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Let Me Live

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"Let Me Live"
Artwork for UK release
Single by Queen
from the album Made in Heaven
B-side
Released17 June 1996
Recorded1983, 1993–1995
Genre
Length4:45
LabelParlophone (Europe)
SongwriterQueen
ProducerQueen
Queen singles chronology
"Too Much Love Will Kill You"
(1996)		 "Let Me Live"
(1996)		 "You Don't Fool Me"
(1996)

"Let Me Live" is a 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 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's last top 10 hit in that country, and was a top-20 airplay hit across Europe.

History

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Freddie Mercury stated in an interview that this song was originally recorded with Rod Stewart in 1983. It was 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

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CD single – part one: 1996 digital remaster
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
1."Let Me Live"4:46
2."We Will Rock You"2:57
3."We Are the Champions"4:04

Personnel

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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

Alternate version

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  • 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

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Weekly chart performance
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Europe Airplay (European Hit Radio)[2] 15
Europe Adult Contemporary (ACE Top 25)[3] 11
France Airplay (Music & Media)[4] 7
Germany (GfK)[5]67
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6]36
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7]28
Poland Airplay (Music & Media)[8] 1
Scandinavia Airplay (Music & Media)[9] 20
UK Singles (Official Charts)[10]9
UK Rock & Metal (Official Charts)[11]1

References

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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"
  1. ↑ "Made In Heaven". Queenonline.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 31. 3 August 1996. p. 25. Retrieved 22 July 2026 – via World Radio History.
  3. ↑ "Adult Contemporary Europe Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 31. 3 August 1996. p. 18. Retrieved 22 July 2026 – via World Radio History.
  4. ↑ "Major Market Airplay: France" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 29. 20 July 1996. p. 23. Retrieved 21 July 2026 – via World Radio History.
  5. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Queen" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Queen – Let Me Live" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Major Market Airplay: Poland" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 31. 3 August 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 21 July 2026 – via World Radio History.
  9. ↑ "Major Market Airplay: Scandinavia" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 32. 10 August 1996. p. 21. Retrieved 21 July 2026 – via World Radio History.
  10. ↑ "Queen Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart on 29/6/1996 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
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