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frontman

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together with Catalan operatic soprano

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Overview

Originally included in the 1988 album ''

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'', the song was released as a 45 rpm two weeks after its appearance in the main album, with another excerpt from the LP, "The Fallen Priest", as the

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. An instrumental version of the song was included in both the 12" vinyl and the 5" CD single releases. The single reached #86 in the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

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, arrangements * Montserrat Caballe – vocals * Mike Moran – keyboards, programming, arrangements * Madeline Bell –

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* Dennis Bishop – backing vocals * Lance Ellington – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals * Peter Straker – backing vocals *Mark Williamson – backing vocals * Carol Woods – backing vocals

Releases and track listing

Videoclip

The song's

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is footage of the artists' miming performance at the open air "La Nit" festival in Barcelona on 8 October 1988 (Mercury's last live performance before his illness got worseFreddie Mercury: biography
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" and "How Can I Go On". The video was first released as part of a 5" CD video single.

References

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Golden Boy 1988 songs Freddie Mercury songs Songs written by Freddie Mercury Songs written by Michael Moran (music producer) Male–female vocal duets Polydor Records singles Songs with lyrics by Tim Rice