Living on My Own
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"Living on My Own" is a song by Freddie Mercury
, originally included in his first solo album Mr. Bad Guy
.
It was released as a single (backed with "My Love Is Dangerous") in September 1985 in the United Kingdom where it peaked at number 50. The July 1985 release in the United States had "She Blows Hot & Cold" as its B-side.
In 1993, almost two years after Mercury's death, the No More Brothers Mix of the song was released and reached number 1 in the UK, becoming Mercury's only solo number 1 hit. It remained at the top for 2 weeks and was in the charts for a total of 13 weeks.
The video
for "Living on My Own" featured footage of Mercury's 39th birthday party in 1985 in Munich
.
On her 2000 Bohemian Summer tour, Hikaru Utada, a number-one selling J-Pop
artist, did a cover of the song. She has quoted Mercury as one of her inspirations. She also alludes to "Living on My Own" in her song "This One (Crying Like a Child)" as well as Mercury himself from her album This Is the One.
1993 remix (No More Brothers Mix):
12"
CD single
12"
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range...
, originally included in his first solo album Mr. Bad Guy
Mr. Bad Guy
Mr. Bad Guy is the first solo album from Queen singer Freddie Mercury. Released in 1985, during a period in which Queen were on hiatus from recordings, the album contains eleven songs, all written by Mercury....
.
It was released as a single (backed with "My Love Is Dangerous") in September 1985 in the United Kingdom where it peaked at number 50. The July 1985 release in the United States had "She Blows Hot & Cold" as its B-side.
In 1993, almost two years after Mercury's death, the No More Brothers Mix of the song was released and reached number 1 in the UK, becoming Mercury's only solo number 1 hit. It remained at the top for 2 weeks and was in the charts for a total of 13 weeks.
The video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Living on My Own" featured footage of Mercury's 39th birthday party in 1985 in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
.
On her 2000 Bohemian Summer tour, Hikaru Utada, a number-one selling J-Pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
artist, did a cover of the song. She has quoted Mercury as one of her inspirations. She also alludes to "Living on My Own" in her song "This One (Crying Like a Child)" as well as Mercury himself from her album This Is the One.
Chart information
1985 original version:- No. 50 (UKUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
)
1993 remix (No More Brothers Mix):
- No. 1 (UK; FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
) - No. 2 (AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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1985 edition
7"- A. Living On My Own (single version)
- B. My Love Is Dangerous (album version)
12"
- A. Living On My Own (extended version)
- B. My Love Is Dangerous (extended version)
1993 edition
7"/Cassette- A. Living On My Own (Radio mix)
- B. Living On My Own (1992 album remix)
CD single
- Living On My Own (Radio mix)
- Living On My Own (Extended mix)
- Living On My Own (Club mix)
- Living On My Own (1992 album remix)
12"
- A1. Living On My Own (Extended mix)
- A2. Living On My Own (Club mix)
- B1. Living On My Own (Dub mix)
- B2. Living On My Own (LA mix)