Singles
For the first and only time in their career, all the songs (and one non-album track, "I Go Crazy") from a Queen album were used as either A-sides or B-sides on singles. Starting with this album, the group began issuing singles in the United Kingdom under their own catalogue numbers.
Number | Format | A-side | B-side | Released date (UK) |
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QUEEN 1 | (7" Single) | "Radio Ga Ga" | "I Go Crazy" | — |
12QUEEN 1 | (12" Single) | "Radio Ga Ga (Extended Version)" | "Radio Ga Ga (Instrumental Version)"/"I Go Crazy" | 23 January 1984 |
QUEEN 2 | (7" Single) | "I Want to Break Free (Single Mix)" | "Machines (or 'Back to Humans')" | — |
12QUEEN 2 | (12" Single) | "I Want to Break Free (Extended Mix)" | "Machines (or 'Back to Humans')" | 2 April 1984 |
QUEEN 3 | (7" Single) | "It's a Hard Life" | "Is This the World We Created...?" | — |
12QUEEN 3 | (12" Single) | "It's a Hard Life" | "Is This the World We Created...?" | 16 July 1984 |
QUEEN 4 | (7" Single) | "Hammer to Fall (Headbanger's Mix Edit)" | "Tear It Up" | — |
12QUEEN 4 | (12" Single) | "Hammer to Fall (Headbanger's Mix)" | "Tear It Up" | 10 September 1984 |
QUEEN 5 | (7" Single) | "Thank God It's Christmas" (non-album track) | "Man on the Prowl"/"Keep Passing the Open Windows" | — |
12QUEEN 5 | (12" Single) | "Thank God It's Christmas" | "Man on the Prowl (Extended Version)"/"Keep Passing the Open Windows (Extended Version)" | 26 November 1984 |
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