It's a Hard Life
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This article is about the Queen song. For the 1962 Italian novel, see It's a Hard Life (novel). For the 1973 song by Roger Daltrey, see Daltrey (album).
"It's a Hard Life" is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by lead singer Freddie Mercury. It was featured on their 1984 album The Works, and it was the third single from that album. In 1991 it was included in the band’s second compilation album Greatest Hits II.[2]
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B-side | Is This the World We Created...?[1] | |||
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Recorded | August–October 1983 | |||
Studio | Record Plant, Los Angeles | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Freddie Mercury | |||
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It reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart and was their third consecutive Top 10 single from the album. It also reached number 2 in Ireland and number 20 in the Netherlands. It also came 19th in a poll, The Nation's Favourite Queen Song broadcast on ITV on 11 November 2014.