| "Tie Your Mother Down" | ||||
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 The Netherlands single picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Queen | ||||
| from the album A Day at the Races | ||||
| B-side | "You and I" | |||
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| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock[1] | |||
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| Label | EMI (UK) Elektra (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brian May | |||
| Producer(s) | Queen | |||
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| "Tie Your Mother Down" on YouTube | ||||
"Tie Your Mother Down" is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by lead guitarist Brian May. It is the opening track and the second single from their 1976 album A Day at the Races. On its original release as a single in 1977 the song peaked at 31 in the UK Singles Chart. More than 20 years later, it was released as a double a-side to "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)" where it reached 13 in UK Singles Chart. On the album the song is preceded by a one-minute instrumental intro featuring a Shepard tone melody, performed by Brian May, which is reprised in the ending of "Teo Torriatte": this was intended to create a "circle" within the album.
After its release in 1976, it was played by Queen on every subsequent tour.[2] At the 1992 The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, the song was co-performed by Queen and guests Joe Elliott and Slash.[3] On several occasions in recent years, Brian May and Roger Taylor have played the song live with the Foo Fighters, including performances at Queen's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2001, and the VH1 Rock Honors in 2006.