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No, this isn’t a joke. The long awaited duet by legendary Rock Band Queen and Michael Jackson, ‘There Must Be More To Life Than This’ is here. The song was premiered on Chris Evans’s BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show earlier this morning.
A little background story on the track:
It began as a song written by Mercury during sessions for Queen’s 1981 album, Hot Space. The band recorded a backing track, but the song was never completed. Mercury visited Michael Jackson at his home studio in Los Angeles where he recorded Jackson singing the song for an unfinished version. Queen revived the track during sessions for 1984’s The Works, but again it was not finished. A year later, Freddie’s own version of the song surfaced on his debut solo album, 1985’s Mr Bad Guy. This new production of the powerful ballad fuses Queen’s original backing track and Mercury and Jackson’s distinctive vocals, and has been produced and remixed by celebrated Madonna/Robbie Williams producer William Orbit.
The song appears on Queen’s new album Queen Forever, releasing on November 10th. The CD features 3 new songs in addition to past Queen hits, classic tracks and new takes on well-known songs. It will be available as a 20-track single CD and as an extended 36-track, two-CD set. Listen to the radio rip of the song below.
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