Love of My Life (Queen Song)
| Love of My Life | |
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| Queen | |
| publication | 1975 |
| length | 3:36 |
| Genre (s) | Soft rock |
| Author (s) | Freddie Mercury |
| Label | EMI , Elektra , Parlophone , Hollywood |
| album | A Night at the Opera |
Love of My Life is a rock ballad by the British rock band Queen . The song was written by Freddie Mercury for his then girlfriend Mary Austin and was first released on the 1975 album A Night at the Opera . In the studio version, the song is accompanied by a harp and a piano . Since the song was performed in almost all of Queen's live appearances, it is also included on various live albums, including Live Killers and Live at Wembley '86 . In 1979 the song reached number 63 in a live version as a single from the album Live Killers in the British charts .
The song quickly became a fan favorite. Therefore, it was played on almost all live performances. Mercury often had the audience sing parts of the song. During the live performances, a guitar was always used instead of the harp .
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occupation
- Freddie Mercury : ( background ) vocals , piano
- Brian May : guitar, harp
- Roger Taylor : Basin
- John Deacon : bass guitar
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Love of My Life at Allmusic (English). Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ Love Of my Life by Queen at Songfacts.com (English), accessed July 27, 2017.
- ↑ Charts UK