Song Statistics
This page includes various statistics and lists regarding Queen and solo songs - their availability, length, titles, vocalists, instruments, writers and lyrics. At the moment this includes only songs which have been officially released, so does not include unreleased demo tracks.
Songs Only On CD, Vinyl, Videos or Downloads
Songs Exclusive To One Country
Longest And Shortest Tracks
Songs With Subtitles
Words In Song Titles
Letters In Song Titles
Numbers In Song Titles
Queen Song Writer Analysis
Queen Songs Written By Queen
Songs Written With Other People
Song Titles Not Mentioned In Their Lyrics
Places In Lyrics
People In Lyrics
Songs Which Are Part Of Segues
Songs In A Foreign Language
Alternative Vocalists
Guest Musicians
Other Instruments On Queen Records
Re-Recorded Songs
Songs Only On CD, Vinyl, Videos or Downloads
These lists show which tracks are exclusive to each format, considering all worldwide official releases, and ignoring alternate versions (most of which are unavailable on at least one format). Downloads are ignored, apart from the last section.
- 22 tracks from 'Furia' (Brian May)
- 18 tracks exclusive to the 'Freddie Mercury: Solo' 10CD/2DVD set
- 11 tracks from 'Golden Days' (Brian May & Kerry Ellis)
- Brian Talks (Brian May)
- Celebration (The Cross)
- Chinese Torture (Queen)
- Driven By You Two (Brian May)
- Enhanced Multimedia Section (Brian May)
- Feelings Feelings (Queen)
- Foxy Lady (The Cross)
- Heartland (The Cross)
- Hot Patootie (Brian May)
- I Can't Get You Out Of My Head (The Cross)
- I Don't Want Nobody Else Teasin' Around With Me (Brian May)
- I Can Take You Higher (The Cross)
- Il Colosso (Brian May)
- Keep A Knockin' (Roger Taylor)
- My Boy (Brian May)
- Otro Lugar (Brian May)
- Sideburns (Brian May)
- We Are The Champions (Queen + Robbie Williams)
- We Will Rock You (Fast version) (Queen)
- We Will Rock You (Queen + John Farnham)
- We Will Rock You (Queen + Beyonce, Britney Spears & Pink)
- What Are We Made Of? (Brian May)
- No Turning Back (The Immortals)
- Son Of Starfleet (Brian May)
- Absolutely Anything (Roger Taylor)
- Drum Extravaganza (Roger Taylor)
- Fun At The Funeral Parlour (Brian May)
- New York, New York (Queen)
- Piano Solo (Queen)
- The Alps Guitar Solos (Brian May)
- The Stretch (Brian May)
- Amandla (Queen) (although a live version appears on CD and DVD)
- Invincible Hope (Queen) (although a live version appears on CD and DVD, and a remix appears on CD)
- Isolation (Roger Taylor)
- One Night In Hell (Brian May)
- Runaway (Queen + Paul Rodgers)
- Save The Badger Badger Badger (Brian May)
- The Shores Of Formentera (Roger Taylor)
Songs Exclusive To One Country
- Brian Talks (Brian May) (UK)
- Driven By You Two (Brian May) (UK)
- Drum Extravaganza (Roger Taylor) (UK)
- Enhanced Multimedia Section (Brian May) (UK)
- Fun At The Funeral Parlour (Brian May) (UK)
- I Don't Want Nobody Else Teasin' Around With Me (Brian May) (Japan)
- My Boy (Brian May) (UK)
- Otro Lugar (Brian May) (Spain)
- Save The Badger Badger Badger (Brian May) (UK, probably)
- Sideburns (Brian May) (UK)
- The Amazing Spider-Man (Brian May) (UK)
- The Stretch (Brian May) (UK)
- We Will Rock You (Fast version) (Queen) (UK)
- We Will Rock You (Queen + John Farnham) (Australia)
- We Will Rock You (Queen + Beyonce, Britney Spears & Pink) (Austria)
- What Are We Made Of? (Brian May) (UK)
Longest And Shortest Tracks
There are currently 9 Queen and solo tracks under one minute in length (ignoring alternate versions). - Yeah! (Queen) - 4 seconds
- Fun At The Funeral Parlour (Brian May) - 35 seconds
- New York, New York (Queen) - 36 seconds
- Have A Nice Day (Freddie Mercury) - 42 seconds
- Space (Brian May) - 47 seconds
- Aaron (Brian May) - 47 seconds
- Fire (Brian May) - 55 seconds
- The Wedding March (Queen) - 56 seconds
- The Ring (Queen) - 58 seconds
There are 7 Queen and solo tracks over seven minutes in length (ignoring alternate versions).
- Track 13 (Queen) - 22 minutes 32 seconds
- Bluesbreaker (Brian May) - 12 minutes 50 seconds
- The Fire Within (Brian May) - 8 minutes 51 seconds
- The Prophet's Song (Queen) - 8 minutes 20 seconds
- Starfleet (Brian May) - 8 minutes 6 seconds
- Il Colosso (Brian May) - 7 minutes 35 seconds
- Let Me Out (Brian May) - 7 minutes 11 seconds
- Arboria (Planet Of The Treemen)
- Be My Gal (My Brightest Spark)
- Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To.....)
- First Glance (Solo Flute)
- Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations)
- Furia Theme (Opening Titles)
- Future Management (You Don't Need Nobody Else)
- Gimme The Prize (Kurgan's Theme)
- God (The Dream Is Over)
- Gun (Solo Violin)
- Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)
- Hot Patootie (Whatever Happened To A Saturday Night)
- I Am The Drummer (In A Rock 'n' Roll Band)
- I Cry For You (Love, Hope And Confusion)
- In The Death Cell (Love Theme Reprise)
- In The Space Capsule (The Love Theme)
- It's A Beautiful Day (Reprise)
- It's Gonna Be All Right (The Panic Attack Song)
- Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)
- Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)
- Love Lies Bleeding (She Was A Wicked, Wily Waitress)
- Love On A Tightrope (Like An Animal)
- Machines (Or Back To Humans)
- (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame
- Marriage Of Dale And Ming (And Flash Approaching)
- Ming's Theme (In The Court Of Ming The Merciless)
- No-One But You (Only The Good Die Young)
- No-One But You (Solo Por Ti)
- Old Men (Lay Down)
- Rock It (Prime Jive)
- Sail Away Sweet Sister (To The Sister I Never Had)
- She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)
- Small (Reprise)
- Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)
- The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash)
- The Meeting (Solo Guitar)
- The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction Of Dale)
- The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken)
- Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)
- Vultan's Theme (Attack Of The Hawkmen)
- White Queen (As It Began)
- Woman, You're So Beautiful (But Still A Pain In The Ass)
- (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
- '39
- Aaron
- Abandonfire
- Airheads
- Amandla
- Apparition
- Arboria (Planet Of The Treemen)
- Arrest
- Assassin
- Barcelona
- Bijou
- Blag
- Breakdown
- Breakthru
- Celebration
- C-lebrity
- Contact
- Cyborg
- Dancer
- Delilah
- Diner
| - Drowse
- Earth
- Ensueno
- Escape
- FBI
- Feelings
- Fire
- Flash
- Forever
- Gazelle
- God (The Dream Is Over)
- Green
- Gun
- Hangman
- Happiness
- Headlong
- Heartland
- Impromptu
- Innuendo
- Isolation
- Jealousy
| - Jesus
- Killing
- Landscape
- Liar (Queen version)
- Liar (The Cross version)
- Loneliness...
- Macbeth
- Machines
- Manipulator
- Millionaire
- Misfire
- Mustapha
- Nevermore
- Party
- Phone
- Procession
- Pursuit
- Rain
- Resurrection
- Revelations
| - Robbery
- Runaway
- Sandbox
- Scandal
- Sideburns
- Small
- Small (Reprise)
- Smile
- Space
- Starfleet
- Stealin'
- Storm
- Surrender
- Time
- Tonight
- Up
- Victory
- Voodoo
- Warboys
- Yeah
|
- I Don't Want Nobody Else Teasin' Around With Me (9 words)
- I Can't Get You Out Of My Head (8 words)
- There Must Be More To Life Than This (8 words)
- When This Tired Old Body Wants To Sing (8 words)
- A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling (7 words)
- A Kind Of A Kind Of Magic (7 words)
- Friends Will Be Friends Will Be Friends (7 words)
- In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited (7 words)
- These Are The Days Of Our Lives (7 words)
- Up (2 letters)
- '39 (2 numbers plus punctuation)
- FBI, God (The Dream Is Over), Gun (3 letters)
- Blag, Fire, Go On, Liar (two versions, by Queen and The Cross), Rain, Time, Yeah (4 letters)
- Aaron, Bijou, Diner, Earth, Flash, Fun It, Green, Jesus, My Boy, Party, Phone, Small, Smile, Space, Storm (5 letters)
- I Don't Want Nobody Else Teasin' Around With Me (37 letters)
- Friends Will Be Friends Will Be Friends (33 letters)
- When This Tired Old Body Wants To Sing (31 letters)
- There Must Be More To Life Than This (29 letters)
- Gangsters Are Running This World (29 letters)
- The Fairy Feller's Masterstroke (27 letters)
- A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling (26 letters)
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love (26 letters)
- In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited (26 letters)
- Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (26 letters)
- Love Lies Bleeding (She Was A Wicked, Wily Waitress) (18 letters)
- Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations) (17 letters)
- I Don't Want Nobody Else Teasing Around With Me (17 letters)
- The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction Of Dale) (17 letters)
- Woman, You're So Beautiful (But Still A Pain In The Ass) (17 letters)
- Hot Patootie (Whatever Happened To A Saturday Night) (16 letters)
- I Cry For You (Love, Hope and Confusion) (16 letters)
- Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad) (16 letters)
- '39
- 46664 - The Call
- Nazis 1994
- Track 13
- Another One Bites The Dust
- Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To....)
- Driven By You Two
- In Only Seven Days
- Just One Life
- No-One But You (Only The Good Die Young)
- One Night Stand
- One Rainy Wish
- One Vision
- One Voice
- One Year Of Love
- Seven Seas Of Rhye (two versions)
- Some Day One Day
- Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)
- You Are The Only One
- A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling
- First Glance (Solo Flute)
- First Kiss
- Millionaire
- The Millionaire Waltz
- The Second Shelf Mix
Queen Song Writer Analysis
This table summarises how many songs each member of the group has contributed to Queen albums over the years. The figures ignore retitled tracks (eg 'Blurred Vision' and 'A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling'), re-recordings, and also 'Queen Talks', 'Yeah' and 'Track 13', which don't really count as proper songs. Also, 'Seven Seas Of Rhye', 'It's A Beautiful Day' and 'Small' are all counted twice, while 'My Life Has Been Saved' is only counted once. | | | | | | |
No. Of Albums | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
Album Tracks | 46 | 34 | 48 | 31 | 27 | 186 |
Non Album Tracks | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
Queen songs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 36 |
Roger songs | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
Brian songs | 17 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 52 |
Freddie songs | 23 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 54 |
John songs | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
Other songs | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 29 |
Total | 48 | 35 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 207 |
The column for '1992-2014' includes 'Made In Heaven', 'The Cosmos Rocks', 'No-One But You', 46664 and 'Forever' tracks. The other writing credits are:
- Queen & David Bowie: 'Under Pressure'
- Queen & Mike Moran: 'All God's People'
- Queen & Nelson Mandela: 'Invincible Hope'
- Brian May & Roger Taylor: 'Machines', 'Marriage Of Dale & Ming', 'Thank God It's Christmas'
- Brian May & Tim Staffell: 'Doing Alright'
- Brian May, Dave Stewart, Anastacia, Louw (?) and Andrews Bonsu: 'Amandla'
- Brian May, Frank Musker & Elizabeth Lamers: 'Too Much Love Will Kill You'
- Freddie Mercury & Brian May: 'Is This The World We Created?', 'Mother Love'
- Freddie Mercury & John Deacon: 'Cool Cat', 'Friends Will Be Friends', 'Pain Is So Close To Pleasure'
- Del Shannon & Max Crook - Runaway
- Fred Ebb: 'New York, New York'
- Paul Rodgers - 13 tracks on 'The Cosmos Rocks'
Queen Songs Written By Queen
This section attempts to identify the main writer of the tracks credited to Queen and Queen + Paul Rodgers, by considering the style of the song, other tracks written by each member, and live performances. I have also drawn on Andy's Queen Page and his opinions, and information supplied by Annick Richez. Although I agree for many of the tracks, there are a few where I disagree.
- One Vision (original idea by Roger then a group effort)
- Soul Brother (Freddie)
- Stone Cold Crazy (Freddie wrote the lyrics and the music was by Brian or a group effort)
- Party (Freddie, Brian and John; Roger was on holiday at the time)
- Khashoggi's Ship (group effort, according to the 'Queen For An Hour' 1989 interview)
- The Miracle (music by Freddie, lyrics by the group)
- I Want It All (Brian)
- The Invisible Man (Roger)
- Breakthru' (beginning written by Freddie, the rest written by Roger)
- Rain Must Fall (John)
- Scandal (Brian)
- My Baby Does Me (John and Freddie)
- Was It All Worth It (Freddie)
- Hang On In There (Freddie)
- Chinese Torture (Brian)
- Stealin' (Freddie)
- Hijack My Heart (Roger)
- My Life Has Been Saved (John)
- Innuendo (Roger)
- I'm Going Slightly Mad (Freddie)
- Headlong (Brian; originally intended for 'Back To The Light')
- I Can't Live With You (Brian; originally intended for 'Back To The Light')
- Don't Try So Hard (Freddie)
- Ride The Wild Wind (Roger)
- All God's People (Freddie with Mike Moran; originally intended for 'Barcelona')
- These Are The Days Of Our Lives (Roger)
- Delilah (Freddie)
- The Hitman (Freddie and Brian)
- Bijou (initial ideas by Freddie but progressed with Brian)
- The Show Must Go On (Brian)
- Lost Opportunity (Brian)
- It's A Beautiful Day (Freddie)
- Let Me Live (Freddie and Brian)
- My Life Has Been Saved (John)
- You Don't Fool Me (initial ideas by Freddie)
- A Winter's Tale (Freddie)
- 46664 - The Call (Brian)
- Amandla (credited to Brian May, Dave Stewart, Anastacia and Louw)
- Invincible Hope (Roger)
- Cosmos Rockin' (Roger)
- Time To Shine (Paul Rodgers)
- Still Burnin' (Brian)
- Small (Roger)
- Warboys (Paul Rodgers)
- We Believe (Brian)
- Call Me (Paul Rodgers)
- Voodoo (Paul Rodgers)
- Some Things That Glitter (Brian)
- C-lebrity (Roger)
- Through The Night (Paul Rodgers)
- Say It's Not True (Roger)
- Surf's Up... School's Out (Roger)
- Small (Reprise) (as above, probably Paul Rodgers)
Songs Written With Other People
This list summarises the tracks which were written by a member of Queen with other people. The list includes original compositions only, and the entries are ordered alphabetically by guest writer. - Robert Ahwai - 'No Turning Back'
- Anastacia - 'Amandla'
- David Bowie - 'Under Pressure'
- Montserrat Caballe - 'Ensueno'
- Kerry Ellis - 'Love In A Rainbow', 'Roll With You' and 'The Kissing Me Song'
- Nicholas Evans - 'The Whisperers'
- Lee Holdridge - 'Il Colosso'
- Elizabeth Lamers - 'Too Much Love Will Kill You'
- Louw - 'Amandla'
- Michael Kamen - 'The Fire Within'
- Reinhold Mack - 'Hold On'
- Nelson Mandela - 'Invincible Hope'
- Mike Moran - 'All God's People', all 'Barcelona' tracks, 'Have A Nice Day', 'I Can't Dance', 'Keep Smilin' and 'Yellow Breezes'
- Georgio Moroder - 'Love Kills'
- Frank Musker - 'Too Much Love Will Kill You'
- Jamie Page - 'Resurrection'
- Rick Parfitt - 'It's An Illusion'
- Cozy Powell - 'Resurrection'
- Tim Rice - 'The Fallen Priest' and 'The Golden Boy'
- David Richards - 'Abandonfire', 'I Cry For You' and 'Horns Of Doom'
- Paul Rodgers - tracks on 'The Cosmos Rocks' album
- Tim Staffell - 'Doing Alright' and 'Step On Me'
- Dave Stewart - 'Amandla'
- Steve Strange - 'Manipulator'
- Felix Taylor - 'Woman You're So Beautiful'
- Rufus Tiger Taylor - 'Be With You'
- Yoshiki - 'Foreign Sand'
Song Titles Not Mentioned In Their Lyrics
This section lists the songs whose title is not included in it's lyrics. Obviously, this ignores instrumentals, but retitled remixes, reprises and non-instrumental themes are also ignored.
- Blag
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Ensueno
- Exercises In Free Love
- Future Management (You Don't Need Nobody Else) (although it's subtitle does appear)
- Ideas
- Il Colosso
- La Japonaise
- One Rainy Wish
- Overture Piccante
- Rachmaninov's Revenge
- Tenement Funster
- The Dark
- The Duet
- The Fallen Priest
- A Winter's Tale
- Be My Gal (My Brightest Spark) (main title and subtitle both appear, but not together)
- Brighton Rock
- Guide Me Home
- Interlude In Constantinople
- I Wanna Testify
- Nazis 1994
- The Business
- The Hero
- The Millionaire Waltz
- The Golden Boy
- The Prophet's Song
- The Shores Of Formentera
- The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken) (main title and subtitle both appear, but not together)
- Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To.....)
- Gimme The Prize (Kurgan's Theme)
- It's Gonna Be All Right (The Panic Attack Song)
- Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)
- Sail Away Sweet Sister (To The Sister I Never Had)
- She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)
Places In Lyrics
The following real places are all mentioned in Queen or solo songs, and are listed in order of frequency then alphabetically.
- USA (Now I'm Here, Bicycle Race, Amandla, Mr Bad Guy, Cowboys And Indians, Old Men, Revelations)
- China (Killer Queen, Old Men, China Belle)
- Panama (Old Men, Cosmos Rockin')
- Afghanistan (The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken))
- Africa (Amandla)
- Bali (Was It All Worth It)
- Brazil (The Key)
- Europe (The Unblinking Eye (Everything Is Broken))
- Iran (Old Men)
- Lebanon (Old Men)
- Russia (Old Men)
- Spain (Roll With You)
- Ukraine (Revelations)
- Vatican (Old Men)
- Vietnam (Bicycle Race)
- New York (Let Me Entertain You, New York, 'New York, New York')
- Paris (Killer Queen, The Key, Parisienne Walkways)
- Hollywood (Cowboys And Indians, All The Way From Memphis)
- Liverpool (No More Fun, All The Way From Memphis)
- London (Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon, London Town - C'mon Down)
- Memphis (No More Fun, All The Way From Memphis)
- Miami (Airheads) and Miami Beach (Cosmos Rockin')
- New Orleans (Let Me Entertain You, No More Fun)
- Abu Dhabi (China Belle)
- Alonso North Shore (Surf's Up... School's Out)
- Babylon (The Miracle)
- Barcelona (Barcelona)
- Beijing (China Belle)
- Bethlehem (Jesus)
- Bondi Beach (Cosmos Rockin')
- Bradford (All The Way From Memphis)
- Broadway (C-lebrity)
- Bude (Two Sharp Pencils)
- Cape Town or Cape Of Good Hope (Invincible Hope)
- Champs Elysée (Parisienne Walkways)
- Constantinople (Interlude In Constantinople)
- Dundee (Two Sharp Pencils)
- Formentera (The Shores Of Formentera)
- Geisha Minah (Killer Queen)
- Leeds (Airheads)
- Liverpool (Airheads)
- Los Angeles (Racing In The Streets)
- Louisiana (Cowboys And Indians)
- Oriole (All The Way From Memphis)
- Port Elizabeth (Invincible Hope)
- Siam (China Belle)
- Saint Michel (Parisienne Walkways)
- Tiananmen Square (China Belle)
- Transkei (Invincible Hope)
The following songs have the most references:
- Old Men (Lay Down) (7)
- All The Way From Memphis (5)
- China Belle (5)
- Airheads (3)
- Cosmos Rockin' (3)
- Cowboys And Indians (3)
- Invincible Hope (3)
- Killer Queen (3)
- No More Fun (3)
- Parisienne Walkways (3)
People In Lyrics
The following people are all mentioned in Queen or solo songs, and are listed in order of frequency, then alphabetically. References are only included if they are intended - eg 'Killer Queen' is not included as having a reference to 'Queen'. These lists also exclude film soundtracks and 'We Will Rock You' musical lyrics, which feature references to characters.
- Queen (I Go Crazy and We Will Rock You (with Five))
- Five (We Will Rock You (with Five))
- Mott The Hoople (Now I'm Here)
- The Rolling Stones (I Go Crazy)
- Gerry Stickells (Let Me Entertain You)
- Reinhold Mack (Dragon Attack)
- Jimi Hendrix (Drowse, The Miracle, One Rainy Wish)
- Elvis Presley (Cowboys And Indians, Believe In Yourself)
- Buddy Holly (Hot Patootie)
- Cliff Richard (A Nation Of Haircuts)
- Duane Eddy (Believe In Yourself)
- James Brown (Cowboys And Indians)
- John Lennon (Life Is Real)
- Keith Richard (A Nation Of Haircuts)
- Madonna (People On Streets)
- Michael Jackson (People On Streets)
- Clint Eastwood (Drowse)
- Doris Day (Rough Justice)
- Fred Astaire (Man On The Prowl)
- James Dean (Cowboys And Indians)
- John Wayne (Bicycle Race)
- Kim Basinger (Queen Talks)
- Rudolph Valentino (Good Old Fashioned Loverboy)
- Atilla The Hun (Dear Mr Murdoch)
- Joan Of Arc (Be My Gal (My Brightest Spark)
- Lady Godiva (Don't Stop Me Now)
- Marie Antoinette (Killer Queen)
- Robin Hood (Rough Justice)
- William The Conqueror (Drowse)
- Mona Lisa (The Miracle, Dream Of Thee)
- Al Capone (Stone Cold Crazy)
- Ayatollah (People On Streets)
- Buffalo Bill (The Key)
- Dali (Was It All Worth It)
- John Soloman Rary (The Whisperers)
- Kennedy (Killer Queen)
- Khashoggi (Khashoggi's Ship)
- Krushev (Killer Queen)
- Roseanne Barr (People On Streets)
- Rupert Murdoch (Dear Mr Murdoch)
- St Peter (I Am The Drummer (In A Rock 'n' Roll Band)
- Sullivan (The Whisperers)
The following songs have the most references:
- People On Streets (4)
- Cowboys And Indians (3)
- Drowse (3)
- Killer Queen (3)
Finally, the song 'One Vision' was written about Martin Luther King, although it doesn't actually mention him.
Songs Which Are Part Of Segues
This list includes all songs on albums that are part of segues, excluding 'Flash Gordon', 'Furia' and live material. Songs where a definite break (however short) is present are not included: - Bad Attitude / New Dark Ages
- Be My Gal (My Brightest Spark) / I Am The Drummer (In A Rock 'n' Roll Band)
- Guide Me Home / How Can I Go On
- Hand Of Fools / Life Changes
- I Can't Dance / Keep Smilin'
- In The Lap Of The Gods / Stone Cold Crazy
- Is It Me? / No More Fun
- Love Token / Resurrection
- Nazis 1994 / Happiness / Revelations
- Ogre Battle / The Fairy Feller's Masterstroke / Nevermore
- One Night Stand / Fight Club / Be With You / Quality Street / I Don't Care
- Party / Khashoggi's Ship
- Procession / Father To Son / White Queen
- Small / Say It's Not True (Roger Taylor)
- Space / The Business
- Surf's Up... School's Out / Small (Reprise)
- Tenement Funster / Flick Of The Wrist / Lily Of The Valley
- The Also Rans / Millionaire / Put It All Down To Love
- The March Of The Black Queen / Funny How Love Is
- The Prophet's Song / Love Of My Life
- Tonight / Where Are You Now?
Songs In A Foreign Language
This list includes all songs that have lead vocals that are all (or part) in languages other than English. It excludes however re-recorded tracks in another language, and all tracks from the 'We Will Rock You' musical which have been translated. - Barcelona (Spanish)
- Ensueno (Spanish)
- I Who Have Nothing (Italian)
- La Japonaise (Japanese)
- Las Palabras De Amor (Spanish)
- Mustapha (Arabic)
- Otro Lugar (Spanish)
- Teo Torriatte (Japanese)
Alternative Vocalists
This list includes all songs that are not sung by the regular vocalist, so includes Queen songs not sung by Freddie, and The Cross songs not sung by Roger. Songs where vocals are shared are also included, as long as the alternative vocalist sings a large proportion of the song, and not just a couple of lines.
- A Human Body
- Drowse
- Fight From The Inside
- Fun It
- Hijack My Heart
- I'm In Love With My Car
- Let Me Live
- Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll
- More Of That Jazz
- No-One But You
- Rock It (Prime Jive)
- Say It's Not True
- Tenement Funster
- The Loser In The End
- '39
- All Dead, All Dead
- Good Company
- Leaving Home Ain't Easy
- Let Me Live
- Long Away
- Lost Opportunity
- Mother Love
- No-One But You
- Sail Away Sweet Sister
- Say It's Not True
- She Makes Me
- Sleeping On The Sidewalk
- Someday One Day
- There Must Be More To Life Than This (vocals by Michael Jackson)
- Under Pressure (vocals by David Bowie)
- 'Barcelona' album (vocals by Montserrat Caballe)
- Better Things (vocals by Clayton Moss)
- Heartland (vocals by Peter Noone)
- Heaven For Everyone (vocals by Freddie Mercury)
- Il Colosso (vocals by Sissel)
- Passion For Trash (demo version) (vocals by Joshua J. Macrae)
- Surrender (vocals by Treanna Morris)
- What Are We Made Of (vocals by Sissel)
Guest Musicians
The following musicians have all appeared on Queen or solo records, and are well known members of other groups, outside of the world of Queen. - Jeff Beck - guitar on 'The Guv'nor' and Roger's version of 'Say It's Not True'
- Chad (of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers) - drums or bass on the Rick Rubin Remixes of 'We Will Rock You'
- Phil Chen - bass on 'Starfleet Project', 'Final Destination' and 'Foreign Sand'
- Flea (of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers) - drums or bass on the Rick Rubin Remixes of 'We Will Rock You'
- David Garrett - violin on 'How Can I Go On' on the 'Barcelona - Special Edition' album
- Alan Gratzer - drums on 'Starfleet Project'
- Taylor Hawkins - drums on 'Cyborg'
- Ian Hunter - special guest raconteur on 'All The Way From Memphis'
- Fred Mandel - synthesiser arrangement and programming on 'Radio Ga Ga', piano finale on 'Man On The Prowl', synthesisers on 'I Want To Break Free', Candy-Floss on 'Hammer To Fall', piano on 'Let Me In Your Heart Again' and 'Starfleet Project', and piano, guitars and synths on the 'Mr Bad Guy' album
- Arif Mardin - horns on 'Staying Power'
- Neil Murray - bass on numerous songs, mainly with Brian
- William Orbit - keyboards and programming on 'There Must Be More To Life Than This' by Queen with Michael Jackson
- Cozy Powell - drums on numerous songs, mainly with Brian
- Francis Rossi - guitars on 'FBI'
- Dave Stewart - unknown contribution to 'Amandla', but probably guitar or keyboards
- Edward Van Halen - guitars on 'Starfleet Project'
- Vonlichten - orchestral parts and mixing of 'We Will Rock You Vonlichten'
- Yoshiki - arrangement, pianos and synthesisers on 'Foreign Sand' and 'Final Destination', and drums on 'Foreign Sand'
In addition, all four members of Queen have also performed on solo tracks by other members:
- John Deacon - bass on 'It's An Illusion', 'How Can I Go On', 'Nothin' But Blue' and possibly 'Love Kills', plus remixing of 'I Cry For You' 7" and 12" versions
- Brian May - guitar on 'Love Lies Bleeding', the alternate version of 'She Blows Hot And Cold' and possibly 'Love Kills'
- Freddie Mercury - backing vocals on 'Killing Time', and lead vocals on 'Heaven For Everyone'
- Roger Taylor - backing vocals on 'Starfleet' and 'The Great Pretender', and possibly drums on 'Love Kills'
Other Instruments On Queen Records
The following instruments have all been played by members of Queen on Queen records. The instruments here are arranged by who played them, with the members' usual instruments appearing first, and it only includes those instruments which are actually credited on the various album sleeves. There are five albums for which no credits are given, these being 'Jazz', 'The Game', 'Hot Space', 'The Works' and 'The Miracle'. Obviously some of the 'instruments' listed here are made up, such as tantrums, but are included anyway. This is only a very basic guide, so for a more comprehensive list, see the 'Bechstein Debauchery' site.
- Usual instruments : Drums, percussion and synthesisers
- Bass Guitar on the song 'Sheer Heart Attack' and 'Fight From The Inside'
- Electric Guitar on 'Fight From The Inside'
- Guitar on 'A Human Body'
- Keyboards on the 'A Kind Of Magic', 'Innuendo' and 'Made In Heaven' albums
- Pandemonium on 'A Day At The Races'
- Rhythm Guitar on 'Drowse' and the song 'Sheer Heart Attack'
- Screams on the 'Sheer Heart Attack' album
- Vocal Orchestration of Brass on 'Seaside Rendezvous'
- Usual instruments : Electric guitar and synthesisers
- Acoustic guitar on 'Who Needs You'
- Aloha Ukulele on 'Good Company'
- Bells on 'Queen II'
- Guitar Jazz Band on 'Good Company'
- Guitar Orchestration on the 'Sheer Heart Attack' album and 'The Millionaire Waltz'
- Harmonium Piano on 'Teo Torriatte'
- Harp on 'Love Of My Life'
- Keyboards on the 'A Kind Of Magic', 'Innuendo' and 'Made In Heaven' albums
- Leader Of The Orchestra on 'A Day At The Races'
- Maracas on 'Who Needs You'
- Orchestral Backdrops on 'A Night At The Opera'
- Piano on 'Queen', the 'Sheer Heart Attack' album, 'Forever' and 'Piano Solo' (out-take from 'A Kind Of Magic')
- Plastic Piano on 'Teo Torriatte'
- Slide on 'Drowse'
- Toy Koto on 'The Prophet's Song'
- Ukulele Banjo on 'Bring Back That Leroy Brown'
- Usual instruments : Pianos, keyboards and synthesisers
- Bechstein Debauchery on 'A Night At The Opera'
- Choir Meister on 'A Day At The Races'
- Cowbell on 'Who Needs You'
- Harpsichord on 'Queen II'
- Jangle Piano on the 'Sheer Heart Attack' album
- Tantrums on 'A Day At The Races'
- Vocal Extravaganzas on the 'Sheer Heart Attack' album
- Vocal Orchestration of Woodwind on 'Seaside Rendezvous'
- Usual instruments : Bass guitar and synthesisers
- Acoustic Guitar on 'Queen II', the 'Sheer Heart Attack' album, 'You And I', and 'Who Needs You'
- Almost all guitars on 'Misfire'
- Double Bass on the 'Sheer Heart Attack' album and '39'
- Electric Piano on 'You're My Best Friend'
- Guitar on 'Flash Gordon' and occasional guitar on the 'A Kind Of Magic' album
- Keyboards on the 'A Kind Of Magic', 'Innuendo' and 'Made In Heaven' albums
Re-Recorded Songs
This is list of Queen and solo songs which have been re-recorded by different (Queen-related) artists, excluding musical tracks and collaborations: - Cosmos Rockin' (retitled 'Whole House Rockin') (Queen + Paul Rodgers 2008, Roger Taylor 2013)
- Doing Alright (Smile 1969, Queen 1973)
- Final Destination (The Cross 1990, Roger Taylor 1994)
- Say It's Not True (Queen + Paul Rodgers 2008, Roger Taylor 2013)
- Small (Queen + Paul Rodgers 2008, Roger Taylor 2013)
- Too Much Love Will Kill You (Brian May 1992, Queen 1995)
- We Are The Champions (Queen 1977, 2001 (with Robbie Williams))
- We Will Rock You (Queen 1977 (two versions), 2000 (with Five), 2003 (with John Farnham) and 2004 (with Beyonce, Britney Spears and Pink))
Similarly, five tracks have been reworked into Queen tracks, featuring Freddie's original vocals from solo projects:
- Heaven For Everyone (The Cross 1988, Queen 1995)
- I Was Born To Love You (Freddie Mercury 1985, Queen 1995)
- Love Kills (Freddie Mercury 1984, Queen 2014)
- Made In Heaven (Freddie Mercury 1985, Queen 1995)
- There Must Be More To Life Than This (Freddie Mercury 1985, Queen with Michael Jackson 2014)