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| 'Play the Game' | ||||
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| Single by Queen | ||||
| from the album The Game | ||||
| B-side | 'A Human Body' | |||
| Released | 30 May 1980 | |||
| Format | Vinyl record (7') | |||
| Recorded | 1980 Musicland Studios, Munich | |||
| Length | 3:30 (Album Version) 3:14 (Queen Forever Version) | |||
| Label | EMI, Elektra | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Freddie Mercury | |||
| Producer(s) | Queen, Reinhold Mack | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| 'Play the Game' on YouTube | ||||
'Play the Game' is a song by British rock band Queen, written by Freddie Mercury. It is the first track on the first side of their 1980 album The Game. It also appears on their Greatest Hits album. The single was a hit in the UK, reaching #14 in the charts, and in the US it peaked at #42.
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Composition[edit]
The song commences with a series of overlapping rushing noises on an Oberheim OB-X synthesiser, heralding the band's acceptance of electronic instruments into their once explicitly 'no synths' sonic repertoire. They played it in their live shows from 1980-82.
The song features a soft vocal by Mercury, ending with a strong A4 rising in pitch all the way to C5 in chest voice (contrary to the other C5s being hit in falsetto). Mercury also played piano on the track.
Later singles 'It's a Hard Life' and 'You Don't Fool Me' revisit the theme presented in 'Play the Game', with Mercury writing from the same lover's perspective years later in the former song, and reflecting on the memories of the failed relationship in the latter. Both 'Play the Game' and 'It's a Hard Life' are of a similar structure, revolving around Mercury's piano playing and the band's multi-layered harmonies.[1]
B-Side[edit]
The B-side, 'A Human Body', was for many years one of the few Queen songs only available on vinyl. It appeared on the bonus album Complete Vision in the 1985 The Complete Works box set. It was eventually released on CD in 2009 as part of The Singles Collection Volume 2 and also included on the bonus disc of the remastered version of The Game in 2011.
Music video[edit]
The cover of the single, as well as its promotional video directed by Brian Grant,[2] marked the first time Mercury appeared in either format with what later became his trademark moustache. The video is also notable in that Brian May did not use his trademark Red Special guitar, instead using a Fender Stratocaster replica made by Satellite. This was likely due to the risk of damage involved in the shot in which Mercury snatches the guitar from May, then appears to throw it back to him which was played back in reverse so that it would be easier for May to play the solo after 'catching' the guitar in the video.[2] A shot of the band in the unedited blue screen set for the video was later used for the cover of the 'Another One Bites the Dust' single release.
Personnel[edit]
- Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals, piano, synthesiser
- Brian May - electric guitar, backing vocals
- Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals
- John Deacon - bass guitar
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Charts[edit]
| Country | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada[3] | 22 |
| France (IFOP)[4] | 42 |
| Germany | 40 |
| Ireland | 9 |
| Netherlands | 15 |
| Norway | 6 |
| Switzerland | 8 |
| UK | 14 |
| US (Billboard) | 42 |
| US (Cash Box) | 38 |
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Beach House cover[edit]
The Baltimore, Marylandindie rock duo Beach House recorded a cover of 'Play the Game' that was contributed for the iTunes Store release of the Red Hot Organization's 2009 compilation, Dark Was the Night. The track was released as an iTunes only bonus track.On June 30, 2017, the band released their B-Sides and Rarities compilation album, which includes the cover.
Downloadable content for Rock Band[edit]
The song was made available to download on 7 December 2010 for use in the Rock Band 3 music video game in both basic rhythm, and PRO mode which allows use of a real guitar/bass guitar, and MIDI compatible electronic drum kits/keyboards in addition to vocals.
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References[edit]
- ^'Queen's Greatest Videos'. Episode 1/1. 1999. 30 minutes in. Channel 4.Missing or empty
|series=(help) - ^ abBrian and Roger talk. Greatest Video Hits 1. October 2002.
- ^RPM Weekly - September 1980
- ^'Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70' (in French). InfoDisc. 18 July 1980. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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External links[edit]
- Official YouTube videos: original music video, Live at the Bowl