Living on My Own - Wikipedia

"Living on My Own" is a song by British singer-songwriter Freddie Mercury, originally included on his first solo album, Mr. Bad Guy (1985). LivingonMyOwn FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 1985singlebyFreddieMercury 1985singlebyFreddieMercury"LivingonMyOwn"SinglebyFreddieMercuryfromthealbumMr.BadGuyB-side"MyLoveIsDangerous"Released2 September 1985 (1985-09-02)[1]Length 3:21(albumversion) 3:03(singleversion) 6:39(extendedversion) 3:38(NoMoreBrothers'version) 3:39(GreatestHitsIIIversion) Label EMI SonyMusic Songwriter(s)FreddieMercuryProducer(s) ReinholdMack FreddieMercury FreddieMercurysingleschronology "MadeinHeaven"(1985) "LivingonMyOwn"(1985) "LoveMeLikeThere'sNoTomorrow"(1985) Musicvideo"LivingonMyOwn"(1993'NoMoreBrothers'Mix)onYouTube1993coverCoverartfor1993NoMoreBrothersMix. FreddieMercury"LivingonMyOwn"(1993)(0:46) 46-secondsamplefromFreddieMercury's"LivingonMyOwn". Problemsplayingthisfile?Seemediahelp. "LivingonMyOwn"isasongbyBritishsinger-songwriterFreddieMercury,originallyincludedonhisfirstsoloalbum,Mr.BadGuy(1985).Itwasreleasedasasingle(backedwith"MyLoveIsDangerous")inSeptember1985intheUnitedKingdom,whereitpeakedatnumber50.TheJuly1985releaseintheUnitedStateshad"SheBlowsHotandCold"asitsB-side.[2]Eightyearslater,in1993,"LivingonMyOwn"wasremixedandre-releasedtowidespreadchartsuccess.Thesong'slyricsreflectMercury'slongstandingadmirationforGretaGarbo,whosequotationsarefeaturedprominentlyinthelyrics.[3] Contents 11993NoMoreBrothers'Mixversion 1.1Criticalreception 1.2Chartperformance 2Musicvideo 3Tracklistings 3.11985edition 3.21993edition 4Personnel 5Charts 5.1Weeklycharts 5.2Year-endcharts 5.3Decade-endcharts 6Salesandcertifications 7Seealso 8References 9Externallinks 1993NoMoreBrothers'Mixversion[edit] On19July1993,twoyearsafterMercury'sdeath,theNoMoreBrothersMixofthesongwasreleased.[4]ThisremixreachednumberoneintheUK,Ireland,andFrance(for15weeks),becomingMercury'sfirstsolonumber-onehit.Meanwhile,intheUnitedStates,the1993versionwasnotofficiallyreleased.[5]ItremainedatthetopfortwoweeksontheBritishcharts.[5] Criticalreception[edit] TomEwingfromFreakyTriggersaidthatMercury"soundsterrificoverhousemusic."[6]Pan-EuropeanmagazineMusic&Mediawrotethat"BelgiandanceproducerspickedupaMercuryvocaltrack,putitontopofsequencers—withsurprisingresults—andmadealocaltop10hitoutofit."[7]JohnKilgofromTheNetworkFortycommentedthat"hittingyouovertheheadlikeahammer,theharmony-ladenhookcompliments(sic)anuptempogroove".[8]AreviewerfromSandwellEveningMailcalledit"astunningEuro-styleremix".[9] Chartperformance[edit] The1993NoMoreBrothersMixof"LivingonMyOwn"wasverysuccessfulinEurope.ItmadeittonumberoneinDenmark,France,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,theNetherlands,Norway,Spain,SwedenandtheUnitedKingdom,aswellasontheEurochartHot100.IntheUK,ithitthetopspotinitsthirdweekontheUKSinglesChart,on8August1993;thesinglespenttwoweeksatthetopofthechart.[10]Additionally,itreachednumbertwoinAustria,Belgium,Germany,andSwitzerland.Inthesecountries,itwasheldoffreachingnumberoneby4NonBlondes'"What'sUp"."LivingonMyOwn"earnedagoldrecordintheNetherlands,Sweden,andtheUK,whileitearnedaplatinumrecordinAustriaandGermany. Musicvideo[edit] Thevideosforboththeoriginal1985andthe1993remixversionsof"LivingonMyOwn"showfootageofMercury's39thbirthdaycelebrationon5September1985attheOldMrs.HendersonnightclubinMunich.[11]ThevideowasdirectedbyHannesRossacherandRudiDolezal.[12] Tracklistings[edit] 1985edition[edit] 7-inch A."LivingonMyOwn"(singleversion) B."MyLoveIsDangerous"(albumversion)–3:41 12-inch A."LivingonMyOwn"(extendedversion)–6:42 B."MyLoveIsDangerous"(extendedversion)–6:28 1993edition[edit] 7-inch/cassette A."LivingonMyOwn"(radiomix) B."LivingonMyOwn"(1992albumremix) 12-inch A1."LivingonMyOwn"(extendedmix) A2."LivingonMyOwn"(clubmix) B1."LivingonMyOwn"(dubmix) B2."LivingonMyOwn"(LAmix) CDsingle "LivingonMyOwn"(radiomix) "LivingonMyOwn"(extendedmix) "LivingonMyOwn"(clubmix) "LivingonMyOwn"(1992albumremix) Personnel[edit] ‹ Thetemplatebelow(Unreferencedsection)isbeingconsideredformerging.Seetemplatesfordiscussiontohelpreachaconsensus. ›Thissectiondoesnotciteanysources.Pleasehelpimprovethissectionbyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(December2017)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) FreddieMercury–leadandbackingvocals ColinPeter–additionalproduction/remix CarlWard–additionalproduction/remix SergeRamaekers–additionalproduction/remix Charts[edit] Weeklycharts[edit] Originalversion Chart(1985) Peakposition UKSingles(OCC)[13] 50 NoMoreBrothersMix Chart(1993–1994) Peakposition Austria(Ö3AustriaTop40)[14] 2 Belgium(Ultratop50Flanders)[15] 2 Denmark(IFPI)[16] 1 Europe(EurochartHot100)[17] 1 Finland(Suomenvirallinenlista)[16] 6 France(SNEP)[18] 1 Germany(OfficialGermanCharts)[19] 2 Iceland(ÍslenskiListinnTopp40)[20] 1 Ireland(IRMA)[21] 1 Israel(IsraelTop-30)[22] 1 Italy(Musicaedischi)[23] 1 Netherlands(DutchTop40)[24] 2 Netherlands(SingleTop100)[25] 2 Norway(VG-lista)[26] 1 Spain(AFYVE)[16] 1 Sweden(Sverigetopplistan)[27] 1 Switzerland(SchweizerHitparade)[28] 2 UKSingles(OCC)[10] 1 UKDance(MusicWeek)[29] 9 Year-endcharts[edit] Chart(1993) Position Austria(Ö3AustriaTop40)[30] 7 Belgium(Ultratop)[31] 1 Europe(EurochartHot100)[32] 9 Germany(OfficialGermanCharts)[33] 10 Iceland(ÍslenskiListinnTopp40)[34] 2 Netherlands(DutchTop40)[35] 9 Netherlands(SingleTop100)[36] 16 Switzerland(SchweizerHitparade)[37] 22 UKSingles(OCC)[38] 20 Chart(1994) Position Europe(EurochartHot100)[39] 65 Decade-endcharts[edit] Chart(1990–1999) Position Austria(Ö3AustriaTop40)[40] 48 Salesandcertifications[edit] Region Certification Certifiedunits/sales Austria(IFPIAustria)[41] Platinum 50,000* Germany(BVMI)[42] Platinum 500,000^ Netherlands(NVPI)[43] Gold 50,000^ Sweden(GLF)[44] Gold 25,000^ UnitedKingdom(BPI)[45] Gold 400,000^ *Salesfiguresbasedoncertificationalone.^Shipmentsfiguresbasedoncertificationalone. Seealso[edit] ListofposthumousnumberonesontheUKSinglesChart References[edit] ^"NewSingles"(PDF).MusicWeek.31August1985.p. 14.Retrieved22June2021. ^MrBadGuy-LivingOnMyOwnUltimateQueen.Retrieved22March2012 ^Mercury,Freddie;Brooks,Greg;Lupton,Simon(5September2019).FreddieMercury:ALife,InHisOwnWords.London:MercurySongsLtd.p. 120.ISBN 978-1688967489. ^"NewReleases:Singles"(PDF).MusicWeek.17July1993.p. 19.Retrieved22June2021. ^abRoberts,David(2006).BritishHitSingles&Albums.London:GuinnessWorldRecordsLimited ^Ewing,Tom(27April2012)."FREDDIEMERCURY–"LivingOnMyOwn"".FreakyTrigger.Retrieved6March2020. ^"NewReleases:Singles"(PDF).Music&Media.31July1993.p. 11.Retrieved26February2018. ^Kilgo,John(3December1993)."Mainstream:MusicMeeting"(PDF).TheNetworkForty.p. 22.Retrieved21February2018. ^"FreddieMercury-LivingonMyOwn".SandwellEveningMail.5June1993.page15.Retrieved2020-03-29. ^ab"OfficialSinglesChartTop100".OfficialChartsCompany.Retrieved26February2018. ^Schauberger,Anja."11verrückteClubsinMünchen,dieGeschichteschrieben"[11crazyclubsinMunichthatmadehistory].MitVergnuegen.Retrieved5March2020. ^Gunn,Jacky(1986).TheOfficialInternationalQueenFanClubBiography. ^"OfficialSinglesChartTop100".OfficialChartsCompany.Retrieved25September2018. ^"FreddieMercury–LivingonMyOwn%5B1993%5D"(inGerman).Ö3AustriaTop40.Retrieved26February2018. ^"FreddieMercury–LivingonMyOwn%5B1993%5D"(inDutch).Ultratop50.Retrieved25September2018. ^abc"Top10SalesinEurope"(PDF).Music&Media.Vol. 10,no. 44.30October1993.p. 18.Retrieved26February2018. ^"EurochartHot100Singles"(PDF).Music&Media.Vol. 10,no. 44.30October1993.p. 21.Retrieved6March2018. ^"FreddieMercury–LivingonMyOwn%5B1993%5D"(inFrench).Lesclassementsingle.Retrieved26February2018. ^"FreddieMercury–LivingonMyOwn[1993"](inGerman).GfKEntertainmentcharts.Retrieved10April2020. ^"ÍslenskiListinnTopp40(02.09.1993–08.09.1993)"(PDF).DagblaðiðVísir(inIcelandic).2September1993.p. 20.Retrieved26February2018. ^"TheIrishCharts–SearchResults–LivingonMyOwn".IrishSinglesChart.Retrieved25September2018. ^IsraelTop-30:2weeksatNo.1(17August1993&24August1993) ^"Top10SalesinEurope"(PDF).Music&Media.Vol. 10,no. 42.16October1993.p. 18.Retrieved24November2019. ^"NederlandseTop40–week35,1993"(inDutch).DutchTop40.Retrieved25September2018. ^"FreddieMercury–LivingonMyOwn%5B1993%5D"(inDutch).SingleTop100.Retrieved25September2018. ^"FreddieMercury–LivingonMyOwn%5B1993%5D".VG-lista.Retrieved26February2018. ^"FreddieMercury–LivingonMyOwn%5B1993%5D".SinglesTop100.Retrieved26February2018. ^"FreddieMercury–LivingonMyOwn%5B1993%5D".SwissSinglesChart.Retrieved26February2018. ^"Top60DanceSingles"(PDF).MusicWeek.31July1993.p. 22.Retrieved9April2021. ^"JahreshitparadeSingles1993"(inGerman).Retrieved24November2019. ^"Jaaroverzichten1993"(inDutch).Ultratop.Retrieved24November2019. ^"1993Year-EndSalesCharts:EurochartHot100Singles"(PDF).Music&Media.Vol. 10,no. 51/52.18December1993.p. 15.Retrieved18November2019. ^"Top100Singles–Jahrescharts1993"(inGerman).GfKEntertainment.Retrieved24November2019. ^"Árslistinn1993".DagblaðiðVísir(inIcelandic).4January1994.p. 16.Retrieved1June2020. ^"Jaarlijsten1993"(inDutch).StichtingNederlandseTop40.Retrieved1December2019. ^"Jaaroverzichten–Single1993"(inDutch).MegaCharts.Retrieved24November2019. ^"SchweizerJahreshitparade1993"(inGerman).Retrieved24November2019. ^"Top100Singles1993".MusicWeek.15January1994.p. 24. ^"1994Year-EndSalesCharts:EurochartHot100Singles"(PDF).Music&Media.Vol. 11,no. 52.24December1994.p. 12.Retrieved28November2019. ^"Bestenlisten–Singles1990er"(inGerman).Retrieved14May2019. ^"Austriansinglecertifications–FreddieMercury–LivingonMyOwn"(inGerman).IFPIAustria.Retrieved24November2019. ^"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank(FreddieMercury; 'LivingonMyOwn')"(inGerman).BundesverbandMusikindustrie.Retrieved24November2019. ^"Dutchsinglecertifications–FreddieMercury–LivingonMyOwn"(inDutch).NederlandseVerenigingvanProducentenenImporteursvanbeeld-engeluidsdragers.Retrieved24November2019.EnterLivingonMyOwninthe"Artiestoftitel"box. ^"Guld-ochPlatinacertifikat−År1987−1998"(PDF)(inSwedish).IFPISweden.Archivedfromtheoriginal(PDF)on17May2011.Retrieved24November2019. ^"Britishsinglecertifications–FreddieMercury–LivingonMyOwn".BritishPhonographicIndustry.Retrieved7November2020. Externallinks[edit] LyricsatQueenofficialwebsite(fromGreatestHitsIII) vteFreddieMercury Discography Studioalbums Mr.BadGuy Barcelona Compilations TheFreddieMercuryAlbum TheSoloCollection LoverofLife,SingerofSongs MessengeroftheGods:TheSingles NeverBoring Singles "ICanHearMusic" "LoveKills" "IWasBorntoLoveYou" "MadeinHeaven" "LivingonMyOwn" "LoveMeLikeThere'sNoTomorrow" "Time" "TheGreatPretender" "Barcelona" "TheGoldenBoy" "InMyDefence" Othersongs "ThereMustBeMoretoLifeThanThis" Depictions Mercury:TheAfterlifeandTimesofaRockGod(play) FreddieMercury:TheGreatPretender(documentary) BohemianRhapsody(film) Related TheHectics Smile Queen 17473Freddiemercury TheFreddieMercuryTributeConcert MercuryPhoenixTrust Cirolanamercuryi Mercurana Heteragrionfreddiemercuryi LoganPlace Authoritycontrol MusicBrainzreleasegroup MusicBrainzwork Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Living_on_My_Own&oldid=1063135958" Categories:1985songs1985singles1993singlesEMIRecordssinglesEuropeanHot100Singlesnumber-onesinglesFreddieMercurysongsHollywoodRecordssinglesNumber-onesinglesinDenmarkNumber-onesinglesinGreeceNumber-onesinglesinIcelandNumber-onesinglesinIsraelNumber-onesinglesinItalyNumber-onesinglesinNorwayNumber-onesinglesinSpainNumber-onesinglesinSwedenParlophonesinglesSNEPTopSinglesnumber-onesinglesSongsaboutlonelinessSongrecordingsproducedbyReinholdMackSongswrittenbyFreddieMercuryUKSinglesChartnumber-onesinglesHiddencategories:CS1Icelandic-languagesources(is)CS1German-languagesources(de)CS1Dutch-languagesources(nl)CS1Swedish-languagesources(sv)ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataUseBritishEnglishfromJuly2014UsedmydatesfromJune2021ArticleswithhAudiomicroformatsArticlesneedingadditionalreferencesfromDecember2017AllarticlesneedingadditionalreferencesSinglechartusagesforUKSinglechartcalledwithoutartistSinglechartcalledwithoutsongSinglechartusagesforAustriaSinglechartusagesforFlandersSinglechartusagesforFranceSinglechartusagesforGermanySinglechartusagesforIreland2SinglechartusagesforDutch40SinglechartusagesforDutch100SinglechartusagesforNorwaySinglechartusagesforSwedenSinglechartusagesforSwitzerlandSinglechartmakingnamedrefCertificationTableEntryusagesforAustriaPagesusingcertificationTableEntrywithsalesfiguresCertificationTableEntryusagesforGermanyPagesusingcertificationTableEntrywithshipmentsfiguresCertificationTableEntryusagesforNetherlandsCertificationTableEntryusagesforSwedenCertificationTableEntryusagesforUnitedKingdomPagesusingcertificationTableEntrywithsalesfootnotePagesusingcertificationTableEntrywithshipmentsfootnoteArticleswithMusicBrainzreleasegroupidentifiersArticleswithMusicBrainzworkidentifiers Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages BosanskiEspañolFrançaisHrvatskiBahasaIndonesiaItalianoעבריתMagyarNederlands日本語NorsknynorskPolskiPortuguêsРусскийSicilianuСрпски/srpskiУкраїнська Editlinks