[1] The song is the opening track on the band's compilation albums, Greatest Hits II, and Classic Queen.

The single's cover art features an image of Clancy Brown in character as the film's villain, The Kurgan.

[3] For the album version, Freddie Mercury created a new bass line, added instrumental breaks, and changed the song's order to make it more chart friendly.

[4] In a radio interview in September 2017, Chris Rea claimed that he performed the finger clicks with which the song opens.

[citation needed] As May later remembered, the theater was old and derelict, and lacking central heating, so the band were quite cold during the March filming.

The group performed the song on June 8 through Coke Studio and the result was released digitally on streaming platforms.