You're My Best Friend
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| "You're My Best Friend" | ||
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| Single by Queen | ||
| from the album A Night at the Opera | ||
| Released | May 18, 1976 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | 1975 | |
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |
| Length | 3:31 | |
| Label | EMI (UK), Elektra (US) | |
| Writer(s) | John Deacon | |
| Producer(s) | Roy Thomas Baker and Queen | |
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| Queen singles chronology | ||
| "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975) | "You're My Best Friend" (1976) | "Somebody to Love" (1976) |
"You're My Best Friend" is a song penned by John Deacon and performed by Queen. It was originally included on the A Night At The Opera album in 1975, and later released as a single. This song also appeared on the Greatest Hits (1981) album.
It was written for his wife, Veronica. In this song John Deacon plays a Wurlitzer electric piano in addition to bass guitar. The characteristic 'bark' of the Wurlitzer's bass notes plays a prominent role in the song.
- John Deacon: Well, Freddie didn’t like the electric piano, so I took it home and I started to learn on the electric piano and basically that’s the song that came out you know when I was learning to play piano. It was written on that instrument and it sounds best on that. You know, often on the instrument that you wrote the song on
- Freddie Mercury: I refused to play the damn thing [the Wurlitzer]. It’s tiny and horrible and I don’t like them. Why play those things when you’ve got a lovely superb grand piano? No, I think, basically what he [John] is trying to say is it was the desired effect
[edit] In popular culture
- The song was featured in a 2000 episode of That '70s Show entitled "Hyde's Father."
- The song was featured at the end of the Simpsons episode "Moe Baby Blues" in 2003.
- The song was featured in the ending credits of the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead.
- The song was played during the final moments of the Will & Grace finale in May 2006.
- It was also played in the 2006 film The Break-Up.
- The song appears as part of the "Guilty Pleasures" song package on the iTunes Music Store.
- The song was featured in a My Name Is Earl episode "Something to Live For" in 2006.
[edit] External links
| Queen |
| John Deacon | Brian May | Freddie Mercury | Roger Taylor History | Live performances | Songs |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Queen | Queen II | Sheer Heart Attack | A Night at the Opera | A Day at the Races | News of the World | Jazz | The Game | Flash Gordon | Hot Space | The Works | A Kind of Magic | The Miracle | Innuendo | Made in Heaven |
| Live albums: Live Killers | Live Magic | Live at Wembley '86 | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl | Return of the Champions |
| Compilation albums: Greatest Hits | At the Beeb | Greatest Hits II | Classic Queen | Queen Rocks | Greatest Hits III | Stone Cold Classics |
| DVDs: We Will Rock You | The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert | Greatest Video Hits 1 | Live at Wembley Stadium | Greatest Video Hits 2 | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl | Return of the Champions | Super Live in Japan |
| Related Articles |
| Queen + Paul Rodgers | Smile | The Cross |
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