{"id":1294,"date":"2021-07-09T14:54:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T14:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/?post_type=music-features&p=1294"},"modified":"2021-07-09T15:21:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T15:21:54","slug":"queen-greatest-hits","status":"publish","type":"music-features","link":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/music-features\/queen-greatest-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen – Greatest Hits"},"author":1,"template":"","tags":[],"category_post":[],"acf":{"intro_copy":"Queen. One of the grandest and most dominant rock bands to emerge from the UK.","smudge":false,"section_news":[{"acf_fc_layout":"copy","copy":"

Queen. One of the grandest and most dominant rock bands to emerge from the UK. Their theatrical edge combined with hard rock licks, solid grooves and bags of charisma resulted in Queen becoming one of the biggest bands on the planet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Forming in London in 1970, it\u2019s well known that Queen went on to have a form of global success that few manage to attain. Their live performances were epic. Their productions were exquisitely well-formed. During their most celebrated years, Queen was made up of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor.<\/span><\/p>\n

We take a look at some of Queen\u2019s greatest hits.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Killer Queen<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Radio Ga Ga<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Bohemian Rhapsody<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. I Want To Break Free<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. We Will Rock You<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Don\u2019t Stop Me Now<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy","copy":"

    Killer Queen<\/h2>\n

    Featured on Queen\u2019s third studio album <\/span>Sheer Heart Attack<\/span><\/i>, \u2018Killer Queen\u2019 is a glam-rock gem. Its playful, carnivalesque composition is paired with May\u2019s electrifying guitar melodies and the stunning vocal arrangements that the band became so well known for. One of the band’s greatest hits, the track landed at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in 1974. During an interview with NME, Mercury stated that the song is about a \u201chigh class call girl\u201d although he emphasised that he\u2019d like for \u201cpeople to put their interpretation upon it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"video","video_platform":"youtube","video":"bR-gZQLO26w","facebook_video":"","video_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy","copy":"

    Radio Ga Ga<\/h2>\n

    \u2018Radio Ga Ga\u2019<\/span> was released in 1984 on Queen\u2019s 11th studio album <\/span>The Works<\/span><\/i>. Written by drummer Roger Taylor, the track comments on the rise of television at the start of the 80s during the MTV era as it started gaining momentum in terms of its influence on popular culture. The hit landed at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and number 1 in Ireland, meaning that when it charted, all four members of the band had written at least one Top 10 hit either in the UK or the US. The track features some stellar electronic synths, drum machines and epic keys, solidifying Queen\u2019s sound in the 1980s. Their performance of \u2018Radio Ga Ga\u2019 at Live Aid is nothing short of spectacular and the track remains one of Queen\u2019s definite greatest hits.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"video","video_platform":"youtube","video":"azdwsXLmrHE","facebook_video":"","video_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy","copy":"

    Bohemian Rhapsody<\/h2>\n

    Songs don\u2019t come much greater than this. \u2018Bohemian Rhapsody\u2019 was released on <\/span>A Night at the Opera <\/span><\/i>in 1975. There is a striking complexity to its arrangement and composition, yet it is undeniably one of the Queen\u2019s most adored songs. The band have always kept the lyrical meaning of the song close to their chests and have encouraged fans to interpret it for themselves. The track landed at number 1 in the UK and number 9 in the US Billboard Top 100. In 1977 the song was awarded two Grammy Awards and the British Phonographic Industry named it the best British single of the period between 1952 and 1977. The track currently sits within the top 50 songs streamed on Spotify with over 1.5 million streams. The video on YouTube has been viewed more than 1 billion times. This truly is the greatest hit.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"video","video_platform":"youtube","video":"fJ9rUzIMcZQ","facebook_video":"","video_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy","copy":"

    I Want To Break Free<\/h2>\n

    The synth sounds of the 1980s made their way in to some of Queen\u2019s greatest hits, including the hit single \u2018I Want To Break Free\u2019. The track landed at number 3 in the UK and number 2 in Ireland and was featured on their 1984 album <\/span>The Works<\/span><\/i>. The video featured the band cross-dressing on a set inspired by much-loved British soap dramas. Fantastically playful, fun and poignant, MTV didn\u2019t see it that way unfortunately as they banned the video, limiting the band\u2019s exposure in the US.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"video","video_platform":"youtube","video":"Z3w5gVM_4y8","facebook_video":"","video_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy","copy":"

    We Will Rock You<\/h2>\n

    Today, you\u2019ll likely hear \u2018We Will Rock You\u2019 being chanted at a major sporting event and the band’s pounding hit is surely one of their greatest. Stomps and claps provide the percussive backing track which allows Mercury\u2019s bold vocal to take charge and May\u2019s guitar outro is as cool as it gets. Speaking in the \u2018Days Of Our Lives\u2019 documentary, May explains that the idea for the track came about after the band were treated to a rendition of Liverpool Football Clubs anthem \u201cYou\u2019ll Never Walk Alone\u201d by the crowd as they were leaving the stage. May wanted to create a hit that the crowd could participate in. Needless to say, they did a pretty good job!<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"video","video_platform":"youtube","video":"-tJYN-eG1zk","facebook_video":"","video_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy","copy":"

    Don\u2019t Stop Me Now<\/h2>\n

    \u2018Don\u2019t Stop Me Now\u2019 remains one of the band’s greatest hits with its classic combination of Mercury\u2019s powerful vocal and theatrical piano section, then descending into a joyous high energy rock anthem. The track was featured on the 1977 album <\/span>Jazz <\/span><\/i>and it reached number 9 in the UK Singles Charts and number 10 in Ireland. Written by Mercury, the track appears to reference his hedonistic experiences. The track was also featured in Edgar Wright\u2019s zombie comedy horror movie \u2018Shaun of the Dead\u2019 during one of the epic bar fights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"video","video_platform":"youtube","video":"HgzGwKwLmgM","facebook_video":"","video_caption":""}],"block_type":"image-content","thumbnail_size":"height-1","image_thumbnail":{"ID":1295,"id":1295,"title":"Queen - Greatest Hits - Universal Music Ireland","filename":"Queen-Greatest-Hits-Universal-Music-Ireland-scaled.jpg","filesize":523203,"url":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Queen-Greatest-Hits-Universal-Music-Ireland-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/music-features\/queen-greatest-hits\/queen-greatest-hits-universal-music-ireland\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"queen-greatest-hits-universal-music-ireland","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1294,"date":"2021-07-09 14:51:53","modified":"2021-07-09 14:51:53","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2560,"height":1658,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Queen-Greatest-Hits-Universal-Music-Ireland-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Queen-Greatest-Hits-Universal-Music-Ireland-300x194.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":194,"medium_large":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Queen-Greatest-Hits-Universal-Music-Ireland-768x497.jpg","medium_large-width":525,"medium_large-height":340,"large":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Queen-Greatest-Hits-Universal-Music-Ireland-1024x663.jpg","large-width":525,"large-height":340,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Queen-Greatest-Hits-Universal-Music-Ireland-1536x995.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":995,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Queen-Greatest-Hits-Universal-Music-Ireland-2048x1327.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1327,"twentyseventeen-featured-image":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Queen-Greatest-Hits-Universal-Music-Ireland-2000x1200.jpg","twentyseventeen-featured-image-width":2000,"twentyseventeen-featured-image-height":1200,"twentyseventeen-thumbnail-avatar":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Queen-Greatest-Hits-Universal-Music-Ireland-100x100.jpg","twentyseventeen-thumbnail-avatar-width":100,"twentyseventeen-thumbnail-avatar-height":100}},"display_tag":false,"related":false,"tag_color":"","meta_description":"","social_share_image":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/music-features\/1294"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/music-features"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/music-features"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1294"},{"taxonomy":"category_post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_post?post=1294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}