"Under Pressure" is a song by the British rock band Queen and singer David Bowie. Originally released as a single in October 1981,it was later included on Queen's 1982 album Hot Space. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart,becoming Queen's second number-one hit in their home country and Bowie's third,and also charted in the top 10 in more than 10 countries around the world.
Paul Rodgers is a British singer,songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead vocalist of numerous bands,including Free,Bad Company,The Firm,and The Law. He has also performed as a solo artist,and collaborated with the remaining active members of Queen under the moniker Queen + Paul Rodgers. A poll in Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 55 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In 2011 Rodgers received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979,the track is included on their 1980 album The Game,and also appears on the band's compilation album Greatest Hits in 1981. The song peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1979,becoming the group's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US in 1980,remaining there for four consecutive weeks. It topped the Australian ARIA Charts for seven weeks. It was the band's final single release of the 1970s.
The Miracle is the thirteenth studio album by the British rock band Queen,released on 22 May 1989 by Parlophone Records and Capitol Records in both the United Kingdom and the US,respectively,where it was the band's first and final studio album to be released on those respective labels. The album was recorded as the band recovered from Brian May's marital problems and Freddie Mercury's HIV diagnosis in 1987. Recording started in January 1988 and lasted for an entire year. The album was originally going to be called The Invisible Men,but three weeks before the release,according to Roger Taylor,they changed the name to The Miracle. It was also the last Queen album with a photo of the band on the front cover.
46664 was a series of AIDS benefit concerts played in honour of Nelson Mandela by South African and foreign musicians between 2003 and 2008.
"These Are the Days of Our Lives" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Although credited to the whole band,it was largely written by their drummer Roger Taylor,and is the eighth track on the band's 1991 album Innuendo.
"Love of My Life" is a song by the British rock band Queen from their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. The song is a sentimental ballad,notably featuring a harp played by Brian May.
"A Kind of Magic" is the title track of the 1986 album of the same name by the British rock band Queen. It was written by the band's drummer,Roger Taylor,for the film Highlander and featured as the ending theme. The single reached number three in the UK Singles Chart,top ten in a number of European countries,and #42 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song is the opening track on the band's compilation albums,Greatest Hits II,and Classic Queen.
Return of the Champions is a double live album by English rock band Queen + Paul Rodgers. It was recorded in May 2005 during the Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield,England and released on 19 September 2005. A companion DVD was released in October,directed by David Mallet.
Queen + Paul Rodgers was a collaboration between Queen and Paul Rodgers;formerly of Bad Company,Free,The Firm and The Law. Guitarist May had previously performed with Rodgers on several occasions,including a performance at the Royal Albert Hall.
"The Show Must Go On" is a song by British rock band Queen,featured as the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album,Innuendo. It is credited to Queen,but written mainly by Brian May. The song chronicles the effort of frontman Freddie Mercury continuing to perform despite approaching the end of his life,although his diagnosis with HIV/AIDS had not yet been made public in spite of ongoing media speculation claiming that he was seriously ill. When the band recorded the song in 1990,Mercury's condition had deteriorated to the point that May had concerns as to whether he was physically capable of singing it. May recalls;"I said,'Fred,I don't know if this is going to be possible to sing.' And he went,'I'll fucking do it,darling'—vodka down—and went in and killed it,completely lacerated that vocal".
"No-One But You" is the final single recorded by the British rock band Queen. Recorded and released in 1997,six years after the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury,it is the only Queen recording to feature a three-piece lineup:guitarist Brian May,drummer Roger Taylor,and bassist John Deacon. May and Taylor share lead vocals. The song was released on the album Queen Rocks and it was also released as a double a-side single with "Tie Your Mother Down". It was later included on the compilation album Greatest Hits III.
"I Want It All" is a song by British rock band Queen,featured on their 1989 studio album The Miracle. Written by guitarist and vocalist Brian May and produced by David Richards,it was released as the first single from the album on 2 May 1989. "I Want It All" reached number three on the singles charts of the United Kingdom,Finland,Ireland and New Zealand,as well as on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. Elsewhere,it peaked at number two in the Netherlands and charted within the top 10 in Australia,Belgium,Germany,Norway and Switzerland. With its message about fighting for one's own goals it became an anti-apartheid protest song in South Africa.
"The Miracle" is the fifth and final single from Queen's 1989 studio album of the same name. It was composed by the entire band,though Freddie Mercury and John Deacon were the main writers. It was released as a single on 27 November 1989.
Super Live in Japan is a DVD by Queen + Paul Rodgers,capturing the performances in Saitama Super Arena in Japan on 27 October 2005 from their world tour,featuring songs from both Queen and Rodgers' catalogues. 15 of these songs became available on DVD to the rest of the world as a Bonus DVD for the Queen + Paul Rodgers studio album The Cosmos Rocks (2008). The songs are marked as such:*. "Fire and Water" was released on the digital single for "C-lebrity",and "Fire and Water" and "The Show Must Go On" will be available to download on the "C-lebrity" iTunes exclusive single.
The Cosmos Rocks is the only studio album by Queen + Paul Rodgers,released on 15 September 2008. It contains 14 new tracks written by Brian May,Roger Taylor,and Paul Rodgers. This is the first studio album of new material from the two remaining members of Queen since 1995′s Made in Heaven.
"C-lebrity" is a song by Queen + Paul Rodgers,released as the second single from the album The Cosmos Rocks. The song reached No. 1 on the UK Rock Singles Chart.
Live in Ukraine is a double live album and video and also last release by British rock collaboration Queen + Paul Rodgers. It was recorded in September 2008 during the Rock the Cosmos Tour at Freedom Square in Kharkiv,Ukraine and was released on 15 June 2009. A companion DVD was also released.
"Love Kills" is a song by Freddie Mercury,and his first song released as a solo artist,though the other members of Queen appeared on the song - initially uncredited.
"Radio Ga Ga" is a 1984 song performed and recorded by the British rock band Queen,written by their drummer Roger Taylor. It was released as a single with "I Go Crazy" by Brian May as the B-side. It was included on the album The Works and is also featured on the band's compilation albums Greatest Hits II and Classic Queen.
