Now I'm Here

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"Now I'm Here"

Single by Queen
from the album Sheer Heart Attack
Released	17 January 1975
Format	vinyl record (7")
Recorded	1974
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	4:10
Label	EMI, Elektra
Writer(s)	Brian May
Producer(s)	Roy Thomas Baker and Queen
Chart positions
#11 (UK) #32 (Netherlands)
Queen singles chronology
"Killer Queen" (1974)	"Now I'm Here" (1975)	"Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975)

"Now I'm Here" (30 second sample (help·info)) is a song by the English rock band Queen. The sixth song on their third album, Sheer Heart Attack, it was written by lead guitarist Brian May while he was in the hospital. In the UK, the song hit #11 on the charts when released as a single in 1975. The song has many features on it including Mercury, who hit some of the highest notes in his career. The song is also noted for its hard riff and vocal harmonies. The song remained a live favorite.

[edit] Trivia

The lyric "Down in the city just Hoople and me" is a reference to when Queen was touring with the band Mott the Hoople earlier in their career.

There is very rare and subtle use of organ (sounds like Hammond B3) on the 'climb' coming out of the guitar solo, beneath the lyrics "Your matches still light up in the sky...".

In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Now I'm Here" at number 29 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

Near the end, the words "Go, go, go, little queenie" can be heard, a reference to the Chuck Berry song "Little Queenie."

[edit] Live recordings

Live Killers (1979)
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea (1979)
We Will Rock You (video) (1981)
Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl (1982)
Live at Wembley '86 / Live at Wembley Stadium (1986)
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)
Live at the Brixton Academy (Brian May album) (1993)

Discography
Queen
John Deacon \| Brian May \| Freddie Mercury \| Roger Taylor History \| Live performances \| Songs
Studio albums: Queen \| Queen II \| Sheer Heart Attack \| A Night at the Opera \| A Day at the Races \| News of the World \| Jazz \| The Game \| Flash Gordon \| Hot Space \| The Works \| A Kind of Magic \| The Miracle \| Innuendo \| Made in Heaven
Live albums: Live Killers \| Live Magic \| Live at Wembley '86 \| Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl \| Return of the Champions
Compilation albums: Greatest Hits \| At the Beeb \| Greatest Hits II \| Classic Queen \| Queen Rocks \| Greatest Hits III \| Stone Cold Classics
DVDs: We Will Rock You \| The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert \| Greatest Video Hits 1 \| Live at Wembley Stadium \| Greatest Video Hits 2 \| We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan \| Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl \| Return of the Champions \| Super Live in Japan
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