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“Somebody to Love” is a song by British rock band Queen. Written by singer Freddie Mercury, the track featured on their 1976 album A Day at the Races, from which it was also released as the lead single.

Like “Bohemian Rhapsody”, the major hit from Queen’s previous album A Night At The Opera, “Somebody to Love” has a complex melody and deep layering of vocal tracks, this time based on a gospel choir arrangement. It was the first single off the album A Day At The Races. It is a rock ballad on which band members Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor multitracked their voices to create the impression of a 100-voice gospel choir.

The lyrics, especially combined with the gospel influence, create a song about faith, desperation and soul-searching; the singer questions both the lack of love he’s experiencing and the role of God in helping to provide this disparately needed in his life. He’s passionately pondering what the use of it all is without having somebody to love in his life. Staying true to Queen’s guitar-driven style, it was also filled with intricate harmonies and a notable guitar solo by Brian May, and it went to number 2 on the UK charts and number 13 on the U.S. singles chart.

A promotional video was made combining a staged recording session at Sarm East Studios (where the A Day at the Races album was recorded) and film footage of the band’s performance at Hyde Park that September.

The song was included on their first Greatest Hits, released in 1981.
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  • piraterie

    'I just keep losing my beat.' Story of my life.

    Tuesday morning

  • greglypoop123

    ya freddie!!!

    Monday evening

  • Karol4722

    best song ever! I love it!

    last month

  • clarky212

    milton keynes 82 - thats just a special special performance of this song

    last month

  • aky70560

    Can so relate to this song

    last month

  • surelymaggie

    I love the beginnig... wait, I love the entire song.

    last month

  • bigfish90

    I think I like this song that much 'cause i need some love in my life :P

    last month

  • pravdt

    Somebody To Love >Bohemian Rhapsody [3] I think.

    last month

  • CommetBoxJunky

    .

    last month

  • Anymouss

    Somebody To Love >Bohemian Rhapsody [2]

    last month

  • Nonsumqualis

    Настолько волшебная музыка, что до слёз

    December 2011

  • pjolliffe

    Nice... Freddy and the boys were the stuff... Brian May actually made his own guitars!

    December 2011

  • Kari420

    http://youtu.be/aA2IRoPFIn0

    December 2011

  • sergeyisu

    to Love!

    December 2011

  • kemp678

    Oooo! That bass line! Love love love!!

    November 2011

  • octopuss22

    Why this song is so awesome...? I so much love the vocals in this song ... Freddie is AMAZING. Others too of course!

    November 2011

  • Rotrangh

    Nobody can top Queen's vocal harmonies [6] Best on stage ^^

    November 2011

  • risico001

    I do enjoy Somebody to love but I don't think it is greater than BR according to astrala122 below.

    November 2011

  • astrala122

    Somebody To Love >Bohemian Rhapsody

    October 2011

  • astrala122

    Nobody can top Queen's vocal harmonies [4]

    October 2011
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