You're My Best Friend
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| A Night at the Opera Album Listing | ||
|---|---|---|
| "I'm In Love With My Car" (Track 3) | "You're My Best Friend" (Track 4) | "'39" (Track 5) |
| Live Killers Album Listing | ||
| "Get Down, Make Love" (Track 7) | "You're My Best Friend" (Track 8) | "Now I'm Here" (Track 9) |
You're My Best Friend is an energetic, poppy song penned by John Deacon and performed by Queen. It was originally included on the A Night At The Opera album in 1975, and later released as a single. This song also appeared on the Greatest Hits (1981) album.
It was written for his wife, Veronica. In this song John Deacon plays a Wurlitzer electric piano in addition to bass guitar. The characteristic 'bark' of the Wurlitzer's bass notes plays a prominent role in the song.
- John Deacon: Well, Freddie didn’t like the electric piano, so I took it home and I started to learn on the electric piano and basically that’s the song that came out you know when I was learning to play piano. It was written on that instrument and it sounds best on that. You know, often on the instrument that you wrote the song on
- Freddie Mercury: I refused to play the damn thing [the Wurlitzer]. It’s tiny and horrible and I don’t like them. Why play those things when you’ve got a lovely superb grand piano? No, I think, basically what he [John] is trying to say is it was the desired effect
In popular culture
- In 2003, this song was featured at the end of Simpsons episode Moe Baby Blues
- In 2004, this song was featured in the film Shaun of the Dead.
- The song was played during the final moments of the Will & Grace finale in 2006.
- It was also played in the film The Break-Up.
| Queen |
| John Deacon | Brian May | Freddie Mercury | Roger Taylor |
| Discography |
|---|
| Studio albums: Queen | Queen II | Sheer Heart Attack | A Night at the Opera | A Day at the Races | News of the World | Jazz | The Game | Flash Gordon | Hot Space | The Works | A Kind of Magic | The Miracle | Innuendo | Made in Heaven |
| Live albums: Live Killers | Live Magic | Live at Wembley '86 | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl | Return of the Champions |
| Compilations: Greatest Hits | At the Beeb | Greatest Hits II | Classic Queen | Queen Rocks | Greatest Hits III | Stone Cold Classics |
| Box sets: Greatest Hits I & II | The Crown Jewels | |
| DVDs |
| We Will Rock You | The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert | Greatest Video Hits 1 | Queen Live at Wembley Stadium | Greatest Video Hits 2 | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl | Return of the Champions | Super Live in Japan |
| Musicals |
| We Will Rock You |
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