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{{Infobox song

| name = Made in Heaven

| cover = Made in Heaven single (1985).jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Freddie Mercury

| album = Mr. Bad Guy

| B-side = *"She Blows Hot and Cold"

* "Made In Heaven" (single version)

| released = 1 July 1985

| recorded = 1984

| studio = Musicland Studios, West Germany

| genre = Pop, soft rock

| length =

| label = Columbia Records

| writer = Freddie Mercury

| producer = * Reinhold Mack

* Freddie Mercury

| chronology = Freddie Mercury

| prev_title = I Was Born to Love You

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title = Living on My Own

| next_year = 1985

| misc =

}}

"'Made in Heaven'" is the third single recorded by Freddie Mercury, and his fourth release as a solo artist. Originally featured in Mercury's debut album, the song was slightly modified and published as a 45rpm paired with "She Blows Hot and Cold", described on the record sleeve as 'A Brand New Track'. The single reached #57 on the UK Singles Chart.

After Mercury's death, the song's title gave the name to Queen's 1995 posthumous album 'Made in Heaven'. The song was also chosen, along with "I Was Born to Love You", to be re-recorded for the album, with the previous vocals over a newly recorded instrumental track.

Personnel



;Original version

*Freddie Mercury - lead vocals, piano, synthesiser

*Fred Mandel - piano, synthesiser, guitar

*Paul Vincent - lead guitar

*Curt Cress - drums

*Stephan Wissnet - bass guitar, Fairlight CMI

*Reinhold Mack - Fairlight CMI

;Queen version

*Freddie Mercury - lead vocals, piano, keyboards

*Brian May - electric guitar, slide guitar

*Roger Taylor - drums, percussion

*John Deacon - bass guitar

Releases and track listing



The single was released in 7" and 12" format.

;7" single release

The 7" single was also released as a shaped picture disc.[http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2247079 Discogs.com]

;12" single release

Music video



The song's video was directed by David Mallet, previously involved in the making of the music video for "I Was Born to Love You", as well as five Queen clips. A Royal Opera House replica was built inside a warehouse in North London (as normal studios did not have high enough roofs), where Mercury wanted to recreate scenes from Stravinskij's 'The Rite of Spring' and Dante's 'Inferno'. The most remarkable element is probably the 67-foot tall rotating globe on top of which the singer stands in the last part of the video clip. The outfit that Mercury wears in this music video is quite similar to the outfit worn in the music video for the Queen single "Radio Ga Ga". Mallet and Mercury used the 1952 film 'The Importance of Being Earnest' as inspiration for the set.

Charts



See also



*'Mr. Bad Guy'

*'Made in Heaven'

Notes



References




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