Don't stop me now

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Don't stop me now
Queen
publication November 10, 1978 (album)
January 26, 1979 (single)
length 3:29
Genre (s) skirt
Author (s) Freddie Mercury
album jazz
Cover versions
2003 Thomas Wohlfahrt
2004 The Vandals
2006 McFly
2006 Global deejays
2009 Katy Perry
2010 Eternal Tango
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Don't Stop Me Now (Queen)
  DE 35 05.03.1979 (8 weeks)
  AT 38 11/16/2018 (8 weeks)
  CH 52 11/11/2018 (22 weeks)
  UK 9 02/10/1979 (50 weeks)
  US 86 02/17/1979 (4 weeks)
Don't Stop Me Now (McFly)
  UK 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 07/29/2006 (8 weeks)

Don't Stop Me Now is a song by the British rock band Queen released in 1978 on the album Jazz .

background

The song was written in 1978 while recording the album Jazz . The lyrics and music are penned by the singer Freddie Mercury . The title was produced by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker .

In the recording studio, individual recordings were initially made, which were overdubbed to create the finished, three-and-a-half minute piece. The piano of Mercury was first recorded as a central musical theme, followed by Bass ( John Deacon ), drums ( Roger Taylor ) and guitar ( Brian May ). The recordings of the polyphonic chorus (Mercury, Taylor and May) and Mercury's solo part were last. The harmony singing in the chorus was exemplary for the musical work of the band and is one of their trademarks.

Compared to many other Queen titles, guitar playing has only a subordinate role and can only be heard briefly in the second half of the title. When performing live, however, May's part was extended to include the entire song.

Although the title is now considered one of the most popular pieces by Queen fans, it was only played live in 1979 and was not included in the setlist the year before or on subsequent tours. A live interpretation can be found on the double album Live Killers .

construction

The song is written in F major . It begins with a rubato vocal part to Mercury's piano playing, then goes on to a much more rocking part, before it ends with another piano playing and solo singing by Mercury. The same melody is used at the beginning and the end of the title.

content

The text describes the feeling of energy and strength, which is presented in a humorous way of expression. Mercury used a cosmic imagery.

"I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky ... I'm a rocket ship on my way to Mars ... I am a satellite I'm out of control"
- "I'm a falling star that falls through the sky ... I am a spaceship on the way to Mars ... I am a satellite out of control "

"I'm a racing car, passing by like Lady Godiva ... I'm gonna go, go, go ... There's no stopping me"
- "I'm a moving car, passing by like Lady Godiva ... I will carry on, do, do, nothing can stop me "

Mercury is here referring to Lady Godiva , who rode naked through town on a horse to save her people. She has "stopped at nothing" and Mercury wants to honor exactly those deeds in his text.

Publication and Success

Don't Stop Me Now was released on January 26, 1979 as the second single from Jazz . The cover shows Freddie Mercury on his back on a stage. The B-side contains either the title In Only Seven Days (Europe, Latin America) or More of That Jazz (North America, Asia, Oceania). The accompanying music video , which shows the band members on their stage, grouped around Taylor's drums, in a simulated live performance, was made before one of their concerts in Brussels.

In the British charts , the single reached number 9 - two ranks higher than the previous single Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls . In the USA and Germany , however, the single achieved only moderate prices. The best placements in Europe were achieved with 10th place in Ireland and 16th place in the Netherlands.

In 2007 and 2008 the title reappeared in the UK charts and stayed in the top 200 for months (highest position was 47th). This was made possible because the rules for the UK charts had previously been changed and downloads have also been taken into account since then. Music Week , a magazine for the British music industry, published download charts in 2009 in which the songs were sorted according to the decade in which they were published. Among the tracks first published in the 1970s, Don't Stop Me Now is the most downloaded track from the Internet with a total of around 200,000 downloads sold.

Viewers of the BBC telecast Top Gear chose Do not Stop Me Now in 2005 the Greatest Driving Song Ever . On the associated trophy, which Roger Taylor received in Sardinia and later sunk in the sea, only Stop Me Now was engraved.

Don't Stop Me Now also appeared on the Queen compilations Greatest Hits (1981) and Absolute Greatest (2009).

Cover versions

There are a few cover versions of the title.

There is also a classic version of the title by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a Spanish version by the Mexican band Fobia.

The cover version of the pop band McFly reached number 1 on the British singles chart. On September 22nd, 2006, guest guitarist Brian May accompanied the band in a joint live performance of Don't Stop Me Now .

Use (selection)

Don't Stop Me Now was used in different versions

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charts DE Charts UK Charts UK McFly Charts US
  2. ^ Song information (by Philipp Nothaft). Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  3. ↑ a b Don't Stop Me Now - Queen. Song Review (by Donald A. Guarisco; allmusic.com). Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  4. ↑ Queenconcerts.com . Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  5. ↑ Queen - Don't Stop Me Now Lyrics. Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
  6. ^ Don't Stop Me Now on Queenpedia.com, accessed January 5, 2010.
  7. ↑ Don't Stop Me Now in the Irish Charts on IrishCharts.ie (search for DON'T STOP ME NOW)
  8. ↑ Don't Stop Me Now in the Dutch charts on DutchCharts.nl
  9. ^ Paul Williams: Timeless tunes: how downloads changed catalog tracks forever. In: Music Week, July 11, 2009. Quoted in 'Don't Stop Me Now' Most Downloaded 70s Track (brianmay.com: Queen News, July 11, 2009). Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Don't Stop Me Now - Greatest Driving Song" ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (brianmay.com: Queen News, Aug 7, 2005). Retrieved January 5, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.brianmay.com
  11. ↑ "Top Gear" episode guide ( memento of the original from August 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (finalgear.com). Retrieved January 5, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.finalgear.com
  12. ↑ Cover of Queen - Don't Stop Me Now on WhoSampled.com
  13. ^ Brian Performs with McFly at Wembley Arena Concert (brianmay.com: Brian News, September 22 and 24, 2006). Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  14. ↑ McFly - Pretty Damn Fly for Four White Guy .... ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (by Brian May; Bri's Soapbox, September 23, 2006). Retrieved January 5, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.brianmay.com
  15. ↑ Hank Green: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing . Dutton, New York 2018.