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in April 1987; he did not reveal his condition until the day before his death in November 1991. However, changes in his appearance, particularly his weight loss and rather gaunt look, helped fuel speculation that he was seriously ill.
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The original version of the song "My Life Has Been Saved" was featured on the B-Side of the single, before May, Taylor, Deacon and Richards reworked the track for their fifteenth and final studio album
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received from the press in the late 1980s, involving May's divorce from his first wife, Chrissie Mullen, and his relationship with actress
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admitted his dislike for it, stating it was “not one of my favourite songs. One of the most boring videos we ever made."
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The video for the song featured the band performing on a stage designed to look like a newspaper - it was filmed at
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May recorded the keyboards and guitars in one take. Mercury's vocal was also done in one take.
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and peaked at #25 in the UK. The single was released in the United States but failed to chart.
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This article is about the 1989 song and single by Queen. For other songs and records, see
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and growing media speculation about Mercury's health. Mercury was
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Scandal (disambiguation)

Single
Queen
The Miracle
B-side
My Life Has Been Saved
Genre
Electro-rock
Label
Parlophone
EMI
Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Queen
Brian May
Producer(s)
David Richards
Queen
The Invisible Man
The Miracle
"Scandal"
YouTube
rock
Queen
The Miracle
Brian May
Freddie Mercury
Anita Dobson
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