I want to break free album6/21/2023 ![]() ![]() 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. Lisa Stansfield sang it in The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert." I Want to Break Free" is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by their bassist John Deacon. ![]() The band Queen was formed in London in 1970 and was active for 14 years. In the US, it only reached number 45 on the US charts and stayed there for 8 weeks. It was very popular in Germany where it was number 4 in the charts for 20 weeks. It was also within the top 10 in many European and Latin American countries. The single was very successful for Queen after reaching number 3 in the UK and held that position for 15 weeks. Brian May said, “I think at that point we lost America, which is a shame, as it means there’s a whole chunk of Queen songs which never got played or heard there.” Release date Couple with Mercury’s bisexuality, the video proved too controversial and ended up being banned on MTV. It was her idea to pastiche the Coronation Street women.” But in the US, it was a different story, the British humor didn’t go over well with the Americans, and some got offended by the band dressing as women, seeing the video as an empowerment to transvestites. I think we proved that”. In an interview with Q magazine March 2011, Bryan May was asked whether each band member’s character in the video was an accurate reflection of their personalities? He answered:”Of Course! Everybody thinks that was Freddie’s idea because it looks like something that he would love to do but it actually came from Roger’s girlfriend at the time, strangely enough. We wanted people to know that we didn’t take ourselves too seriously, that we could still laugh at ourselves. Roger Taylor said, “We had done some really serious, epic videos in the past, and we just thought we’d have some fun. Echoing the song’s lyrics, all of them want to ‘break free’ of their lives. The idea of dressing up in the video was suggested by Roger Taylor,featuring the band dressed up in drag-with Freddie as a housewife, Roger Taylor as a young school girl, Brain May as a housewife, and John Deacon as a grandmother. Although it was originally intended to be a male perspective of the women’s liberation movement, it was then taken on as somewhat of an anthem for one’s own personal freedom for person who finds his/herself in a situation where they feel repressed and want to ‘break free’ of their circumstances and show the real person that they are. This song talks about someone who feels trapped in their relationship and wants to ‘break free’ of their lover. ![]()
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