| "One Vision" | ||||
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| Single by Queen | ||||
| from the album A Kind of Magic and Iron Eagle | ||||
| A-side | "One Vision" (extended version) (12-inch single only)[2] | |||
| B-side | "Blurred Vision" | |||
| Released | 4 November 1985[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 1985 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock[3] | |||
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| "One Vision" on YouTube "One Vision" (Extended) on YouTube | ||||
"One Vision" is a song written and recorded by the British rock band Queen, first released as a single in November 1985 and then included on their 1986 album A Kind of Magic. It was conceived by the group's drummer Roger Taylor.[4][5]
The song was inspired by the life and exploits of Martin Luther King Jr., with the lyrics recounting a man battling and overcoming the odds.[5] In the 2011 BBC documentary, Queen: Days of Our Lives, Taylor stated his lyrics were "sort of half nicked off Martin Luther King's famous speech".[6] The song's music video featured a "morphing" effect of the band's famous pose in 1975's "Bohemian Rhapsody" video to a 1985 version of the same pose. The song was included in all Queen's live concert performances of The Magic Tour, as the first song of each concert.[7] They claimed they chose "One Vision" as the introduction song because its intro made a perfect concert introduction.
- ^ Smith, Robin (26 October 1985). "News Digest: Royal Vision". Record Mirror. p. 37. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ "Queen UK Singles Discography 1984-1991". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk.
- ^ "One Vision - Queen". AllMusic. 22 June 2017.
- ^ A Kind Of Magic: Album Details QueenOnline. Retrieved 3 July 2011
- ^ a b Queen - One Vision Allmusic. Retrieved 3 July 2011
- ^ O'Casey, Matt, dir. (2002) Queen - Days of Our Lives. Part 2. Queen Productions Ltd. Retrieved 29 August 2011
- ^ Queen live on tour: Magic tour: Setlist Queen Concerts. Retrieved 8 July 2011