You’re My Best Friend
E736100
"You’re My Best Friend" is a 1975 pop-rock ballad by Queen, written by bassist John Deacon and best known as one of the band’s signature love songs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| You're My Best Friend | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | A Night at the Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backingVocalsBy |
Brian May
NERFINISHED
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Freddie Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassGuitarBy | John Deacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSideOf | Bohemian Rhapsody (in some territories / releases) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Hot 100 entry in the United States
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Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart ⓘ |
| composer | John Deacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
ballad
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love song ⓘ |
| drumsBy | Roger Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electricPianoBy | John Deacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
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soft rock ⓘ |
| guitarBy | Brian May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 2 minutes 50 seconds ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
friendship
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romantic love ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | A Night at the Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Queen discography ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
EMI
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Elektra Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalsBy | Freddie Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of Wurlitzer electric piano ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOfTourSetlist |
A Night at the Opera Tour
NERFINISHED
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subsequent Queen concert tours ⓘ |
| performer | Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Queen
NERFINISHED
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Roy Thomas Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Olympic Studios
NERFINISHED
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Rockfield Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarm Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ Scorpio Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| writer | John Deacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfSingleRelease | 1976 ⓘ |
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