Liar (song)
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| "Liar" | ||
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| Single by Queen | ||
| from the album Queen | ||
| Released | February 14, 1974 (US) | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | 1972–1973 at Trident and De Lane Lea Studios | |
| Genre | Progressive rock Heavy metal |
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| Label | Elektra | |
| Writer(s) | Freddie Mercury | |
| Producer(s) | John Anthony, Roy Thomas Baker and Queen | |
| Queen singles chronology | ||
| "Keep Yourself Alive" (1973) |
"Liar" (1974) |
"Seven Seas of Rhye" (1974) |
"Liar" (30 second sample ) is the fifth track (first on side two) and, in some territories, second single of English rock band Queen's first album, Queen.
"Liar" was written by Freddie Mercury in 1970 while he was still Freddie Bulsara. It is considered by many to be one of the direct forerunners to "Bohemian Rhapsody", in terms of long melodies, acyclic form and dramatic changes in style and arrangement. It is one of the band's heavier songs, and gets heavier and heavier during the course of the song, starting out with a soft falsetto and ending in heavy guitars and aggressive singing.
As confirmed by the transcription on EMI Music Publishing's Off The Record sheet music for the song, this is one of the few Queen tracks to feature a Hammond organ.
It is also the favourite Queen track of KISS frontman Paul Stanley (Classic Rock magazine October 2006)
[edit] John Deacon singing?
Some people believe that John Deacon sang the "all day long" lines, since he did so in live versions and the video. However, on both, he was joined by Roger Taylor, Brian May and Freddie Mercury, therefore it isn't known if it was merely a visual trick or if actually Deacon did some uncredited backing vocals.
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