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Encyclopedia > Breakthru (song)
"Breakthru"
Breakthru cover
Single by Queen
from the album The Miracle
Released 1989
Format vinyl record (12"), cassette tape, CD
Genre Classic rock
Length 04:09
Label EMI
Writer(s) Taylor & Mercury (intro)
Chart positions
Queen singles chronology
"I Want It All"
(1989)
"Breakthru"
(1989)
"The Invisible Man"
(1989)
The Miracle Album Listing
"The Invisible Man"
(Track 5)
"Breakthru"
(Track 6)
"Rain Must Fall"
(Track 7)

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The song begins with 30 seconds of slow vocal harmony, which was apparently written by Freddie, and then abruptly changes to a fast-paced, feel good rocker, that was mostly written by Roger. The intro was originally meant for a different song which ended up never being released, "A New Life Is Born". Some copies of it did leak to the internet though.


The video of the song shows the members of the band performing the song on a train, named "Miracle Express". The video also features Roger's girlfriend Debbie.


External links

Queen
John Deacon | Brian May | Freddie Mercury | Roger Taylor
Discography
Studio albums: Queen | Queen II | Sheer Heart Attack | A Night at the Opera | A Day at the Races | News of the World | Jazz | The Game | Flash Gordon | Hot Space | The Works | A Kind of Magic | The Miracle | Innuendo | Made in Heaven
Live albums: Live Killers | Live Magic | Live at Wembley '86 | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl | Return of the Champions
Compilations: Greatest Hits | Greatest Hits II | Classic Queen | Queen Rocks | Greatest Hits III | Stone Cold Classics
Box sets: Greatest Hits I & II | The Crown Jewels | The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III
DVDs
We Will Rock You | Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert | Greatest Video Hits 1 | Queen Live at Wembley Stadium | Greatest Video Hits 2 | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl | Return of the Champions
Musicals
We Will Rock You

 

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