The story behind
Queen recorded ’39 in 1975, during the production of the album A Night at the Opera. The song is named this way because the band was recording in a studio that had the number 39. It was one of the first songs they wrote for the album. The lyrics talk about a relationship that breaks up, with a voice that seems like a man and another that seems like a woman. The melody is soft, with a rhythm that moves between calm and the most intense. The song was not released as a single, but it remains part of the album that is one of the band's most important. The duration is 3 minutes and 31 seconds, and on Last.fm it has more than 5 thousand plays. ↓ Skip to chordsIntro 1
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Interlude 1
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Chorus 3
Outro 1
Intro 1
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Verse 1
Chorus 1
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
Chorus 2
Chorus 3
Outro 1
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From the album
A Night at the Opera
Queen · 1975 · Track 0