Killer Queen
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| "Killer Queen" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Queen | ||||
| from Sheer Heart Attack" | ||||
| A-side | "Flick of the Wrist" (double A-side) | |||
| Written | 1973 | |||
| Released | 11 October 1974 (UK) 21 October 1974 (US)[1] | |||
| Recorded | July – August 1974 | |||
| Studio | Trident, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Freddie Mercury | |||
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| Queen singles chronology | ||||
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| "Killer Queen" at YouTube | ||||
"Killer Queen" is a song by British rock group Queen. It was featured on their 1974 album Sheer Heart Attack, and also appears on, Greatest Hits.[5] When released as a single, "Killer Queen" was Queen's breakthrough hit. It reached number two in the United Kingdom and number 12 in the United States.[6]
Musicians:
- Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals, piano, jangle piano
- Brian May - electric guitar, backing vocals
- Roger Taylor - drums, triangle, chimes, backing vocals
- John Deacon - bass guitar
References
- ↑ Killer Queen. Queen Vault. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ 10 Essential Glam Rock Albums (6 June 2012)Treblezine. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Top 10 Freddie Mercury Queen SongsUltimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Prato, Greg. Song Review by Greg PratoAllMusic. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Queen: Greatest HitsAllmusic. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books
