to Love You", as well as five Queen clips. A Royal Opera House replica was built inside a warehouse in North London (as normal studios did not have high enough roofs), where Mercury wanted to recreate scenes from Stravinskij's The Rite of Spring and Dante's Inferno.^[4] The most remarkable element is probably the 67-foot tall rotating globe on top of which the singer stands in the last part of the video clip. The outfit that Mercury wears in this music video is quite similar to the outfit worn in the music video for the Queen single "Radio Ga Ga".

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	98
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[6]	36
Germany (GfK)^[7]	60
Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	30
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	57

References

^ "Freddie Mercury Singles Discography". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk.
^ "Freddie Mercury "Mr Bad Guy" album and song lyrics". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk.
^ Discogs.com
^ Jacky Gunn & Jim Jenkins (1992). Queen: As It Began. Sidgwick & Jackson. pp. 237–238. ISBN 978-88-7966-378-6. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Freddie Mercury – Made in Heaven" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Freddie Mercury – Made in Heaven" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Freddie Mercury". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "Freddie Mercury: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

External links

Official music video (Original Freddie Mercury version) on YouTube

[1] "Freddie Mercury Singles Discography". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk.

[2] "Freddie Mercury "Mr Bad Guy" album and song lyrics". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk.

[3] Discogs.com

[4] Jacky Gunn & Jim Jenkins (1992). Queen: As It Began. Sidgwick & Jackson. pp. 237–238. ISBN 978-88-7966-378-6. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

[aus-5] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Flanders_Freddie_Mercury-6] "Freddie Mercury – Made in Heaven" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[sc_Germany_Freddie_Mercury-7] "Freddie Mercury – Made in Heaven" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[sc_Ireland2_Freddie_Mercury-8] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Freddie Mercury". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Freddie_Mercury-9] "Freddie Mercury: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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v t e Freddie Mercury
Discography
Studio album	Mr. Bad Guy
Collaborative album	Barcelona (with Montserrat Caballé)
Compilations	The Freddie Mercury Album The Solo Collection Lover of Life, Singer of Songs Messenger of the Gods: The Singles Never Boring
Singles	"I Can Hear Music" "Love Kills" "I Was Born to Love You" "Made in Heaven" "Living on My Own" "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" "Time" "The Great Pretender" "Barcelona" "The Golden Boy" "In My Defence"
Other songs	"There Must Be More to Life Than This"
Depictions	Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God (play) Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender (documentary) Bohemian Rhapsody (film)
Related	The Hectics Sour Milk Sea Smile Queen 17473 Freddiemercury The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Mercury Phoenix Trust Cirolana mercuryi Mercurana Heteragrion freddiemercuryi Logan Place

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