Let Me Live

"Let Me Live"
"Let Me Live"
	Artwork for UK release
Single by Queen
from the album Made in Heaven
B-side	"Fat Bottomed Girls"; "Bicycle Race";
Released	17 June 1996
Recorded	1983, 1993–1995
Genre	Rock, gospel
Length	4:45
Label	Parlophone (Europe)
Songwriter(s)	Queen
Producer(s)	Queen
Queen singles chronology

"Let Me Live" is a 1996 song by British rock band Queen, from the 1995 album Made in Heaven. Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and Brian May share lead vocals, with Mercury singing the first verse, Taylor singing the second verse and bridge, and May singing the last verse. During the choruses, all of the band members sing (except for bass player John Deacon), as well as a background choir, giving it a gospel sound reminiscent of the band's 1976 single "Somebody to Love". The single reached No. 9 in the UK Single Charts, becoming the band's last Top 10 hit in that country.

History

Freddie Mercury stated in an interview that this song was originally recorded with Rod Stewart in 1983. It is suggested that this song was intended to be on Queen's The Works album in 1984.^[A] Some backing lyrics in the version intended for release on Made in Heaven had to be changed due to copyright problems, because it resembled a line from "Piece of My Heart".^{[citation needed]} The first Mexican and Dutch pressings of the album, however, had the original version. The song peaked at No. 9 on the UK singles chart. According to the Queen website, BBC Radio 1 did not playlist this song.^[1]

Track listing

CD single – part one: *1994 digital remaster*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let Me Live"	4:46
2.	"Fat Bottomed Girls"	4:15
3.	"Bicycle Race"	3:00
4.	"Don't Stop Me Now"	3:30

CD single – part two: *BBC session, February 1973*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let Me Live"	4:46
2.	"My Fairy King"	4:07
3.	"Doing All Right"	4:13
4.	"Liar"	6:30

CD single (from *The Singles Collection 4*): *Live at Wembley '86*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let Me Live"	4:46
2.	"We Will Rock You"	2:57
3.	"We Are the Champions"	4:04

Personnel

Queen

Freddie Mercury — lead vocals on first verse, piano
Brian May — lead vocals on final verse, backing vocals, guitars, keyboards
Roger Taylor — lead vocals on second verse and bridge, backing vocals, drums, percussion
John Deacon — bass guitar

Additional musicians

Rebecca Leigh-White – backing vocals
Gary Martin – backing vocals
Catherine Porter — backing vocals
Miriam Stockley — backing vocals

Alternate version

Made in Heaven – The Film's Edit (0:29) (on the DVD only, on the 'Song Select' screen) (an edit of the album version from 0:25 to 0:55, fading out over three seconds)

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Germany (GfK)^[2]	67
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[3]	36
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[4]	28
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	9
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)^[6]	1

References

^ The book "Queen Uncovered" shows a picture from The Works-sessions listing a track called "Take Another Piece of my Heart"

^ "Made In Heaven". Queenonline.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
^ "Queen – Let Me Live" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Queen" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Queen – Let Me Live" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Queen: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

External links

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[1] The book "Queen Uncovered" shows a picture from The Works-sessions listing a track called "Take Another Piece of my Heart"

[2] "Made In Heaven". Queenonline.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

[sc_Germany_Queen-3] "Queen – Let Me Live" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[sc_Dutch40_Queen-4] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Queen" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[sc_Dutch100_Queen-5] "Queen – Let Me Live" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Queen-6] "Queen: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[sc_UKrock_-7] "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

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v t e Queen songs
Queen	"Keep Yourself Alive" "Liar"
Queen II	"Seven Seas of Rhye"
Sheer Heart Attack	"Killer Queen" "Now I'm Here" "Flick of the Wrist" "Lily of the Valley" "Stone Cold Crazy" "Brighton Rock"
A Night at the Opera	"Bohemian Rhapsody" "You're My Best Friend" "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)" "I'm in Love with My Car" "'39" "Sweet Lady" "The Prophet's Song" "Love of My Life" "Good Company" "God Save the Queen"
A Day at the Races	"Somebody to Love" "Tie Your Mother Down" "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)" "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" "Long Away"
News of the World	"We Will Rock You" "We Are the Champions" "Spread Your Wings" "It's Late" "Sheer Heart Attack"
Jazz	"Bicycle Race" "Fat Bottomed Girls" "Don't Stop Me Now" "Mustapha" "Jealousy"
The Game	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" "Save Me" "Play the Game" "Another One Bites the Dust" "Need Your Loving Tonight"
Flash Gordon	"Flash's Theme"
Hot Space	"Under Pressure" "Body Language" "Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)" "Calling All Girls" "Staying Power" "Back Chat"
The Works	"Radio Ga Ga" "I Want to Break Free" "It's a Hard Life" "Hammer to Fall" "Is This the World We Created...?"
A Kind of Magic	"One Vision" "A Kind of Magic" "Princes of the Universe" "Friends Will Be Friends" "Pain Is So Close to Pleasure" "Who Wants to Live Forever" "One Year of Love"
The Miracle	"I Want It All" "Breakthru" "The Invisible Man" "Scandal" "The Miracle"
Innuendo	"Innuendo" "I'm Going Slightly Mad" "Headlong" "These Are the Days of Our Lives" "The Show Must Go On" "I Can't Live with You" "Ride the Wild Wind"
Made in Heaven	"Heaven for Everyone" "A Winter's Tale" "Too Much Love Will Kill You" "I Was Born to Love You" "Let Me Live" "You Don't Fool Me" "Made in Heaven" "Mother Love"
Queen Rocks	"No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)"
Queen Forever	"Let Me in Your Heart Again" "Love Kills" "There Must Be More to Life Than This"
Other songs	"Thank God It's Christmas" "Face It Alone"
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