Spread Your Wings

"Spread Your Wings"
"Spread Your Wings"
	UK single picture sleeve
Single by Queen
from the album News of the World
B-side	"Sheer Heart Attack"
Released	10 February 1978
Recorded	1977 at Sarm West and Wessex Studios
Genre	Hard rock
Length	4:32
Label	EMI (UK)
Songwriter(s)	John Deacon
Producer(s)	Queen, assisted by Mike Stone
Queen singles chronology
Music video
	"Spread Your Wings" on YouTube

"Spread Your Wings" is a power ballad by the rock band Queen, from their 1977 album News of the World.^[2] Written by bassist John Deacon, it was released as the A-side of the single "Spread Your Wings"/"Sheer Heart Attack" in 1978.

Arrangement[]

The track features Freddie Mercury on piano and vocals, Brian May on electric guitar, Roger Taylor on drums, and John Deacon on bass and acoustic guitars. A live version of the song appears on the band's 1979 album Live Killers.^[2] The song peaked at number 34 in the UK Singles Chart.

"Spread Your Wings" was not released as a single in North America. However, the live version from Live Killers was featured as the B-side to Queen's 1979 hit, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[3]

Personnel[]

Freddie Mercury - lead vocals, piano^[4]
Brian May - electric guitar
Roger Taylor - drums, percussion
John Deacon - bass guitar, acoustic guitar

Charts[]


Chart (1978)	Peak position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[5]	29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[6]	20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	26
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	34

Cover versions[]

This song was covered by German power metal band Blind Guardian on their 1992 album Somewhere Far Beyond. The same recording reappeared on their 1996 album The Forgotten Tales.^[9]

References[]

^ Prato, Greg. "Live Killers - Queen". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Your Wings News of the World: Spread Your Wings (Track 5) Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 11 July 2011
^ "Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love". 45cat.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ Spread Your Wings: Song Analysis Queen Songs. Retrieved 17 November 2018
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Queen – Spread Your Wings" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Queen" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Queen – Spread Your Wings" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
^ Popoff, Martin (2018). Queen: Album by Album. Voyageur Press. p. 108.

External links[]

Official music video on YouTube

[1] Prato, Greg. "Live Killers - Queen". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[Spread-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Your Wings News of the World: Spread Your Wings (Track 5) Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 11 July 2011

[3] "Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love". 45cat.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[4] Spread Your Wings: Song Analysis Queen Songs. Retrieved 17 November 2018

[sc_Germany_Queen-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Queen – Spread Your Wings" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[sc_Dutch40_Queen-6] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Queen" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

[sc_Dutch100_Queen-7] "Dutchcharts.nl – Queen – Spread Your Wings" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

[sc_UK_-8] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

[9] Popoff, Martin (2018). Queen: Album by Album. Voyageur Press. p. 108.

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