Save Me (Queen song)
| "Save Me" | ||||
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| Single by Queen | ||||
| from the album The Game | ||||
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| Released | 25 January 1980 | |||
| Recorded | June - July 1979 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | EMI, Elektra | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brian May | |||
| Producer(s) | Queen and Reinhold Mack | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Save Me" on YouTube | ||||
"Save Me" is a song by the British rock band Queen from their 1980 album The Game. Written by guitarist Brian May, it was recorded in 1979, and released in the UK on 25 January 1980, nearly six months prior to the release of the album. "Save Me" spent six weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 11.[1]
The song was played live from 1979 to 1982[2][3][4][5] and was recorded for their live albums, Queen Rock Montreal at the Montreal Forum, Quebec, Canada in November 1981 and Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl at the Milton Keynes Bowl, Buckinghamshire, England in June 1982.[6] The song is also included on Queen's Greatest Hits[7] and Queen Forever albums. A circulating video of the performance during the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1979 also exists.
History
Brian May wrote "Save Me" about a friend whose marriage had ended.
Technical details
Musically, the song is complex, with the verses in the key of G major, and the chorus in the key of D major. An instrumental solo, in the related key of G major, serves as a verse.
Music video
The video for the song was filmed at Alexandra Palace on 22 December 1979 and directed by Keith "Keef" MacMillan and features animation of a woman and a dove. The video would be the last to feature Freddie without a moustache until 1984, as he would sport it starting with the next video for "Play the Game" until he shaved it off for the music video for "I Want to Break Free.[8]
Personnel
- Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals
- Brian May - acoustic and electric guitars, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals
- John Deacon - bass guitar
Charts
| Country | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Norway | 7 |
| Ireland | 8 |
| Italy | 10 |
| UK | 11 |
| Germany | 42 |
| Japan | 96 |
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Limited
- ^ Queen live on tour: Crazy tour: Setlist Queen Concerts. Retrieved 5 July 2011
- ^ Queen live on tour: The Game (world): Setlist Queen Concerts. Retrieved 5 July 2011
- ^ Queen live on tour: Japan 1981: Setlist Queen Concerts. Retrieved 5 July 2011
- ^ Queen live on tour: Hot Space (world): Setlist Queen Concerts. Retrieved 5 July 2011
- ^ Queen Rock Montreal Allmusic. Retrieved 16 July 2011
- ^ Greatest Hits Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 16 July 2011
- ^ http://www.freddiemercury.com/en/ask-phoebe/blog-75
