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SINGLE · 1977

Tie Your Mother Down

by Queen · Mar 1977 · EMI · 2 tracks · 7:13

  • rock
  • hard rock
  • pop
  • symphonic rock

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Tracklist

  1. 1Tie Your Mother Down3:47
  2. 2You and I3:26

Running time 7:13

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

The story

"Tie Your Mother Down" is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by lead guitarist Brian May. It is the opening track and the second single from their 1976 album A Day at the Races. On its original release as a single in 1977 the song peaked at 31 in the UK Singles Chart. More than 20 years later, it was released as a double a-side to "No-One but You " where it reached 13 in UK Singles Chart. On the album the song is preceded by a one-minute instrumental intro featuring a Shepard tone melody, performed by Brian May, which is reprised in the ending of "Teo Torriatte": this was intended to create a "circle" within the album.

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The record

  • First released
    Mar 1977
  • Labels
    EMI 5C 006-98819
    Parlophone 50999 243366 2 8
  • Kind
    Single
  • Formats
    Vinyl 2 editions, CD
  • Editions
    3 releases in 3 countries
  • Running time
    7:13

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