Peak
12
Weeks
19
Score
2,204
Chart Year
1975
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position12
Peak DateMay 17, 1975
Weeks at Peak2
Weeks Charted19
Weeks in Top 4010
Weeks in Top 100
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc689
Weekly Calc1,515
Total Score2,204
Rankings
Year Ranking#104
Decade Ranking#965
Billboard Year#109
Top 5000#6,396
Details
- Album
- Sheer Heart Attack
- Label
- Elektra Records
- Genre
- Glam rock
- Duration
- 0:00
- Composer(s)
- Freddie Mercury
- Entered Chart
- Feb 8, 1975
- Peak Date
- May 17, 1975
- Released
- 11 October 1974 (UK) 21 October 1974 (US)
- Recorded
- July – August 1974 Studio Trident Studios, London
- Catalog #
- Elektra 45226
- B-Side
- Flick Of The Wrist
Music Video
Notes
"Killer Queen" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by lead singer Freddie Mercury and recorded for their third album Sheer Heart Attack in 1974. It reached number two in the UK Singles Chart and became their first US hit, reaching number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] The song is about a high-class call girl and has been characterised as "Mercury's piano-led paean to a Moët-quaffing courtesan".[4][6] The song is included in Queen's 1981 Greatest Hits compilation.[7] It is also recorded on the live albums Live Killers and Queen Rock Montreal.
She keeps her Moet et Chandon In her pretty cabinet "Let them eat cake", she says Just like Marie Antoinette A built-in remedy For Kruschev and Kennedy At anytime an invitation You can't decline Caviar and cigarettes Well versed in etiquette Extraordinarily nice She's a Killer Queen Gunpowder, gelatin Dynamite with a laser beam Guaranteed to blow your mind Anytime Recommended at the price Insatiable an appetite Wanna try? To avoid complications She never kept the same address In conversation She spoke just like a baroness Met a man from China Went down to Geisha Minah Then again incidentally If you're that way inclined Perfume came naturally from Paris (naturally) For cars she couldn't care less Fastidious and precise She's a Killer Queen Gunpowder, gelatin Dynamite with a laser beam Guaranteed to blow your mind Anytime Drop of a hat she's as willing as Playful as a pussy cat Then momentarily out of action Temporarily out of gas To absolutely drive you wild, wild She's all out to get you She's a Killer Queen Gunpowder, gelatin Dynamite with a laser beam Guaranteed to blow your mind Anytime Recommended at the price Insatiable an appetite Wanna try? You wanna try
Chart History (19 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 8, 1975 | 98 | 28 |
| 2 | Feb 15, 1975 | 92 | 34 |
| 3 | Feb 22, 1975 | 89 | 37 |
| 4 | Mar 1, 1975 | 79 | 47 |
| 5 | Mar 8, 1975 | 70 | 56 |
| 6 | Mar 15, 1975 | 60 | 66 |
| 7 | Mar 22, 1975 | 50 | 76 |
| 8 | Mar 29, 1975 | 40 | 86 |
| 9 | Apr 5, 1975 | 32 | 94 |
| 10 | Apr 12, 1975 | 26 | 100 |
| 11 | Apr 19, 1975 | 22 | 104 |
| 12 | Apr 26, 1975 | 18 | 108 |
| 13 | May 3, 1975 | 14 | 112 |
| 14 | May 10, 1975 | 13 | 113 |
| 15 | May 17, 1975 | 12 | 114 |
| 16 | May 24, 1975 | 12 | 114 |
| 17 | May 31, 1975 | 32 | 94 |
| 18 | Jun 7, 1975 | 56 | 70 |
| 19 | Jun 14, 1975 | 64 | 62 |