Floating in Heaven
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| Single by Brian May and Graham Gouldman | ||||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Duck Productions Ltd, Universal International Music B.V. | |||
| Songwriter | Graham Gouldman | |||
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| "Floating in Heaven" on YouTube | ||||
"Floating in Heaven" is a song by astrophysicist and guitarist Brian May (of Queen), and singer and bassist Graham Gouldman (of 10cc). It was released on 12 July 2022[1][2] on digital streaming platforms including a music video on the official Queen YouTube channel,[3] the full song[1] and instrumental[4] released under the Graham Gouldman - Topic channel.
The song was created in response to photos from the James Webb Space Telescope being released, showing the first photos of space that it sent to Earth.[5] May, who is also an astrophysicist, said "There is nothing more exciting in a world of exploration than going to a place about which you know nothing,” and “The sky's the limit for what we could find out."[6][7] The song's release coincided with the showing of the first images of space being sent to Earth.[6][8]
A short video of May and Gouldman had been released in March 2022 on May's social media,[9] teasing a collaboration.
The song was written by Gouldman, with May contributing guitars and vocals.[8][1] The song features descriptive and astronomical lyrics,[6] the first verse features It’s time for me to say goodbye and search for past is new / Our future lies above the clouds, above the sky so blue / I’ve never seen the moon so white / I’ve never seen the sun so bright / I’m floating in heaven / I’m so high.”[10]
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