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Released | 13 July 1973 | ||
Recorded | December 1971, June–November 1972 | ||
Studio | De Lane Lea and Trident Studios, London | ||
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Length | 38:52 | ||
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Queen chronology | |||
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Singles from Queen | |||
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | [10] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [11] |
Pitchfork Media | 6.7/10[12] |
PopMatters | 7/10[13] |
Q Magazine | [14] |
Record Collector | [14] |
Rolling Stone Magazine | [14] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [15] |
Side one | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
1. | 'Keep Yourself Alive' | Brian May | Freddie Mercury with Roger Taylor and Brian May | 3:46 |
2. | 'Doing All Right' | 4:10 | ||
3. | 'Great King Rat' | Freddie Mercury | 5:41 | |
4. | 'My Fairy King' | Mercury | 4:07 |
Side two | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
5. | 'Liar' | Mercury | 6:26 | |
6. | 'The Night Comes Down' | May | 4:24 | |
7. | 'Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll' | Roger Taylor | Taylor | 1:48 |
8. | 'Son and Daughter' | May | 3:24 | |
9. | 'Jesus' | Mercury | 3:45 | |
10. | 'Seven Seas of Rhye...' | Mercury | instrumental | 1:10 |
Total length: | 38:41 |
Bonus tracks (1991 Hollywood Records reissue) | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
11. | 'Mad the Swine' (previously unreleased) | 3:20 |
12. | 'Keep Yourself Alive' (long lost re-take) | 4:04 |
13. | 'Liar' (1991 bonus remix by John Luongo and Gary Hellman) | 6:25 |
Total length: | 52:30 |
Disc 2 : Bonus EP (2011 Universal Music reissue) | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | 'Keep Yourself Alive' (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) | 3:51 |
2. | 'The Night Comes Down' (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) | 4:24 |
3. | 'Great King Rat' (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) | 6:09 |
4. | 'Jesus' (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) | 5:06 |
5. | 'Liar' (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) | 7:54 |
6. | 'Mad the Swine' (June 1972 (Mercury)) | 3:22 |
Total length: | 30:46 |
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[28] | 83 |
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart[29] | 47 |
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart[29] | 24 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Poland (ZPAV)[30] 2009 Agora SA album reissue | Platinum | 20,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[32] | Gold | 500,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone |