“Friends Will Be Friends” is a song from the album A Kind of Magic of the British rock band Queen , written by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon . The song was released as a single in June 1986 , the single itself is the band's thirtieth single released in the UK . In the UK, the single reached the 14th line of the charts, the song achieved the best success in Ireland , where it reached 5th position .
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| Single Queen from the album A Kind of Magic | |||||||
| Released | June 9, 1986 | ||||||
| Format | 7 " , 12" | ||||||
| Recorded by | 1986 | ||||||
| Genre | Glam rock Hard rock | ||||||
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| Producer | Queen and Mack Reinhold | ||||||
| Composer | Freddie Mercury John deacon | ||||||
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| Label | EMI Records ( UK ) | ||||||
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Song Versions
The song has three versions: the actual album, also released on the 7 "single, it lasts 4:07 minutes; the extended, released on the 12" single, it lasts 6:15 and includes new verses, a longer introduction with a choir singing the phrase Friends will be friends at the beginning and elongated ending; on some releases of the A Kind of Magic album, among the bonus tracks ( Extra Magical Ingredients ) is the song “ Friends Will Be Friends Will Be Friends ”, which is a slightly shortened extended version with one cut couplet, it lasts 5:54 .
Video clip
The video for this song is a recording of Queen's performance in a small room surrounded by fans who sing the words “Friends will be friends” and, at the end, “Right till the end”.
Links
Template: A Kind of Magic