It was released as the third single from Queen's album Innuendo. The song was written by Queen guitarist Brian May , who intended to record it for his then-upcoming solo album Back to the Light , but when he heard Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury sing the track, he allowed it to become a Queen song. As with all the songs on Innuendo , the track was promptly credited to the entire band. The song was the first single to be released in the United States under their contract with Hollywood Records on 14 January , though it was not released in the United Kingdom for another four months the first single in the United Kingdom was "Innuendo", which Hollywood eventually released in the US as a promotional single for radio stations. The cover of one of the CD singles is inspired by Grandville illustrations, as are all of the other singles from the album. Released in May , it entered the UK singles chart Top 30 in its first week, and it peaked at number 14 during the following week.


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Written by Freddie Mercury but credited to Queen, with uncredited lyrical contributions by Peter Straker , it was released as the second single from the band's album Innuendo. The song was released as a single on March 4, , a month after the release of the album. The lyrics and the accompanying music video project the song as humorous and light-hearted, [4] despite the lyrics dealing with the mental decline Mercury was experiencing as one of the effects of advancing AIDS. The single cover was inspired by a Grandville illustration as are the others from the album. The song was written by Mercury, who initially had the song's title in his mind.


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Judas Priest rebounded from the shaky Point of Entry with Screaming for Vengeance , arguably the strongest album of their early-'80s commercial period. Having moved a bit too far into simplistic hard rock, Vengeance found the band refocusing on heavy metal, and achieving a greater balance between commercialism and creativity. The results were catchy and accessible, yet harder-hitting, and without the awkwardly apparent calculation that informed the weakest moments of the album's two predecessors. Ultimately, Screaming for Vengeance hangs together better than even the undeniable landmark British Steel , both thematically and musically.



Many people think of pain and sex as deeply incompatible. After all, sex is all about pleasure, and pain has nothing to do with that, right? Well, for some individuals, pain and pleasure can sometimes overlap in a sexual context, but how come?