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. The song is about a high-class call girl and has
been characterised as "Mercury's piano-led paean to a Moët-quaffing
courtesan".In 1975, Mercury received an Ivor Novello Award from the
British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. The song is
included in Queen's first Greatest Hits compilation from 1981, and
Absolute Greatest (2009). It is also recorded on the live albums Live
Killers and Queen Rock Montreal.Mercury commented he wrote the lyrics
before the melody and music, whereas normally he would do the
opposite. He stated that the song was about a high-class call girl,
although EMI promoter Eric Hall claims that the song is about him. The
song's first verse quotes a phrase falsely attributed to Marie
Antoinette: "'Let them eat cake,' she says, Just like Marie
Antoinette". "Killer Queen" retained the essence of Queen's trademark
sound, particularly in its meticulous vocal harmonies. Killer Queen Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter