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| Recorded = 1979 |
| Recorded = 1979 |
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| Genre = [[Progressive |
| Genre = [[Progressive rock]], [[Power ballad]] |
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| Length = 3:52 |
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| Label = [[EMI]], [[Elektra Records|Elektra]] |
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'''"Save Me"''' is a song by [[England|English]] [[Rock music|rock]] [[Musical ensemble|band]] [[Queen (band)|Queen]]. This rock ballad was written by [[guitar]]ist [[Brian May]], who played piano, as well as guitar on the track. It was recorded in [[1979]] and released in the [[UK|U.K.]] on [[25 January|January 25th]], [[1980]], nearly six months prior to the release of the [[album]] ''[[The Game (Queen album)|The Game]]''. It spent six weeks on the [[UK Singles Chart|UK charts]], peaking at number eleven. The song was played live from 1980-1984. |
'''"Save Me"''' is a song by [[England|English]] [[Rock music|rock]] [[Musical ensemble|band]] [[Queen (band)|Queen]]. This rock ballad was written by [[guitar]]ist [[Brian May]], who played piano, as well as guitar on the track. It was recorded in [[1979]] and released in the [[UK|U.K.]] on [[25 January|January 25th]], [[1980]], nearly six months prior to the release of the [[album]] ''[[The Game (Queen album)|The Game]]''. It spent six weeks on the [[UK Singles Chart|UK charts]], peaking at number eleven. The song was played live from 1980-1984 and it's one of the band best ballads. It is included on their 1981 [[Greatest Hits]] compilation album. |
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Brian May wrote "Save Me" about a friend whose relationship had ended, and played piano, synths and guitars (electric and twelve-string acoustic) on it. |
Brian May wrote "Save Me" about a friend whose relationship had ended, and played piano, synths and guitars (electric and twelve-string acoustic) on it. |
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| B-side | "Let Me Entertain You (live)" |
"Save Me" is a song by English rock band Queen. This rock ballad was written by guitarist Brian May, who played piano, as well as guitar on the track. It was recorded in 1979 and released in the U.K. on January 25th, 1980, nearly six months prior to the release of the album The Game. It spent six weeks on the UK charts, peaking at number eleven. The song was played live from 1980-1984 and it's one of the band best ballads. It is included on their 1981 Greatest Hits compilation album.
Brian May wrote "Save Me" about a friend whose relationship had ended, and played piano, synths and guitars (electric and twelve-string acoustic) on it.
Played live, the song would typically feature a short piano introduction absent from the studio version. This introduction can be found in a Brian May solo composition "My Boy" which can only be found much later on the 1998 compilation album "Lullabies With A Difference". The general melody could have been conceived by May as early as 1980 as the intro to the live version of "Save Me" exhibits.
In addition, the lyrics "I'm naked and I'm far from home" were uttered near the end of the pilot episode of the television series "Highlander" by Christopher Lambert's character.
Charts
| Country | Peak position |
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| Netherlands | 5 |
| Norway | 7 |
| Ireland | 8 |
| Italy | 10 |
| UK | 11 |
| Germany | 42 |
| Japan | 96 |
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