Hammer to Fall

"Hammer to Fall"
"Hammer to Fall"
Single by Queen
from the album The Works
A-side	"Hammer to Fall" (Extended Version) (12" single only)
B-side	"Tear It Up"
Released	10 September 1984 (UK); 12 October 1984 (US)
Recorded	January 1984
Genre	Hard rock; heavy metal;
Length	4:28 (album version); 3:40 (single version); 5:25 (12" Headbanger's version);
Label	EMI (UK); Capitol (US);
Songwriter(s)	Brian May
Producer(s)	Queen; Reinhold Mack;
Queen singles chronology
Music video
	"Hammer to Fall" at YouTube

"Hammer to Fall" is a 1984 song by the band Queen. It was taken from their 11th studio album The Works and is the fourth and final single. It went to number 3 in South Africa, number 13 in the United Kingdom and number 24 in Poland. It was performed at Live Aid in 1985.

Track listings change

7" Single

A Side. "Hammer to Fall" (Single Version) - 3:40
B Side. "Tear It Up" - 3:24^[4]

12" Single

A Side. "Hammer to Fall" (Extended Version) - 5:25
B Side. "Tear It Up" - 3:24

References change

↑ "Queen UK Singles Discography 1984-1991". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk.
↑ Purvis, Georg (2007). Queen: Complete Works. Reynolds & Hearn. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-905-28733-8. Brian's love of hard rock is evident in 'Hammer To Fall'
↑ "The Ten Heaviest Queen Songs Ever - Metal Hammer". TeamRock. 22 June 2017.
↑ "Queen "The Works" album and song lyrics". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-10.

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[1] "Queen UK Singles Discography 1984-1991". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk.

[2] Purvis, Georg (2007). Queen: Complete Works. Reynolds & Hearn. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-905-28733-8. Brian's love of hard rock is evident in 'Hammer To Fall'

[3] "The Ten Heaviest Queen Songs Ever - Metal Hammer". TeamRock. 22 June 2017.

[4] "Queen "The Works" album and song lyrics". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-10.

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