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Episode 103 | Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody"
On this week in 1975 Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" started a nine-week run at number one on the UK singles chart. In the US it eventually hit number nine. Freddie Mercury's rock operatic classic became a worldwide hit topping the charts in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and the Netherlands. Quite a feat for a song the band’s record label had little to no interest in releasing as a single.
As if the initial success of the single in 1975 and '76 wasn’t enough to prove their doubters wrong, "Bohemian Rhapsody" would become an even bigger hit decades later. After Freddie's death in 1991, the song topped the UK charts for another five weeks. The following year it went back up the US charts reaching a new peak of number two on the Billboard Hot 100 after being used in the film "Wayne's World" in 1992. In 2018, the success of the Queen film 'Bohemian Rhapsody', the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100, marking three separate decades the song has now charted.
That same year, it became the most streamed song from the 20th century, and it’s been downloaded or streamed over 1.6 billion times. With six million copies sold worldwide, it’s become one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Not only has "Bohemian Rhapsody" become Queen's most popular song and considered one of the greatest rock songs of all time, the groundbreaking promotional video for the song would be cited by critics as having a major influence on the eventual emergence of MTV.
All this from a song Queen’s record label said was too long. They told Freddie and the ban it will never be a hit.
In this episode we’ll get into the creation of the song including a section by section breakdown of the track, the groundbreaking video plus, how the song made a comeback thanks to Mike Myers insisting the song be included in the film 'Wayne’s World' and more.
DISCover the song Freddie believed more than anyone would send shivers down our spines. A song that was way ahead of its time. A song whose time had finally come. This is the story of "Bohemian Rhapsody".
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As if the initial success of the single in 1975 and '76 wasn’t enough to prove their doubters wrong, "Bohemian Rhapsody" would become an even bigger hit decades later. After Freddie's death in 1991, the song topped the UK charts for another five weeks. The following year it went back up the US charts reaching a new peak of number two on the Billboard Hot 100 after being used in the film "Wayne's World" in 1992. In 2018, the success of the Queen film 'Bohemian Rhapsody', the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100, marking three separate decades the song has now charted.
That same year, it became the most streamed song from the 20th century, and it’s been downloaded or streamed over 1.6 billion times. With six million copies sold worldwide, it’s become one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Not only has "Bohemian Rhapsody" become Queen's most popular song and considered one of the greatest rock songs of all time, the groundbreaking promotional video for the song would be cited by critics as having a major influence on the eventual emergence of MTV.
All this from a song Queen’s record label said was too long. They told Freddie and the ban it will never be a hit.
In this episode we’ll get into the creation of the song including a section by section breakdown of the track, the groundbreaking video plus, how the song made a comeback thanks to Mike Myers insisting the song be included in the film 'Wayne’s World' and more.
DISCover the song Freddie believed more than anyone would send shivers down our spines. A song that was way ahead of its time. A song whose time had finally come. This is the story of "Bohemian Rhapsody".
DISCovery on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheDISCoverypodcasthome
DISCovery on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DISCoverySenich
The DISCovery theme song "Woo Hoo" by Reebosound (https://reebosound.bandcamp.com)
Please give the show a five-star rating and review wherever you listen to DISCovery!
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By Eric SenichOn this week in 1975 Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" started a nine-week run at number one on the UK singles chart. In the US it eventually hit number nine. Freddie Mercury's rock operatic classic became a worldwide hit topping the charts in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and the Netherlands. Quite a feat for a song the band’s record label had little to no interest in releasing as a single.
As if the initial success of the single in 1975 and '76 wasn’t enough to prove their doubters wrong, "Bohemian Rhapsody" would become an even bigger hit decades later. After Freddie's death in 1991, the song topped the UK charts for another five weeks. The following year it went back up the US charts reaching a new peak of number two on the Billboard Hot 100 after being used in the film "Wayne's World" in 1992. In 2018, the success of the Queen film 'Bohemian Rhapsody', the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100, marking three separate decades the song has now charted.
That same year, it became the most streamed song from the 20th century, and it’s been downloaded or streamed over 1.6 billion times. With six million copies sold worldwide, it’s become one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Not only has "Bohemian Rhapsody" become Queen's most popular song and considered one of the greatest rock songs of all time, the groundbreaking promotional video for the song would be cited by critics as having a major influence on the eventual emergence of MTV.
All this from a song Queen’s record label said was too long. They told Freddie and the ban it will never be a hit.
In this episode we’ll get into the creation of the song including a section by section breakdown of the track, the groundbreaking video plus, how the song made a comeback thanks to Mike Myers insisting the song be included in the film 'Wayne’s World' and more.
DISCover the song Freddie believed more than anyone would send shivers down our spines. A song that was way ahead of its time. A song whose time had finally come. This is the story of "Bohemian Rhapsody".
DISCovery on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheDISCoverypodcasthome
DISCovery on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DISCoverySenich
The DISCovery theme song "Woo Hoo" by Reebosound (https://reebosound.bandcamp.com)
Please give the show a five-star rating and review wherever you listen to DISCovery!
As if the initial success of the single in 1975 and '76 wasn’t enough to prove their doubters wrong, "Bohemian Rhapsody" would become an even bigger hit decades later. After Freddie's death in 1991, the song topped the UK charts for another five weeks. The following year it went back up the US charts reaching a new peak of number two on the Billboard Hot 100 after being used in the film "Wayne's World" in 1992. In 2018, the success of the Queen film 'Bohemian Rhapsody', the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100, marking three separate decades the song has now charted.
That same year, it became the most streamed song from the 20th century, and it’s been downloaded or streamed over 1.6 billion times. With six million copies sold worldwide, it’s become one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Not only has "Bohemian Rhapsody" become Queen's most popular song and considered one of the greatest rock songs of all time, the groundbreaking promotional video for the song would be cited by critics as having a major influence on the eventual emergence of MTV.
All this from a song Queen’s record label said was too long. They told Freddie and the ban it will never be a hit.
In this episode we’ll get into the creation of the song including a section by section breakdown of the track, the groundbreaking video plus, how the song made a comeback thanks to Mike Myers insisting the song be included in the film 'Wayne’s World' and more.
DISCover the song Freddie believed more than anyone would send shivers down our spines. A song that was way ahead of its time. A song whose time had finally come. This is the story of "Bohemian Rhapsody".
DISCovery on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheDISCoverypodcasthome
DISCovery on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DISCoverySenich
The DISCovery theme song "Woo Hoo" by Reebosound (https://reebosound.bandcamp.com)
Please give the show a five-star rating and review wherever you listen to DISCovery!