The Show Must Go On

Written by John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor, "The Show Must Go On" was released on October 14, 1991, as the final single from Queen's album Innuendo. The song chronicles Mercury's determination to continue performing despite his deteriorating health, with Brian May recalling that Mercury insisted he would "fucking do it" and delivered the vocal after drinking vodka, just six weeks before his death on November 24, 1991.