You're My Best Friend (Queen song)

"You're My Best Friend"
Yugoslavian single picture sleeve
Single by Queen
from the album A Night at the Opera
B-side"'39"
Released18 June 1976 (UK)[1]
Recorded1975
Genre
Length2:52
Label
Songwriter(s)John Deacon
Producer(s)
Queen singles chronology
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
(1975) 		"You're My Best Friend"
(1976) 		"Somebody to Love"
(1976)
Music video
"You're My Best Friend" on YouTube

"You're My Best Friend" is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by the band's bass player, John Deacon, who wrote it for and about his wife. It was first included on the 1975 album A Night at the Opera, and later released as a single. The ballad[6] also appeared on the Live Killers (1979) live album, and on the compilation albums Greatest Hits (1981), Absolute Greatest (2009) and Queen Forever (2014).

The song reached number seven in the UK Singles Chart and number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[7] It is certified platinum by the RIAA in the US with over one million copies sold. The song has since featured in television, film, and other media, such as The Simpsons and Family Guy.

  1. ^ Mulligan, Brian, ed. (19 June 1976). "advertisement" (PDF). Music Week. London, England, U.K.: Billboard Group: 27. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2024. Due to continuous airplay and public demand, Queen release their new single, "You're my best friend" b/w "39" on June 18th
  2. ^ "13 Most Romantic Rock Songs of All Time". Iloveclassicrock.com. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Some Kind of Monster: Metal". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 569. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (n.d.). "Queen – A Night at the Opera". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Every song on Queen's A Night At The Opera, ranked from worst to best". Classic Rock Magazine. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. ^ "The best songs about friendship". Digitaltrends.com. 22 December 2017.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 513.