A Human Body
| "A Human Body" | |
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| File:A Human Body (1980 B-side).jpg Side B of the Japanese single | |
| Single by Queen | |
| A-side | "Play the Game" |
| Released | 30 May 1980 |
| Recorded | February–May 1980 |
| Studio | Musicland, Munich |
| Genre | Power pop |
| Length | 3:42 |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(s) | Roger Taylor |
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| Audio sample | |
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"A Human Body" is a song by the British rock band Queen, released in 1980 as the B-side of the single "Play the Game".[1][2][3]
Recording[edit]
Written and sung by Roger Taylor, "A Human Body" was recorded at Musicland Studios between February and May in 1980. Its lyrics describe the expedition of captain Robert Falcon Scott to the South Pole in 1912.
I remember Roger wrote three tracks for The Game, and the three caused polemics in the band: there was a song called "Coming Soon" which Roger, at first, thought that would be in the single, leaving its place in the album to another one of his, "A Human Body". But Brian and Freddie objected that if "A Human Body" was included the album would result too melodic, since they had already written three slow songs for it. Finally they convinced Roger, who felt specially proud of "A Human Body", and opted for "Coming Soon". This song is a good demonstration of the sound we got for this album and in general for the next ones until A Kind Of Magic.[4]
— Reinhold Mack, 2001
Other releases[edit]
The song was first released on LP in December 1985, on the Complete Works box set.[5][6] In June 2009, it was made available as part of the limited edition CD box set The Singles Collection Volume 2.[7]
On 27 June 2011, the song was also included on the deluxe edition of their 1980 album, The Game.[8][9][10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Play The Game". Queen Vault. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ↑ "Queen - Play The Game". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ↑ Reed, Ryan (June 8, 2020). "How Queen Embraced the Synthesizer on 'Play the Game'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ↑ "A Human Body". Bechstein Debauhchery. 2004-08-22. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ↑ "Queen - The Complete Works". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ↑ "The Complete Works". www.queenvault.com. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ↑ "Queen "Singles Collection" Boxed Sets". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ↑ "The Game (Remastered Deluxe Edition)". Queen. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ↑ "Queen - The Game". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ↑ "The Game — Queen, September 20, 1980 | Number 1 Albums". Retrieved 2020-12-09.
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