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Killer Queen
"Killer Queen" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by pianist and lead singer Freddie Mercury, it was featured on their 1974 album ''Sheer Heart Attack'', and also appears on the band's compilation album, ''Greatest Hits''.〔(Queen: Greatest Hits ) Allmusic. Retrieved 31 August 2011〕 When released as a single, "Killer Queen" was Queen's breakthrough hit, reaching number two in the United Kingdom and number 12 in the United States.〔Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books〕〔Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Limited〕 It was released as a double A-side in the UK, the US and Canada (where it reached number 15 in the ''RPM 100'' national singles chart),〔(Top Singles - Volume 23, No. 14, 31 May 1975 ) Library and Archives Canada〕 with the song "Flick of the Wrist". In 1986, it was featured as the B-side to "Who Wants to Live Forever".〔(Who Wants To Live Forever ) Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 4 September 2011〕 The song marked a departure from the heavier material of the band's first two albums, as well as the beginning of a more stylistically diverse approach in songwriting. At the same time, "Killer Queen" retained the essence of Queen's trademark sound, particularly in its meticulous vocal harmonies. According to Q Magazine, Killer Queen's guitar solo is the 2nd best in all time.
Mercury commented that he wrote the lyrics before the melody and music, whereas he would typically do the opposite. The recording features elaborate four-part harmonies (particularly in the choruses, and also providing backing parts in the verses), and also a multitracked guitar solo by Brian May which makes use of the "bell effect".
The song's first verse quotes a phrase widely attributed (falsely) to Marie Antoinette: ''"Let them eat cake," she says, Just like Marie Antoinette''.
==Recording sessions==
Besides using his grand piano as usual, Mercury overdubbed the song with an upright (credited as "jangle piano"), to give the track a vaudeville sound. At one point there are two distinct bass guitar lines, one of which diverges into a descending run. Unlike the first two Queen albums, this song was partly recorded outside England, at Rockfield Studios in Wales.〔Mark Hodkinson (Queen: The Early Years ) Omnibus Press 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2011〕
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