Headlong (song)

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"Headlong"
Queen headlong.jpg
Artwork for UK release
Single by Queen
from the album Innuendo
B-side "All God's People"
Released14 January 1991
Genre
Length
  • 4:38 (album version)
  • 3:47 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s) Queen (Brian May)
Producer(s)
Queen singles chronology
"I'm Going Slightly Mad"
(1991)
"Headlong"
(1991)
"I Can't Live with You"
(1991)
Alternative cover
Headusa.jpg
Artwork for US release

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [10] 119
Canada [11] 25
Ireland (IRMA) [12] 25
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg) [13] 17
Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40) [14] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [15] 43
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 14
US Mainstream Rock Chart ( Billboard ) [17] 3
US AOR Track Chart ( Radio & Records ) [18] 2

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States14 January 1991[ citation needed ]Cassette Hollywood [19]
Australia8 April 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
[20]
United Kingdom13 May 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Parlophone [19]
Australia27 May 1991CD
  • Parlophone
  • EMI
[21]
Japan16 October 1991EMI [22]

References

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  2. Dave Simpson (26 October 2018). "Queen's 50 UK singles — ranked!". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. Flick, Larry (19 January 1991). "Single Reviews". Billboard . Vol. 103, no. 3. BPI Communications Inc. p. 71. ISSN   0006-2510.
  4. Zimmerman, Kent (11 January 1991). "New Releases". Gavin Report . No. 1838. p. 54. OCLC   34039542.
  5. "New Releases: Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 8, no. 23. 8 June 1991. p. 12. OCLC   29800226.
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  10. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 15 April 1991" . Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  11. "Bienvenue au site Web BIBLIOTHÈQUE ET ARCHIVES CANADA | Welcome to the LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA website". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  12. Jaclyn Ward (1 October 1962). "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  13. Radio Luxembourg Singles. 2 June 1991.
  14. "Queen - Headlong". Dutch Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  15. Steffen Hung. "Queen - Headlong". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  16. "UK Singles & Albums Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  17. "AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  18. "AOR Tracks" (PDF). Radio & Records. 15 February 1991. p. 4. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  19. 1 2 "Queen UK Singles Discography 1984-1991". ultimatequeen.co.uk.
  20. "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 08/04/91: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 63. 7 April 1991. p. 19.
  21. "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 08/04/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 70. 26 April 1991. p. 18.
  22. "クイーン | ヘッドロング" [Queen | Healong] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 17 September 2025.
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