Taylor claims that he got the inspiration to create the song while reading a book, and the bassline instantly came to his imagination.

Brian May's name is then said twice (just before his guitar solo starts), and while saying "Roger Taylor", the first "r" is rolled to emulate the drums at the end of the verse.

In the music video, a video game called "The Invisible Man" plays a large part, as a young boy is playing a game while the band (all dressed in black) are the "bad guys" and Freddie Mercury (who is their boss in the game, since he's the one who wears a virtual reality goggles, while the rest of the band didn't, but instead of them wearing virtual reality goggles like Freddie Mercury, they wear black shades instead) enters the real world and performs the song in his room.

After Mercury emerges from the child's closet with his band in tow, John Deacon removes his cowboy hat and throws it to the floor.

A then-15-year-old Danniella Westbrook, who joined soap opera EastEnders the following year, appears in the video as the boy's sister.