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"Now I'm Here" is a song by British
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, released on their third studio album, ''
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'' (1974). Written by guitarist
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, the song is noted for its gritty guitar riffs and vocal harmonies. In the UK, the song reached #11 on the charts when released as a single in 1975. The song was a live favourite, performed at virtually every concert from late 1974 to 1986.


Details

The song draws on May's fond experiences of the band's US tour earlier in 1974. Mott the Hoople, whom Queen was supporting, are referenced in the line: ''Down in the city, just Hoople and me''. It also appeared on the 1981 compilation album ''
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'' and the 1997 compilation album '' Queen Rocks''. In March 2005, ''Q'' magazine placed "Now I'm Here" at number 33 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.


Live performances

"Now I'm Here" was a fixture of Queen's setlists, being performed on every concert tour from 1974 until the band's final tour in 1986. It was first performed on the Sheer Heart Attack Tour in Manchester on 30 October 1974. On the Sheer Heart Attack Tour, Mercury would be seen singing the line "Now I'm here" on one side of the stage amidst the darkness and dry ice, and a few bars later, at "Now I'm there," he would "appear" on the other side of the stage, an illusion created by an identically dressed stagehand. The liner notes of ''
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'' (1979), Queen's first live album, say that the song was dropped from the setlist for some time, but had recently been reintroduced. The song was rearranged to allow Mercury to interact with the audience in a "call and response" sing along. It is unclear when the song was dropped and for how long. May continued to perform the song as a solo artist following Mercury's death in 1991. At
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in 1992, May joined
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on stage to perform the song, which went on to become the B-side to Def Leppard's single "
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" and would also make it onto the deluxe edition of their '' Adrenalize'' album. It was used as the opening song on the American, Asian and Australian legs of the Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2014–2015.


Charts


Certifications


Personnel


Queen

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– lead and backing vocals,
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*
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– guitars, piano, backing vocals * Roger Taylor – drums, percussion, backing vocals * John Deacon – bass


Live recordings

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'' (1979) *'' Concerts for the People of Kampuchea'' (1979) (recorded at their Christmas concert in
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, London) *'' Queen Rock Montreal'' (1981) *'' Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl'' (1982) *'' Live at Wembley '86'' / '' Live at Wembley Stadium'' (1986) *'' Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest ’86'' (1986) *''
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'' (1992) (played by
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and Brian May) *'' Live at the Brixton Academy'' (Brian May album) (1993) *'' Live at the Rainbow '74'' (2014) *'' A Night at the Odeon – Hammersmith 1975'' (2015)


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External links

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original music videoLive at the Bowl
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Live at the Bowl: "Dragon Attack"/"Now I'm Here" (reprise)

Lyrics at Queen official website
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