Flash Gordon
Studio album by Queen
Released	December 8, 1980 (UK), February, 1981 (US)
Recorded	1980
Genre	Rock, soundtrack
Label	EMI, Parlophone (Europe) Elektra, Hollywood Records (US)
Producer(s)	Brian May and Mack
Professional reviews
AMG (2/5)
Queen chronology
The Game (1980)	Flash Gordon (1980)	Hot Space (1982)

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All but two of the tracks on the album ("Flash's Theme" and "The Hero") are instrumentals. The album makes extensive use of synthesizers; prior to Queen's previous recording, The Game, the band had been keen to point out that "no synthesizers were used on this album". A synthesizer (or synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument designed to produce electronically generated sound, using techniques such as additive, subtractive, FM, physical modelling synthesis, or phase distortion. ... The Game is a rock album by British band Queen released June 30, 1980. ...

"Flash's Theme" was the only single to be released from the album, under the title "Flash". It reached number 10 in the UK charts and number 42 in the US. The track is notable for its pounding, repetitive bassline and the camp humour of the snippets of dialogue from the movie that it contains. The last track, "The Hero", while an individual song, reprises the main motif from "Flash's Theme". A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Flash is a song by Queen. ... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ...

Track listing

• Side 1
  1. "Flash's Theme" (May) * – 3:29
  2. "In the Space Capsule (The Love Theme)" (Taylor) – 2:42
  3. "Ming's Theme (In the Court of Ming the Merciless)" (Mercury) – 2:40
  4. "The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction of Dale)" (Mercury) – 0:57
  5. "Football Fight" (Mercury) – 1:28
  6. "In the Death Cell (Love Theme Reprise)" (Taylor) – 2:24
  7. "Execution of Flash" (Deacon) – 1:05
  8. "The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash)" (Mercury) – 1:44
• Side 2
  1. "Arboria (Planet of the Tree Men)" (Deacon) – 1:41
  2. "Escape from the Swamp" (Taylor) – 1:43
  3. "Flash to the Rescue" (May) – 2:44
  4. "Vultan's Theme (Attack of the Hawk Men)" (Mercury) – 1:12
  5. "Battle Theme" (May) – 2:18
  6. "The Wedding March" (May) – 0:56
  7. "Marriage of Dale and Ming (and Flash Approaching)" (May/Taylor) – 2:04
  8. "Crash Dive on Mingo City" (May) – 1:00
  9. "Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations)" (May) – 1:23
  10. "The Hero" (May) – 3:31

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(* singles)

Flash

There are two versions of the song. The album version ("Flash's Theme") is in fact the start to the movie, with all the dialog from the first scene. The single version ("Flash") however features parts of the dialog cut from various parts of the movie. This version was also included on the "Greatest Hits" compilation from 1981. Flash is a song by Queen. ... Greatest Hits [Elektra] is a 1981 Queen compilation. ...

The single reached number one in Austria.

Credits

• John Deacon (bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer)
• Brian May (lead guitar, vocals, synthesizer)
• Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, synthesizer)
• Roger Taylor (drums, tympani, vocals, synthesizer)
• Additional orchestral arrangements by Howard Blake

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