Brighton Rock

About Brighton Rock

Brian May wrote "Brighton Rock" in 1973 with the intention of the song being included on Queen II, but as Queen was unable to record the song for their second album, it was included on their third album Sheer Heart Attack. The title is something of a pun: Brighton rock is a long, cylindrical sugar candy traditional to that seaside resort. The term was also iconic in UK pop culture as the title of a dark Graham Greene thriller/noir novel later adapted into a successful film starring Richard Attenborough as a teenage sociopath. .

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About this song

Credited to

Queen

Album

Sheer Heart Attack · Track 1 of 7 · Opens the album · Longest track on the album

Released

November 8, 1974

Duration

5:10

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From the album: Sheer Heart Attack