# In My Defence > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/In_My_Defence > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/In_My_Defence.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_My_Defence > Source revision: 1353675890 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1992 song by Freddie Mercury For the Iggy Azalea album, see [In My Defense](/source/In_My_Defense). This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "In My Defence" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) "In My Defence" Single by Freddie Mercury from the album Time, The Great Pretender and The Freddie Mercury Album Released 30 November 1992 (1992-11-30)[1] Recorded October 1985 Studio Abbey Road (London, England) Length 3:48 (original) 3:52 (remix) Label EMI Songwriters Dave Clark David Soames Jeff Daniels Producers Freddie Mercury Dave Clark Mack Freddie Mercury singles chronology "Guide Me Home/How Can I Go On" (1992) "In My Defence" (1992) "The Great Pretender" (1993) "**In My Defence**" is a song performed by [Queen](/source/Queen_(band)) lead vocalist [Freddie Mercury](/source/Freddie_Mercury). It was from the 1986 musical *[Time](/source/Time_(musical))* by [Dave Clark](/source/Dave_Clark_(musician)) and featured on the *[Time](/source/Time_(Dave_Clark_album))* [concept album](/source/Concept_album). The song was not a hit during Mercury's lifetime but was released posthumously in November 1992, reaching number eight on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart). ## Background The song was written by [Dave Clark](/source/Dave_Clark_(musician)), David Soames and Jeff Daniels for the musical *[Time](/source/Time_(musical))*. During the musical, Mercury performed the song as a duet with [Cliff Richard](/source/Cliff_Richard); this was the last time Mercury sang live in concert; his last performance would be Barcelona in 1988 with [Montserrat Caballé](/source/Montserrat_Caball%C3%A9), but that performance was lip-synced. Recorded as a solo project, it was recorded at [Abbey Road Studios](/source/Abbey_Road_Studios) in October 1985, about six months after *[Mr. Bad Guy](/source/Mr._Bad_Guy)* was released. The producers expected that if Mercury was not satisfied with the final song, they would let him record with the rest of Queen, but Mercury found the final version satisfactory. "In My Defence" was first released on the *Time* LP in 1986. Other versions include '(Ron Nevison Mix)' - released on *[The Freddie Mercury Album](/source/The_Freddie_Mercury_Album)* and instrumental version (with vocals for the last line) released also on The Solo Collection. The Ron Nevison mix is very similar to the original, but has different bass and drums, while some string parts were added and others were removed. The 2000 Remix is a remastered version of the Ron Nevison mix and has the same instrumentation mixed differently. ## Music video The music video, made after Mercury's death in 1991, was directed by [Rudi Dolezal](/source/Rudi_Dolezal) and was a montage featuring outtakes of past music videos, numerous private shots, as well as highlights of Mercury's career. Dolezal wanted the video that showed Mercury being happy and having a good time; much of the footage is the same as the previous "[The Show Must Go On](/source/The_Show_Must_Go_On_(Queen_song))" montage also compiled by [DoRo Productions](/source/DoRo_Productions) consisting of Dolezal and [Hannes Rossacher](/source/Hannes_Rossacher). It also features several quotations from interviews with Mercury, and ends with the line "I still love you" from "[These Are the Days of Our Lives](/source/These_Are_the_Days_of_Our_Lives)". ## Track listings **UK 7-inch and cassette** - A. In My Defence - B. Love Kills (Wolf Euro mix) **UK CD1** 1. In My Defence 1. Love Kills (Wolf Euro mix) 1. She Blows Hot and Cold (single version) 1. In My Defence (original version) **UK CD2** 1. In My Defence 1. Love Kills (Original Wolf mix) 1. Mr. Bad Guy 1. Living On My Own (Underground Solutions mix) ## Personnel - Freddie Mercury – lead vocals - [Michael Moran](/source/Michael_Moran_(music_producer)) – piano - Paul Vincent – guitars - Graham Jarvis – drums - [Andy Pask](/source/Andy_Pask) – bass - Peter Banks – synthesizers - John Christie – backing vocals ## Charts Weekly charts Chart (1992–1993) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] 33 France (SNEP)[3] 50 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[4] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[5] 12 UK Singles (OCC)[6] 8 UK Airplay (Music Week)[7] 13 Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[8] 49 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "New Releases: Singles". *[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)*. 28 November 1992. p. 19. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Eurochart Hot 100 Singles"](https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-01-09.pdf) (PDF). *[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)*. Vol. 10, no. 2. 9 January 1993. p. 11. Retrieved 2 June 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_France_Freddie_Mercury_3-0)** "[Freddie Mercury – In My Defence](https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Freddie+Mercury&titel=In+My+Defence&cat=s)" (in French). [Le classement de singles](/source/SNEP). Retrieved 2 June 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (28.10–03.11)"](https://timarit.is/page/2618877#page/n1/mode/2up). *[Dagblaðið Vísir](/source/DV_(newspaper))* (in Icelandic). 28 October 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 2 June 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Ireland2_Freddie_Mercury_5-0)** "[The Irish Charts – Search Results – Freddie Mercury](http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=artist&placement=Freddie%20Mercury)". [Irish Singles Chart](/source/Irish_Singles_Chart). Retrieved 6 October 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_UK_6-0)** "[Official Singles Chart on 19/12/1992 – Top 100](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19921219/7501/)". [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 2 June 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Top 50 Airplay Chart"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-12-26.pdf) (PDF). *[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)*. 26 December 1992. p. 18. Retrieved 11 November 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Árslistinn 1993"](https://timarit.is/page/2621535?iabr=on#page/n15/mode/2up). *[Dagblaðið Vísir](/source/DV_(newspaper))* (in Icelandic). 4 January 1994. p. 17. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200708131547/https://timarit.is/page/2621535?iabr=on#page/n15/mode/2up) from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020. v t e Freddie Mercury Discography Studio album Mr. Bad Guy Collaborative album Barcelona (with Montserrat Caballé) Compilations The Freddie Mercury Album The Solo Collection Lover of Life, Singer of Songs Messenger of the Gods: The Singles Never Boring Singles "I Can Hear Music" "Love Kills" "I Was Born to Love You" "Made in Heaven" "Living on My Own" "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" "Time" "The Great Pretender" "Barcelona" "The Golden Boy" "In My Defence" Other songs "There Must Be More to Life Than This" Depictions Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God (play) Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender (documentary) Bohemian Rhapsody (film) Related The Hectics Sour Milk Sea Smile Queen 17473 Freddiemercury The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Mercury Phoenix Trust Cirolana mercuryi Mercurana Heteragrion freddiemercuryi Logan Place Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [In My Defence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_My_Defence) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_My_Defence?action=history)). 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