{"id":864739,"date":"2026-09-29T13:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/864739\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T13:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:26:10","slug":"this-1979-queen-single-made-the-band-members-worry-about-freddie-mercury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/864739\/","title":{"rendered":"This 1979 Queen Single Made the Band Members Worry About Freddie Mercury"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1979, Queen released \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Me Now<\/a>\u201d. On their Jazz album, the multi-platinum single was written by Queen\u2019s lead singer, Freddie Mercury.<\/p>\n

One of Queen\u2019s most memorable hits, \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Me Now\u201d says, \u201cI\u2019m a shooting star leaping through the sky \/ Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity \/ I\u2019m a racing car passing by \/ Like Lady Godiva. \/ I\u2019m gonna go, go, go \/ There\u2019s no stopping me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Thrilled with the song\u2019s success, band member Brian May admits that it also made him and other Queen members worry about Mercury.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was a lot of fun,\u201d May later tells Absolute Radio<\/a>. \u201cBut I did have an undercurrent feeling of, \u2018Aren\u2019t we talking about danger here?\u2019 Because we were worried about Freddie at this point. That feeling lingers, but it\u2019s become almost the most successful Queen track as regards to what people play in their car or at their weddings. It\u2019s become a massive, massive track and an anthem to people who want to be hedonistic. It was kind of a stroke of genius from Freddie.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Success of Queen After \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Me Now\u201d<\/p>\n

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Queen\u2019s Roger Taylor later admits he isn\u2019t the biggest fan of \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Me Now\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t necessarily think it\u2019s one of our best songs. But I love the sentiment, \u2018Call me Mr. Fahrenheit,\u2019\u201d he says<\/a>, referencing a lyric in \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Me Now\u201d. \u201cIt\u2019s hilarious, and it\u2019s become a sort of rallying cry.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t Stop Me Now\u201d may not be as well remembered as Queen\u2019s \u201cAnother One Bites The Dust\u201d and \u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d. Still, it remains one of the most popular Queen songs today, even after all these years. It also had plenty of success in its own right.<\/p>\n

This song has also been used in multiple movies, including Blackball in 2023 and Venom: The Last Dance, out in 2024. After the release of \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Me Now\u201d, Queen had several more hits. Those include \u201cCrazy Little Thing Called Love\u201d and \u201cAnother One Bites The Dust\u201d. \u201cAnother One Bites The Dust\u201d is Queen\u2019s final No. 1 single in the United States.<\/p>\n

In 1991, Mercury tragically passed away,<\/a> only one day after revealing he had been diagnosed with HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cI felt it correct to keep this information private to date to protect the privacy of those around me,\u201d Mercury said when announcing his illness. \u201cHowever, the time has come now for my friends and fans around the world to know the truth. I hope that everyone will join with my doctors and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease.\u201d<\/p>\n

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