| "Headlong" | ||||
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| Single by Queen | ||||
| from the album Innuendo | ||||
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| Released | 14 January 1991 (US) 13 May 1991 (UK)[1] | |||
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| Length | 4:38 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Queen (Brian May) | |||
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| "Headlong" on YouTube | ||||
"Headlong" is a song by British rock band Queen, released as the third single from their fourteenth studio album, Innuendo in May 1991. The song was written by Queen guitarist Brian May, who intended to record it for his then-upcoming solo album Back to the Light (1992), but when he heard Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury sing the track, he allowed it to become a Queen song. As with all the songs on Innuendo, the track was promptly credited to the entire band.
The song was released as the lead single from the album in the United States under their contract with Hollywood Records on 14 January 1991, and charted on the Album Rock Tracks chart, reaching number three. When Innuendo was remastered in 2011, a version of the song with May on lead vocals instead of Mercury was released.
The cover of one of the CD singles is inspired by Grandville illustrations, as are all of the other singles from the album.
- ^ "Queen UK Singles Discography 1984-1991". ultimatequeen.co.uk.
- ^ Moskowitz, David V. (2015). The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 501. ISBN 9781440803406.
Innuendo also contain powerful hard rock energy with 'Headlong' and 'The Show Must Go On,'
- ^ Dave Simpson (26 October 2018). "Queen's 50 UK singles — ranked!". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2021.