You're My Best Friend
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| Single by Queen from the album A Night at the Opera |
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| B-side | '39 | ||||
| Released | May 18, 1976 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 1975 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 2:52 | ||||
| Label | EMI (UK), Elektra (US) | ||||
| Writer(s) | John Deacon | ||||
| Producer | Roy Thomas Baker and Queen | ||||
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"You're My Best Friend" is a song penned by John Deacon and performed by British rock band Queen. It was originally included on the A Night at the Opera album in 1975, and later released as a single. This song also appeared on the Greatest Hits (1981) album.
Deacon wrote the song for his wife, Veronica. In this song, he plays a Wurlitzer electric piano in addition to bass guitar. The characteristic 'bark' of the Wurlitzer's bass notes plays a prominent role in the song. During live performances of the song, piano section would be played on a grand piano by Freddie Mercury, while Deacon played the bass guitar.
[edit] Queen on the song
The band answered Tom Browne on 24th December 1977 in a live BBC Radio One interview, regarding Deacon's control of the piano for the recording:
- John Deacon: Well, Freddie didn’t like the electric piano, so I took it home and I started to learn on the electric piano and basically that’s the song that came out you know when I was learning to play piano. It was written on that instrument and it sounds best on that. You know, often on the instrument that you wrote the song on
- Freddie Mercury: I refused to play the damn thing [the Wurlitzer]. It’s tiny and horrible and I don’t like them. Why play those things when you’ve got a lovely superb grand piano? No, I think, basically what he [John] is trying to say is it was the desired effect
Personnel. John Deacon. Electric piano,bass Brian May. Guitar solo, backing vocals. Freddie Mercury. Lead and backing vocals. Roger Taylor. Drums, Backing vocals.
[edit] In popular culture
- The song can be heard in Kenneth Brannagh's 1992 film Peter's Friends.
- The song was featured in a 2000 episode of That '70s Show entitled "Hyde's Father."
- The song was featured at the end of the Simpsons episode "Moe Baby Blues" in 2003.
- The song was featured in the ending credits of the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead.
- The song was also featured in the 2005 Nintendo Gamecube game Karaoke Revolution Party.
- The song was played during the final moments of the Will & Grace finale in May 2006.
- It was also played in the 2006 film The Break-Up.
- The song was featured in a My Name Is Earl episode "Something to Live For" in 2006.
- The song was featured at the end of the 2007 movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.
- The song was featured in a 2007 "AT&T" commercial.
- Cheese (voiced by Candi Milo) sang this song in the 2007 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade along with other characters from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
- The song is currently featured for "Carnival Cruise Lines" new brand campaign, "Let the Fun Begin".
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