Living On My Own

"Living on My Own"
Single by Freddie Mercury
from the album Mr. Bad Guy
Released	2 September 1985
Format	7" single, 12" single
Recorded	1984
Genre	Pop, disco (original mix) Eurodance (1993 'No More Brothers' Mix)
Length	3:21
Label	EMI / Sony Music
Writer(s)	Freddie Mercury
Producer(s)	Mack and Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury singles chronology
"Made in Heaven" (1985) "Living on My Own" (1985) "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" (1985)
1993 Cover Cover art for 1993 No More Brothers Mix.

"Living on My Own" is a song by Freddie Mercury, originally included in his first solo album Mr. Bad Guy. It was released as a single (backed with "My Love Is Dangerous") in September 1985 in the United Kingdom where it peaked at number 50. The July 1985 release in the United States had "She Blows Hot & Cold" as its B-side.

In 1993, two years after Mercury's death, the No More Brothers Mix of the song was released and reached number 1 in the UK and France, becoming Mercury's first solo number 1 hit; in the rest of the world including Europe, Asia and IberoAmerica this version also reached the top in the charts, meanwhile in the United States and Canada the 1993 version was not officially released. It remained at the top for two weeks on the British charts.

1985 original version:

1993 remix (No More Brothers Mix):

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The videos for both the original 1985 and the 1993 remix versions of "Living on My Own" featured footage of Mercury's 39th birthday celebration in 1985 in Munich.