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“Hammer to Fall” is a 1984 hard rock song written by Brian May and performed by the British rock group Queen. It appeared on their 1984 album The Works.

It was the fourth and final single to be released from that album, although the single version was edited down by thirty seconds in contrast to the version on the album. Different sleeves were used to package this single and the live picture sleeve is now a collector’s item. The song was also the subject of a popular music video directed by David Mallet, in which was a regular live performance of the song by the band in Brussels during the Works Tour (Roger Taylor can be seen wearing a “Choose Life” t-shirt in the video). The song harks back to the Queen of old, with a song being built around a hard angular and muscular riff.

The song was a concert favorite and was also played at Live Aid, to great success. It peaked at number 13 in the UK and was later featured in the movie Highlander.

At the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992, Extreme singer Gary Cherone performed the song with the band, having earlier done a medley of other Queen songs with his own group.

For Brian May’s 1998 Another World tour, he slowed down the intro of the song considerably (sounding almost like the intro of It’s Late) before speeding it up in the middle.
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  • Greatest Hits II
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  • nicolasbj

    give it to me one more time!!!!

    last month

  • JulikGreen

    ahhhhh, it's soooo magnificent!!! i love it, oh how Ioove this song<333

    December 2011

  • DavCnuk

    great guitar

    September 2011

  • whiteravenmetal

    one of my fav Queen songs, R.I.P Mr. Mercury, your legacy don't be forgotten

    September 2011

  • Tarkus10

    Lady Mercy won't be home tonight!

    June 2011

  • sbooth

    This makes me miss the cold war.

    June 2011

  • Laumercury

    What the hell are we fighting for...? god, it's awesome.

    April 2011

  • FICTON1

    super ... *,*

    March 2011

  • lucy304

    Love Queen,

    January 2011

  • DifferenceFigg

    Convinced our voices can't be heard, we just wanna scream it louder and louder.

    January 2011

  • Carlos1987uk

    Stop. Hammer to Fall!

    January 2011

  • Qba96

    Hammer to faaall! <Brian_May_Intro> Wembley <3

    December 2010

  • Prof_Flugelhoff

    Perfect.

    December 2010

  • Judester69

    WHAT THE HELL WE FIGHTING FOR?! Just surrender and it won't hurt at all<3

    November 2010

  • inesdiane

    Hammer to fall, the good old rock of freedy the king

    November 2010

  • kikikirsche

    Hammer..you know..hammer to fall

    November 2010

  • glammergirl

    i just wanna scream it lowder and lowder ..... WHAT THE HELL WE FIGHTING FOR !!!!

    November 2010

  • bones48

    Thank god for Queeeeeeen

    October 2010

  • FjordSweetFjord

    I love the "what the hell we fighting for!" part, great backing vocals!!!

    September 2010

  • floreste

    Got the Live Aid version on - performed minus the 'build your muscles' line

    September 2010
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