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Let Me Live

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Released
  
17 June 1996

Recorded
  
1983–1995

Length
  
4:45

Format
  
CD single, 12" single

Genre
  
Rock, Gospel

B-side
  
"Fat Bottomed Girls" "Bicycle Race"

"Let Me Live" is a song by Queen, from the album Made in Heaven. Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and Brian May share lead vocals, with Mercury singing the first verse, Taylor singing the second verse & bridge, and May singing the last verse. During the choruses, all of the band members sing (except for John Deacon), as well as a background choir, giving it a gospel sound reminiscent of the band's 1976 single "Somebody to Love". The single reached #9 in the UK Single Charts.

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History

Freddie Mercury stated in an interview that this song was originally recorded with Rod Stewart in 1983. It is rumored that this song was intended to be on Queen's The Works album in 1984. A backing lyric in the version intended for release on "Made in Heaven" had to be changed due to copyright problems, because it resembled a line from "Piece of My Heart". The first Mexican and Dutch pressings of the album, however, had the original version. The song peaked at #9 on the UK singles chart. According to the Queen website, BBC Radio 1 banned this song from the air waves.

Personnel

Queen

  • Freddie Mercury — lead vocals on first verse, piano
  • Brian May — lead vocals on final verse, backing vocals, electric guitar, organ
  • Roger Taylor — lead vocals on second verse and bridge, backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • John Deacon — bass guitar

    • Additional musicians

  • Rebecca Leigh-White — backing vocals
  • Gary Martin — backing vocals
  • Catherine Porter — backing vocals
  • Miriam Stockley — backing vocals

    • Alternate version

  • Made in Heaven – The Film's Edit (0:29) (on the DVD only, on the 'Song Select' screen) (an edit of the album version from 0:25 to 0:55, fading out over three seconds)

    • References

    Let Me Live Wikipedia
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