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"Somebody to Love"
Single by Queen
from the album A Day At The Races
Released	November 12, 1976
Format	7"
Recorded	1976
Genre	Rock
Length	4:56
Label	EMI, Elektra (US)
Writer(s)	Freddie Mercury
Producer(s)	Queen
Chart positions
#1 (Netherlands) #2 (UK) #5 (Canada) #6 (Ireland) #13 (US) #22 (Australia) #51 (Japan)
Queen singles chronology
"You're My Best Friend" (1976)	"Somebody to Love" (1976)	"Tie Your Mother Down" (1977)

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Like "Bohemian Rhapsody", the major hit from Queen's previous album, this song has a complex layering of vocal tracks, this time based on a gospel choir arrangement. It was first single off of the album A Day at the Races. It is a rock ballad on which band members Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor multitracked their voices to create the impression of a 100-voice gospel choir. The lyrics, especially combined with the gospel influence, create a song about faith, desperation and soul-searching; the singer questions both the lack of love experienced in his life and the role and existence of God. Staying true to Queen's guitar-driven style, it was also filled with intricate harmony parts and a solo by group guitarist Brian May, and it went to number 2 on the UK charts and number 11 on the U.S. singles chart. Bohemian Rhapsody is a song written by Freddie Mercury, originally recorded by the band Queen for their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. ... A Night at the Opera is a rock album by English band Queen originally released in 1975. ... Gospel music may refer either to the religious music that first came out of African-American churches in the 1930s or, more loosely, to both black gospel music and to the religious music composed and sung by white southern Christian artists. ... Freddie Mercury (September 5, 1946 – November 24, 1991) was a rock musician. ... Brian Harold May CBE (Born July 19, 1947) is the guitarist for the English rock band Queen. ... Roger Meddows-Taylor, a. ...

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At the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, the song was performed to great critical acclaim by George Michael, and this was later rereleased in 1993 as the lead track of an EP called Five Live which went to #1 in the UK. This version is also available on Greatest Hits III, released in 1999. An open air concert on Easter Monday, April 20th 1992 at Londons Wembley Stadium, televised live to over one billion people. ... George Michael (born June 25, 1963) is an English pop singer/songwriter who (as a solo artist and one half of the duo WHAM!) has sold an estimated total of 80 million records. ... An extended play (or EP), is typically the name given to vinyl records or CDs which are too long to be called singles but too short to qualify as albums. ... Five Live, released in 1992 to all markets except the United States and Canada where it was released the following year, features six tracks performed by George Michael, Queen and Lisa Stansfield at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert held April 20, 1992 at Wembley Stadium. ... Greatest Hits III can refer to the following: Queens Greatest Hits III CD compilation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Cover versions

• In 2004, "Somebody to Love" was featured in Ella Enchanted, performed by Anne Hathaway.
• In the trailer of the 2006 movie Happy Feet, actress Brittany Murphy performs the song. The song will appear on the soundtrack.

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External links

• The Sunday Freeman - review
• Lyrics

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