I Want to Break Free
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"I Want to Break Free" is a 1984 rock song by the British band Queen, famous for its catchy melody and its iconic music video featuring the band members in drag.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | The Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| B-side | Machines (or 'Back to Humans') NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | John Deacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Queen singles chronology ⓘ |
| composer | John Deacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drummer | Roger Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMusicVideoParodyOf | Coronation Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMusicVideoTheme | band members in drag ⓘ |
| followedBy | It’s a Hard Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Radio Ga Ga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Brian May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | I Want to Break Free (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
breaking away from constraints
ⓘ
desire for freedom ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
album version
ⓘ
extended mix ⓘ single version ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Greatest Hits II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various Queen compilation albums ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Freddie Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 4:18 ⓘ |
| livePerformanceTour |
The Magic Tour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Works Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MTVBanStatus | limited airplay in the United States due to drag video ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | David Mallet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchy melody
ⓘ
controversy on MTV in the United States ⓘ iconic music video ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record single ⓘ |
| partOf | Queen discography ⓘ |
| performer | Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Mack
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
ⓘ
EMI Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-04-02 ⓘ |
| writer | John Deacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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