Don't Stop Me Now
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"Don't Stop Me Now" is a 1979 hit single by Queen, from their 1978 album Jazz. Words and music were by Freddie Mercury. It was recorded in August/September 1978 in Montreux, Switzerland.
Musically, the song is based around Mercury's piano playing, with Deacon and Taylor providing a bass guitar and drums backing track, and May adding a guitar solo.
The lyrics have cosmic imagery describing feelings of power and exhilaration, for example "I'm gonna go, go, go there's no stopping me / I'm burning through the sky yeah 200 degrees... "
The single reached #9 in the UK charts but only #86 in the US.
Notable cover versions include:
- The Vandals, 2004 (punk)
- Fobia (in Spanish)
- In the European release of the drumming game Donkey Konga (2004)
In 2004, this song was featured prominently in the film Shaun of the Dead.
In 2005 this song was voted as "The Greatest Driving Song Ever" by viewers of the BBC television program Top Gear.