Heidi's Tribute To Queen Web Page

I Want To Break Free written by John Deacon, produced by Queen and Mack. Released on April 2nd 1984. This second single from The Works gave The Band their longest reign of the decade in the UK charts. After climbing charts to number 3 it remained in the chart for 15 consecutive weeks and proceeded to become one of The Band's most successful European hits. The video featured the members of The Band in drag in a parody of British TV soap opera and became one of their most popular in Europe, although it was banned in parts of America. The song has become an anthem in many oppressed areas of the world. It's A Hard Life written by Freddie Mercury, produced by Queen and Mack. Released on July 16th 1984. The song opens with a line from I Pagliacci Opera Vesti La Gibba and features all the famous Queen trademarks. It peaked at number 6 in the British chart and was The Band's first release to appear as a 12" picture disc. Hammer To Fall written by Brian May, produced by Queen and Mack. Released as a single on September 10th 1984. The fourth and final single from The Works, Hammer To Fall features Queen in their heaviest rock guise. Different sleeves were used to package the record, and the live picture sleeve is now a collectors item. The video was filmed in Brussels during The Band's European tour, and the single gave The Band a European wide top twenty hit, peaking at 13 in the UK. The track featured later in the film Highlander. Radio Ga Ga written by Roger Taylor, produced by Queen and Mack. Released in the UK on January 23rd 1984. Written for The Works, their first album to be recorded in Los Angeles. The track was inspired by MTV and itself inspired a video based on Fritz Lang's famous silent movie Metropolis, Queen purchased parts of that film from the German Government to use in the video. The track was number 2 in the UK chart and reached number 1 in 19 different countries, it was the first to feature The Band's personal catalogue number.