One Year of Love (song)
One Year of Love is a song by the British rock band Queen which was originally released on their twelfth studio album A Kind of Magic in 1986. The song was written by John Deacon and sung by Freddie Mercury for the film "Highlander”. The band never performed the song in their live performances. The album version features John Deacon playing Yamaha DX-7 synth, a string orchestra conducted by Lynton Naiff and a saxophone played by Steve Gregory. In 1992 in the U.S.A. the song was released as a promo-single.
The song was written in the key of D.[1]
Deacon decided to substitute the guitar components with a saxophone solo after a discussion with Brian May, who does not appear on the song.
It was released as a single in France and Spain only, and appeared during the bar scene in "Highlander”. The single charted only in France. The B-side of the single was "Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme)".[2]
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Covers
- The song was covered by Elaine Paige in 1988.
- Dutch singer Stevie Ann covered the song in 2006.
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- Highlander: The Element of Fire
- Highlander: Scimitar
- Highlander: Scotland the Brave
- Highlander: Measure of a Man
- Highlander: The Path
- Highlander: Zealot
- Highlander: Shadow of Obsession
- Highlander: The Captive Soul
- Highlander: White Silence
- Highlander: An Evening at Joe's
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