Queen have released a lost song featuring vocals from their late frontman Freddie Mercury.
Face It Alone was originally recorded during the legendary rock band’s studio sessions for their 1988 album The Miracle.
But the track was among those that didn’t make the final cut, so no one had ever heard it – until now.
It was rediscovered when the band’s team listened to Queen’s archives to work on the upcoming reissue of the album.
Drummer Roger Taylor said it was a “little gem from Freddie that we’d kind of forgotten about”, adding: “It’s wonderful, a real discovery. It’s a very passionate piece.”
Tragically Freddie died in 1991 at the age of 45, a day after publicly revealing he had been diagnosed with AIDS.
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Speaking about the rediscovered track, Queen guitarist Brian May said: “I’m happy that our team were able to find this track.
“After all these years, it’s great to hear all four of us, yes, Deacy [bass player John Deacon] is there too, working in the studio on a great song idea which never quite got completed… until now.”
The rock band – who are among the most successful of all time – formed in 1970 comprising of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon.
Some of their biggest hits include the iconic Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, Another One Bites The Dust and Don’t Stop Me Now.
The new song’s arrival comes ahead of the November 18 reissue of the band’s 13th album The Miracle, first released in 1989.
The album – which included tracks I Want It All, Breakthru and The Invisible Man – reached number one in the UK charts.
It will now be available in an eight-disc collector’s edition box set format.
Among its contents, the expanded set includes The Miracle Sessions, an hour-plus disc of further previously unreleased recordings including six unpublished songs.
It also includes the band’s spoken exchanges on the studio floor in London and Montreux, giving a revealing window into the four members’ creative process and their personal relationships.
Had he lived, Freddie Mercury would have turned 76 on September 5 this year.
His long-term partner Jim Hutton revealed the rock star was diagnosed with AIDS in 1987 – four years before announcing it to the public.
Despite being ill, he told his bandmates: “I want to carry on making music for as long as I f**king can."
So Queen continued to make music right up until the Freddie’s death on November 24, 1991.
Queen guitarist Brian May said the band all “agreed to deny it to protect Freddie” if they were ever questioned about his illness.
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