Who Wants to Live Forever

Queen

About Who Wants to Live Forever

"Who Wants to Live Forever" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It is the sixth track on the album A Kind of Magic, which was released in June 1986, and was written by lead guitarist Brian May for the soundtrack to the film Highlander. Queen were backed up by an orchestra, with orchestrations by the co-composer of the film's score, Michael Kamen. The song peaked at No. 24 in the UK charts. In 1991 it was included in the band’s Greatest Hits II. Since its release, the song has been covered by many artists. Seal performed a live version of the song at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992. In 2014, Rolling Stone readers voted it their fifth favourite song by Queen. 


Year:
1992

Share your thoughts about the Who Wants to Live Forever album with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this album to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Who Wants to Live Forever Album." Lyrics.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.lyrics.com/album/313498/Who-Wants-to-Live-Forever>.

    Missing lyrics by Queen?

    Know any other songs by Queen? Don't keep it to yourself!

    Browse Lyrics.com

    Quiz

    Are you a music master?

    »
    Who's featured in the music video of Baltimora's 1985 biggest hit single: Tarzan Boy?
    A Naimy Hackett
    B Claudio Bazzari
    C Jimmy McShane
    D Maurizio Bassi

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant explanation for any lyrics that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web!