Freddie Mercury single released in the UK - a decade later

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According to BBC News, the song was written by Dave Clark of 1960s pop group the Dave Clark Five - who felt the demo had a quality that was missing from the finished version.

"When we first recorded it, I went to Abbey Road and we ran through with just Freddie and piano. It gave me goosebumps. It was magic," Clark told Radio 2's Zoe Ball.

"Then we got down to recording the track and we [added] 48 tracks of voices, which had never been done in Abbey Road before, then the whole backing.

"It was fabulous - but I still felt there was something about the original rehearsal."

After a decade-long search, Clark found the demo recording in 2017. After isolating Mercury's voice, he brought in original keyboardist Mike Moran to record a new piano track.

Clark described it as a "magic performance," adding he "tasted every word".

"It gave me the same goosebumps as when I first heard it."

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