"
I Want to Break Free" is a song by British
rock band
Queen, from their eleventh studio album
The Works (1984). Written by bassist
John Deacon, it was distributed as a single on 7-inch and 12-inch
vinyl records and 3-inch and 5-inch CDs. The song had three versions: album, single and extended, differing in length by more than a factor of 2. It came to be included in most live concerts by the group, in several videos, and in
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert where it was sung by
Lisa Stansfield.