An Unheard Freddie Mercury Song is Set to be Released Three Decades After His Death

Freddie Mercury in concert with Queen in 1986
Freddie Mercury in concert with Queen in 1986. Photo by Ilpo Musto/REX/Shutterstock (1271607af)

Musicians never really die as long as their music lives.

Almost 31 years since Freddie Mercury left this mortal planet, new music of his has been discovered. The revelation was made by Queen bandmates, Roger Taylor and Brian May, who appeared on BBC Radio 2 this past weekend.

“We did find a little gem from Freddie that we’d kind of forgotten about and it’s wonderful,” Taylor revealed. “Actually, it was a real discovery.”

According to May, the track was sort of there all along… “It was kind of hiding in plain sight. We looked at it many times and thought, ‘Oh no, we can’t really rescue that’. But in fact, we went in there again and our wonderful engineering team went, ‘OK, we can do this and this’. It’s like stitching bits together.”

The song is said to have been recorded while the band was making their thirteenth studio album, The Miracle, in 1989. By that stage, Mercury was battling HIV, with his appearance described as gaunt.

“it’s beautiful. It’s touching,” May said of the un-released track entitled “Face It Alone”.

“It’s a very passionate piece,” Taylor agreed.

Fans of the late frontman will be able to hear the song in September.