MTV Music History: The Greatest Hits III–IV

~ Release by Queen (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Queen III
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1We Will Rock You
recording of:
We Will Rock You
lyricist and composer:
Brian May
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Queen Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
2:07
2Crazy Little Thing Called Love
engineer:
Mack
co-producer:
Mack
producer:
Mack, Brian May, Queen and Roger Taylor
acoustic guitar [acoustic rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
bass, bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
John Deacon (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
electric guitar and solo guitar:
Brian May (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
handclaps:
John Deacon (from 1979-06 until 1979-07), Brian May (from 1979-06 until 1979-07), Freddie Mercury (from 1979-06 until 1979-07) and Roger Taylor (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
background vocals:
Brian May (from 1979-06 until 1979-07), Freddie Mercury (from 1979-06 until 1979-07) and Roger Taylor (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hollywood Records, Inc. (in 1979, in 2014), Queen Productions Ltd. (in 1979, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1979, in 2014)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-06 until 1980-05)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 371)
recording of:
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (from 1979-06 until 1979-07)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (in 1979)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1979), Queen Music Ltd. (in 1979) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
2:47
3Innuendo
keyboard programming:
David Richards
assistant engineer:
Noel Harris and Justin Shirley‐Smith
engineer:
David Richards
producer:
Queen and David Richards
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Brian May
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Roger Taylor
guest classical guitar [wandering minstrel spanish]:
Steve Howe
keyboard, background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Mountain Studios in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1989-02 until 1990-11) and Metropolis in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-03 until 1990-11)
recording of:
Innuendo
writer:
John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor
arranger:
Peter Meechan
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Queen Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
6:32
4Breakthru4:13
5I Want to Break Free
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Stephan Wissnet (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording engineer and programming:
Reinhold Mack (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
additional engineer:
Mike Beiriger
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Mack and Queen
acoustic guitar, bass guitar and synthesizer:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
electric guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Brian May (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
electronic drum set:
Roger Taylor (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guest solo synthesizer:
Fred Mandel (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984, in 2011)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
music videos:
I Want to Break Free by Queen
recording of:
I Want to Break Free (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
4:23
6Play the Game
engineer:
Mack
co-producer:
Mack
producer:
Mack and Queen
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
electric guitar:
Brian May (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
piano and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
synthesizer [Oberheim OB-X]:
Freddie Mercury
background vocals:
Brian May (from 1980-02 until 1980-05), Freddie Mercury (from 1980-02 until 1980-05) and Roger Taylor (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hollywood Records, Inc. (in 1980, in 2014), Queen Productions Ltd. (in 1980, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1980, in 2014)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1979-06 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Play the Game (from 1980-02 until 1980-05)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1980) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1980)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
3:37
7I’m Going Slightly Mad4:12
8Exercises in Free Love
4:02
9Scandal4:44
10One Year of Life
recording of:
One Year of Love
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1986) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1986)
4:31
11One Vision
engineer:
Mack
producer:
Queen and Reinhold Mack
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set) and electronic drum set:
Roger Taylor
electric guitar, guitar and synthesizer:
Brian May
sampler:
Brian May and Freddie Mercury
background vocals:
John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (in 1985, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1985, from 1985-??-19 until 1985)
recorded at:
Maison Rouge in London, England, United Kingdom, Mountain Studios in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1985-09 until 1986-04), Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1985-09 until 1986-04), The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1985-09 until 1986-04) and Townhouse Three in Battersea, Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1985-09 until 1986-04)
engineered at:
Maison Rouge in London, England, United Kingdom and Musicland in München, Bayern, Germany
edit of:
One Vision by Queen
music videos:
One Vision by Queen
recording of:
One Vision
writer:
John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1986) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1986)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
4:06
12Tear It Up
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack
producer:
Mack and Queen
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Roger Taylor (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
background vocals:
Brian May (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Roger Taylor (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Tear It Up (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Queen Music Ltd.
3:31
13Dear Friends1:14
14Fun It
recording of:
Fun It
written in:
Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland and Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Queen Music Ltd.
3:36
15The Fairy Feller’s Master‐Stroke
recording of:
The Fairy Feller’s Master‐Stroke
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
2:50
16Soul Brother
recording of:
Soul Brother
lyricist and composer:
Queen
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Queen Music Ltd.
3:38
17Time
3:54
18Lazing on Sunday Afternoon
recording of:
Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music and Queen Music Ltd.
1:12
19Jealousy
recording of:
Jealousy
written in:
Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland and Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Queen Music Ltd.
3:18
20Father to Son6:13
2CD: Queen IV