Made in Heaven (song)

"Made in Heaven" is the third single recorded by Freddie Mercury, and his fourth release as a solo artist. Originally featured in Mercury's first solo album, Mr. Bad Guy, the song was modified and published as a 45 rpm single paired with "She Blows Hot and Cold", described on the record sleeve as 'A Brand New Track'. The single reached No. 57 on the UK Singles Chart.

After Mercury's death, the song's title gave the name to Queen's 1995 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 mixed into 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-inch and 12-inch format.


 * 7-inch single release

The 7-inch single was also released as a shaped picture disc.


 * 12-inch 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.