"Spread Your Wings" | ||||
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Single by Queen | ||||
from the album News of the World | ||||
B-side | "Sheer Heart Attack" | |||
Released | 10 February 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Studio | ||||
Genre | Hard rock[1] | |||
Length | 4:32 | |||
Label | EMI (UK) | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Deacon | |||
Producer(s) | Queen, assisted by Mike Stone | |||
Queen singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Spread Your Wings" on YouTube |
"Spread Your Wings" is a power ballad by English rock band Queen, from their 1977 album News of the World.[2] Written by bassist John Deacon, it was released as the A-side of the single "Spread Your Wings"/"Sheer Heart Attack" in 1978. According to music writer Benoit Clerc, "Spread Your Wings" was chosen as the 2nd single from News of the World because the band regretted releasing "Tie Your Mother Down" as a single from A Day at the Races over Deacon's "You and I."[3]