I'm Going Slightly Mad
1991 single by Queen
I'm Going Slightly Mad is the second single from Queen's album Innuendo.[4] The album was released on 4 March 1991.[4] The song 'I'm Going Slightly Mad' was written by Freddie Mercury.[5]
| "I'm Going Slightly Mad" | ||||
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| Single by Queen | ||||
| from the album Innuendo | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 4 March 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
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| Length | 4:22 | |||
| Label | Parlophone (Europe) Hollywood (North America) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Queen (Freddie Mercury & Peter Straker) | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "I'm Going Slightly Mad" on YouTube | ||||
Video
changeThe video is shot in black and white and features the band dressed and acting in a ridiculous way. Brian May is dressed as a penguin. Roger Taylor wears a teapot on his head and rides a tricycle while Freddie Mercury is chasing him. Freddie Mercury wears a bunch of bananas as a wig. John Deacon is a jester.
People
change- Freddie Mercury ( Farouk bulsara- lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards and synthesizer, piano
- Brian May - slide guitars
- Roger Taylor - drums, maracas, bar chimes
- John Deacon - bass guitar
Chart
change| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch Singles Chart | 20 | 9 |
| German Singles Chart | 42 | 10 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 19 | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart | 22 | 5 |
References
change- ↑ "Queen UK Singles Discography 1984-1991". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk.
- ↑ Howells, Lucy (15 September 2018). "I'm Going Slightly Mad by Queen and Mercury's madness". Music Video Meaning. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
I'm Going Slightly Mad by Queen is a gothic rock ballad with a very original music video in black and white
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (27 November 2018). Queen: Album by Album. Voyageur Press. p. 190. ISBN 9780760362839. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Innuendo". ultimatequeen.co. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Song Statistics". ultimatequeen.co. Retrieved 23 February 2015.