I'm Going Slightly Mad
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| "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 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:22 | |||
| Label | Parlophone (Europe) Hollywood (North America) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Queen (Freddie Mercury & Peter Straker) | |||
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| Queen singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "I'm Going Slightly Mad" at YouTube | ||||
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]
Video[change | change source]
The 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 | change source]
- 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 | change source]
| 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 | change source]
- ↑ "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. 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.
