Keep Yourself Alive
| "Keep Yourself Alive" | ||||
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| Single by Queen | ||||
| from the album Queen | ||||
| B-side | "Son and Daughter" | |||
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| Recorded | June–November 1972 at Trident Studios | |||
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| Length | 3:47 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Brian May | |||
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| "Keep Yourself Alive" on YouTube | ||||
"Keep Yourself Alive" is the debut single by the British rock band Queen. Written by guitarist Brian May, it is the opening track on the band's self-titled debut album (1973). It was released as Queen's first single along with "Son and Daughter" as the B-side.
"Keep Yourself Alive" was largely ignored upon its release and failed to chart on either side of the Atlantic. In July 1975 the song was re-released in the US backed with "Lily of the Valley" and "God Save the Queen".
In 2008, Rolling Stone rated the song 31st on its list of "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time".