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"The Night Comes Down" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by Brian May and sung by Freddie Mercury, it is the sixth song on their 1973 debut album, Queen.

Background
"The Night Comes Down", written by Brian May between 1970–1971 and recorded at De Lane Lea Studios in December 1971.

Other versions
A demo version of this song by Queen is featured on the remastered deluxe version of Queen. Titled "The Night Comes Down (De Lane Lea Demo)", it was recorded on December 1971, at De Lane Lea Studios, in London. This version runs 4:21, while the original runs 4:23.

Cover versions

 * Andrew McArthur and Falcon Jane recorded the song for their debut EP We Get By.

Queen comments on the song
"I liked Dave Dilloway's acoustic, because because I could make it "buzz" nicely. It appeared on Jealousy and The Night Comes Down sounding a lot like a sitar"

- Brian May

Personnel

 * Freddie Mercury – lead and backing vocals
 * Brian May – backing vocals, guitars
 * Roger Taylor – backing vocals, drums, percussion
 * John Deacon – bass guitar