Headlong

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Credits

Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals
Brian May - guitars, backing vocals, piano, keyboards, drum programming
John Deacon - bass guitar
Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals
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Discography

Albums:

Innuendo, 1991
Greatest Hits II, 1991
Classic Queen, 1992 USA
Queen Rocks, 1997

Singles:

Headlong, 1991

Solo Versions:

Live At The Brixton Academy, 1994

Alternate Versions:

  • Greatest Hits II (4:33) Edit - Greatest Hits II: Parlophone CDP 79 7971 2
  • US Radio Edit (3:47) - 1991 US CDS Promo Hollywood PRCD-8262
  • Promo Teaser Tape
  • Promo Teaser Tape Extended Edit - Unreleased: Home Mini Disc
  • 1998 eYe Full Instrumental 4:42 - Electronic Arts DDE05501 101S
  • Bass/Drum Machine Demo (5.00) - Unreleased

Queen Talks

"I was in the studio for a couple of days to get some things out of my system. I thought that maybe I'd be left with a solo album, maybe with a Queen album, I just didn't know and I came up with 'Headlong' and I Can't Live With You - the guys liked them."

Brian May - 1991

"'Headlong' came from me, at our studio in Montreux, a home recording studio for us that's very state-of-the-art, lovely for creating. The ideas came in a couple of days. At first I thought about it as a song for my solo album (Back To The Light) but, as always, the band is the best vehicle. As soon as I heard Freddie sing it, I said, 'That's it!' Sometimes it's painful to give the baby away, but what you gain is much more. It became a Queen song."

Brian May - 1991

Chords & Tabs

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Lyrics

And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal
And you're rushing headlong out of control
And you think you're so strong
But there ain't no stopping
And there's nothing you can do about it
Nothing you can do no there's nothing you can do about it
No there's nothing you can nothing you can nothing you can do about it

And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal
And you're rushing headlong out of control
And you think you're so strong
But there ain't no stopping no there's nothing you can do about it
Yeah

Hey he used to be a man with a stick in his hand
Hoop diddy diddy - hoop diddy do
She used to be a woman with a hot dog stand
Hoop diddy diddy - hoop diddy do
Now you've got soup in the laundry bag
Now you've got strings you're gonna lose your rag
You're getting in a fight
Then it ain't so groovy when you're screaming in the night
Let me out of this cheap B movie

Headlong down the highway and you're rushing
Headlong out of control
And you think you're so strong
But there ain't no stopping and you can't stop rocking
And there's nothing you can nothing you can nothing you can do about it

When a red hot man meets a white hot lady
Hoop diddy diddy - hoop diddy do
Soon the fire starts raging gets you more than half crazy
Hoop diddy diddy - hoop diddy do
Now they start freaking everywhere you turn
You can't start walking because your feet got burned
It ain't no time to figure wrong from right
Because reason's out of the window better hold on tight

You're rushing headlong
Headlong out of control - yeah
And you think you're so strong
But there ain't no stopping
And there's nothing you nothing you nothing you can do about it at all

Yeah yeah
Alright - go

And you're rushing headlong down the highway
And you're rushing headlong out of control
And you think you're so strong
But there ain't no stopping
There's nothing nothing nothing you can do about it

Ah ha
Headlong
Yeah yeah yeah
Headlong
Headlong

Headlong