The US version of the video features animation produced by Walt Disney Studios, as Queen's North American record label, Hollywood Records, is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
Filmed in May 1991, this was Freddie Mercury's final appearance on camera before his death from AIDS in November of that year. The video was not released until after his death because his illness had not been publicly confirmed. He wore heavy make-up and the video was made in monochrome because of his illness.
Although credited to the whole band, it was largely written by their drummer Roger Taylor.
The song was released as a single in the United States on Freddie Mercury's 45th birthday, 5 September 1991.
The track debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and remained there for five weeks, topped the Irish Singles Chart for six weeks, and reached number 16 in Germany.