| "'39" | |
|---|---|
 The back sleeve of the Italian single sleeve for "You’re My Best Friend" | |
| Song by Queen | |
| from the album A Night at the Opera | |
| A-side | "You're My Best Friend" |
| Published | Queen Music Ltd. |
| Released | 18 June 1976 |
| Recorded | August–November 1975 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:30 |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(s) | Brian May |
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"'39" is a song by British rock band Queen. Composed by lead guitarist Brian May, it is the fifth track on their fourth studio album A Night at the Opera. The song was also the B-side to "You're My Best Friend".
The song relates the tale of a group of space explorers who embark on what is, from their perspective, a year-long voyage. Upon their return, however, they realise that, due to the effects of time dilation from traveling at relativistic speeds, a hundred years have passed on Earth, and the loved ones they left behind are now all dead or aged.[5]
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- ^ Nicholson, Kris (8 April 1976). "A Night at the Opera". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "A Day at the Races - Queen | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (21 November 2015). "Revisiting Queen's Masterpiece, 'A Night at the Opera'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "'39". Songfacts. Retrieved 30 March 2016.