Liar (Queen song)
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| Single by Queen from the album Queen |
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| Released | February 14, 1974 (US) | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 1972–1973 at Trident and De Lane Lea Studios | ||||
| Genre | Progressive rock Heavy metal |
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| Label | Elektra | ||||
| Writer(s) | Freddie Mercury | ||||
| Producer | John Anthony, Roy Thomas Baker and Queen | ||||
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"Liar" is the fifth track (first on side two) and, in some territories, second single of English rock band Queen's first album, Queen.
"Liar" was written by Freddie Mercury in 1970 while he was still Freddie Bulsara. It is considered by many to be one of the direct forerunners to "Bohemian Rhapsody", in terms of long melodies, acyclic form and dramatic changes in style and arrangement. It is one of the band's heavier songs, and gets heavier and heavier during the course of the song, starting out with a soft falsetto and ending in heavy guitars and aggressive singing.
As confirmed by the transcription on EMI Music Publishing's Off The Record sheet music for the song, this is the only Queen track, besides "Under Pressure" (their collaboration with David Bowie), to feature a Hammond organ.
In the earlier years of Queen, this song was regarded as one of the most impressive performances of a live show, often going over 8 minutes long. However over time the song eventually fell off the setlist, with the exception of The Works Tour. The song though was cut down to 3 minutes or less.
It is also the favourite Queen track of Kiss frontman Paul Stanley (Classic Rock magazine October 2006)
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