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⚫	\| ~~Name~~ = ~~Jealousy~~
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	\| Cover = Jealousy single.jpg
	\| ~~Artist~~ = ]		\| name = Jealousy
	\| ~~from~~ ~~Album~~ = ]		\| cover = Queen - Jealousy.jpg
	\| ~~B-side~~ = ]		\| border = yes
	\| ~~Released~~ = 27 ~~April~~ ~~1979~~ ~~(US)~~		\| caption = Soviet single picture sleeve
		⚫	\| type = single
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			\| artist = ]
	\| Recorded = August – September 1978
	\| ~~Genre~~ = ]		\| album = ]
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⚫	\| ~~Length~~ = 3:13
			\| released = 27 April 1979
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	\| ~~Writer~~ = ]		\| recorded = October 1978
	\| ~~Producer~~ = ~~Queen and~~ ]		\| studio = Super Bear Studios ], France
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	\| Last single = "]<br/>(1979)
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	\| This single = "'''Jealousy'''"<br/>(1979)
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	"'''Jealousy'''" is the title of a 1979 single by English ] ], from their 1978 album '']''. It was written by the group's frontman, ], and features him on ]. It also features ] playing his Hairfred ] placing small pieces of ] under the frets to produce the "buzzing" effect of a sitar. All vocals were recorded by Mercury.
			"'''Jealousy'''" is a song by ] ] band ] which was originally released on their seventh studio album '']'' in 1978, and one year later was released as the fourth and last single from the album. It was written by ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/jealousy-mt0041498363 \|title=Jealousy - Queen \| Song Info \|publisher=] \|access-date=2016-10-15}}</ref>

			==Background==
			The song has been released as a single only in five countries ], ], ], ], and ], but failed to chart anywhere. The single was the only single of the band in the USSR. In the USSR, the B-side of the single was "]", but in other countries the B-side was "Fun It". In 1980, the song had been included to the list of songs for the ] which were celebrated in ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Jealousy-lyrics-Queen/A1E6B83BD866409848256894000595AE \|title=Jealousy Lyrics - Queen \|website=Sing365.com \|date=2000-02-28 \|access-date=2016-10-15 \|archive-date=3 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214837/http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Jealousy-lyrics-Queen/A1E6B83BD866409848256894000595AE \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

			"Jealousy" was penned by Mercury and features May playing his Hallfredh ]. The guitar had been given a replacement hardwood bridge, chiselled flat, with a small piece of ] wire placed between it and the strings, which lay gently above. The strings produce the "buzzing" effect of a ].<ref name="Guitar">{{cite web\|url=https://www.brianmay.com/brian/magsandpress/gtrplyrjan83/gtrplyrjan83.html\|title=Guitar Player magazine US Jan 83\|website=www.brianmay.com\|access-date=4 August 2017\|archive-date=7 October 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007154146/https://brianmay.com/brian/magsandpress/gtrplyrjan83/gtrplyrjan83.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> This effect had already been used on "White Queen (As It Began)", from '']''. '']'' felt that this effect made the song sound ]que.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Top Single Picks\|newspaper=Billboard\|access-date=2020-07-08\|date=April 21, 1979\|page=62\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1979/Billboard%201979-04-21.pdf}}</ref> All vocals were recorded by Mercury.

			==Reception==
			'']'' said that the song begins with "an interesting piano and ]-sounding passage."<ref name=cb/> They further said that the song has "a firm beat, flashy drumming, upfront piano playing and characteristically orchestrated vocals" and that "Freddie Mercury's vocals are evocative" and "Brian May's guitar playing is unusual."<ref name=cb>{{cite news\|title=CashBox Singles Reviews\|date=April 14, 1979\|page=17\|newspaper=Cash Box\|accessdate=2022-01-01\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1979/CB-1979-04-14.pdf}}</ref> '']'' said that "Jealousy" is a lighter ballad than typical Queen songs.<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine\|magazine=Record World\|date=April 21, 1979\|accessdate=2023-02-11\|title=Hits of the Week\|page=1\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/79/RW-1979-04-21.pdf}}</ref>

			==Personnel==

			'''Queen'''
			*] - lead and backing vocals, piano
			*] - acoustic guitar<ref name="Guitar" />
			*] - drums
			*] - bass guitar

			==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:06, 4 October 2024

1979 single by Queen

"Jealousy"

Soviet single picture sleeve

Single by Queen

from the album Jazz

B-side

Fun It
Don't Stop Me Now (USSR)

Released

27 April 1979

Recorded

October 1978

Studio

Super Bear Studios Berre-les-Alpes, France

Genre

Length

3:13

Queen
Roy Thomas Baker

Queen singles chronology

"Mustapha"
(1979)

"Jealousy"
(1979)

"Love of My Life (Live at Festhalle Frankfurt, 2 Feb '79)"
(1979)

"Jealousy" is a song by British Rock band Queen which was originally released on their seventh studio album Jazz in 1978, and one year later was released as the fourth and last single from the album. It was written by Freddie Mercury.

Background

The song has been released as a single only in five countries US, Canada, Brazil, New Zealand, and USSR, but failed to chart anywhere. The single was the only single of the band in the USSR. In the USSR, the B-side of the single was "Don't Stop Me Now", but in other countries the B-side was "Fun It". In 1980, the song had been included to the list of songs for the 1980 Summer Olympics which were celebrated in Moscow.

"Jealousy" was penned by Mercury and features May playing his Hallfredh acoustic guitar. The guitar had been given a replacement hardwood bridge, chiselled flat, with a small piece of fret wire placed between it and the strings, which lay gently above. The strings produce the "buzzing" effect of a sitar. This effect had already been used on "White Queen (As It Began)", from Queen II. Billboard felt that this effect made the song sound Beatlesque. All vocals were recorded by Mercury.

Reception

Cash Box said that the song begins with "an interesting piano and sitar-sounding passage." They further said that the song has "a firm beat, flashy drumming, upfront piano playing and characteristically orchestrated vocals" and that "Freddie Mercury's vocals are evocative" and "Brian May's guitar playing is unusual." Record World said that "Jealousy" is a lighter ballad than typical Queen songs.

Personnel

Queen

Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals, piano
Brian May - acoustic guitar
Roger Taylor - drums
John Deacon - bass guitar

References

"Jealousy - Queen | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
"Jealousy Lyrics - Queen". Sing365.com. 28 February 2000. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^ "Guitar Player magazine US Jan 83". www.brianmay.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
"Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. 21 April 1979. p. 62. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 14 April 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
"Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 21 April 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

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