Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow
1985 single by Freddie Mercury
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"Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" is a song by Freddie Mercury, released in 1985 as the fourth and final single from his debut solo album Mr. Bad Guy.[1] It was written by Mercury, and produced by Reinhold Mack and Mercury.[2] "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" reached No. 76 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for two weeks.[3] According to Peter Freestone, in his book Freddie Mercury: An Intimate Memoir by the Man Who Knew Him Best, "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" was inspired by Mercury's relationship with the Austrian actress Barbara Valentin.[4]
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| Single by Freddie Mercury | ||||
| from the album Mr. Bad Guy | ||||
| B-side | "Let's Turn It On" | |||
| Released | 18 November 1985[1] | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Songwriter | Freddie Mercury | |||
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| "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" on YouTube | ||||
On 5 September 2019, an animated music video for the song was released on YouTube to promote the Never Boring compilation album.[5][6]
Critical reception
Upon its release, Peter Martin of Smash Hits described the song as "one of [Mercury's] propping-up-the-piano-in-the-smoky-bar routines".[7] Tim Parker of Number One commented, "Freddie Mercury tries his hand at a romantic George Michael ballad but ends up doing a Liberace. The king of camp should stick to high energy."[8] In a retrospective review of Mr. Bad Guy, Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic considered the song one of the album's "winners", "help[ing] make this an outstanding record from start to finish".[9]
Track listing
7-inch single
- "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" – 3:44
- "Let's Turn It On" – 3:39
12-inch single
- "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" (Extended Version) – 5:32
- "Let's Turn It On" (Extended Version) – 5:09
Personnel
- Freddie Mercury - vocals, piano, synthesizer, producer
- Fred Mandel - additional piano and synthesizer
- Stephan Wissnet - bass guitar, assistant engineer, programming
- Curt Cress - drums
- Reinhold Mack - producer, engineer, programming[2]
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart[3] | 76 |