Let Me Live

{{For|the Rudimental and Major Lazer song|Let Me Live (Rudimental and Major Lazer song)}} {{For|the Charley Pride song|Let Me Live (Charley Pride song)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox song | name = Let Me Live | cover = Letlive1.jpg | alt = | caption = Artwork for UK release | type = single | artist = Queen | album = Made in Heaven | B-side = {{ubl|"Fat Bottomed Girls"|"Bicycle Race"}} | released = 17 June 1996 | recorded = 1983, 1993–1995 | studio = | venue = | genre = Rock, gospel | length = 4:45 | label = Parlophone <small>(Europe)</small> | writer = Queen | producer = Queen | prev_title = Too Much Love Will Kill You | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = You Don't Fool Me | next_year = 1996 }}

"'''Let Me Live'''" is a song by British rock band Queen, from the 1995 album ''Made in Heaven''. Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and Brian May share lead vocals, with Mercury singing the first verse, Taylor singing the second verse and bridge, and May singing the last verse. During the choruses, all of the band members sing (except for bass player John Deacon), as well as a background choir, giving it a gospel sound reminiscent of the band's 1976 single "Somebody to Love". The single reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's last top 10 hit in that country.

==History== Freddie Mercury stated in an interview that this song was originally recorded with Rod Stewart in 1983. It was suggested that this song was intended to be on Queen's ''The Works'' album in 1984.{{efn-ua|The book "Queen Uncovered" shows a picture from The Works-sessions listing a track called "Take Another Piece of my Heart"}} Some backing lyrics in the version intended for release on ''Made in Heaven'' had to be changed due to copyright problems, because it resembled a line from "Piece of My Heart".{{Cn|date=July 2023}} The first Mexican and Dutch pressings of the album, however, had the original version. The song peaked at No. 9 on the UK singles chart. According to the Queen website, BBC Radio 1 did not playlist this song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.queenonline.com/en/the-band/discography/made-heaven/#didYouKnow |title=Made In Heaven |publisher=Queenonline.com |accessdate=29 January 2016}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = CD single – part one{{nobold|: ''1996 digital remaster''}} |title1 = Let Me Live |length1 = 4:46 |title2 = Fat Bottomed Girls |length2 = 4:15 |title3 = Bicycle Race |length3 = 3:00 |title4 = Don't Stop Me Now |length4 = 3:30 }}

{{Track listing | headline = CD single – part two{{nobold|: ''BBC session, February 1973''}} | title1 = Let Me Live | length1 = 4:46 | title2 = My Fairy King | length2 = 4:07 | title3 = Doing All Right | length3 = 4:13 | title4 = Liar | length4 = 6:30 }}

{{Track listing | headline = CD single (from ''The Singles Collection 4''){{nobold|: ''Live at Wembley '86''}} | title1 = Let Me Live | length1 = 4:46 | title2 = We Will Rock You | length2 = 2:57 | title3 = We Are the Champions | length3 = 4:04 }}

==Personnel== {{More citations needed|date=December 2017}} ;Queen *Freddie Mercury — lead vocals on first verse, piano *Brian May — lead vocals on final verse, backing vocals, guitars, keyboards *Roger Taylor — lead vocals on second verse and bridge, backing vocals, drums, percussion *John Deacon �� bass guitar

;Additional musicians *Rebecca Leigh-White — backing vocals *Gary Martin — backing vocals *Catherine Porter — backing vocals *Miriam Stockley — backing vocals

==Alternate version== *''Made in Heaven'' – The Film's Edit (0:29) (on the DVD only, on the 'Song Select' screen) (an edit of the album version from 0:25 to 0:55, fading out over three seconds)

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" |- !Chart (1996) !Peak<br/>position |- {{singlechart|Germany|67|song=Let Me Live|artist=Queen|songid=8068|accessdate=3 August 2020}} |- {{singlechart|Dutch40|36|artist=Queen|song=Let Me Live|accessdate=21 August 2020}} |- {{singlechart|Dutch100|28|song=Let Me Live|artist=Queen|accessdate=3 August 2020}} |- {{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|9|song=Let Me Live|artist=Queen|artistid=21275|accessdate=4 August 2020}} |- |{{single chart|UKrock|1|date=19960629|rowheader=true|access-date=March 23, 2023}} |}

==References== {{notelist-ua}} {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{YouTube|id=yZg7uWcU7Dk|title=Official video (based on short film "Return Trip")}} * [https://www.queenonline.com/en/the-band/discography/made-heaven/#lyrics Lyrics at Queen official website]

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