Sheer Heart Attack (song)
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"Sheer Heart Attack" | |
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![]() B-side label of the US vinyl pressing of the "It's Late" single release | |
Song by Queen | |
from the album News of the World | |
A-side |
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Released |
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Recorded | July – September 1977 at Basing Street and Wessex Studios |
Genre | |
Length | 3:27 |
Label | EMI, Parlophone (Europe) Elektra, Hollywood (US) |
Songwriter(s) | Roger Taylor |
Producer(s) |
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Music video | |
"Sheer Heart Attack" on YouTube |
"Sheer Heart Attack" is a song by the British rock band Queen, released on their sixth studio album News of the World in 1977.[4][5][6][7] It is one of two songs on the album entirely written by Roger Taylor.
Background[]
"Sheer Heart Attack" was originally written for the album of the same name in 1974, but was not included on the album for several reasons. The song was finished for News of the World in 1977.
Roger Taylor plays almost every instrument on the finished track, with some help from Brian May on guitar. This is one of the few original Queen recordings that does not feature bass guitarist John Deacon.
The song was the B-side of the Deacon-penned single "Spread Your Wings" in February 1978. It was also the B-side of the single "It's Late", written by May, which was released only in Canada, the United States, New Zealand and Japan in April 1978.
Live performances[]
The song was performed live from 1977 to 1984. It has been released on three live albums: Live Killers in 1979, Queen Rock Montreal in 1981, and Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl in 1982.
Personnel[]
Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[8]
- Freddie Mercury – lead and backing vocals
- Brian May – lead guitar
- Roger Taylor – lead and backing vocals, drums, rhythm guitar, bass guitar
References[]
- ^ House, Denis (23 November 2018). "The Show Must Go On". The Sentinel-Echo. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Testa, Bart (9 February 1978). "News Of The World". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Chiu, David (24 June 2015). "How Queen Embraced Disco, Conquered America, Then Bit The Dust". Medium. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Epstein, Dan (28 October 2017). "Queen's 'News of the World': 10 Things You Didn't Know". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Easlea, Daryl. "BBC - Music - Review of Queen - News Of The World". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ News of the World by Queen, retrieved 21 November 2020
- ^ News of the World - Queen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 21 November 2020
- ^ Queen. “News of the World” (Album Notes). EMI. 1977.
- 1977 songs
- Queen (band) songs
- Song recordings produced by Mike "Clay" Stone
- Songs written by Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
- British punk rock songs
- British hard rock songs