The Show Must Go On (Queen song)
{{Short description|1991 single by Queen}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name = The Show Must Go On
| cover = Queen The Show Must Go On.png
| alt =
| border = yes
| caption = Artwork for UK release
| type = single
| artist = Queen
| album = Innuendo {{noitalic|and}} Greatest Hits II
| B-side = * "Keep Yourself Alive" (UK)
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" (US)
| released = {{start date|1991|10|14|df=yes}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=25|date=12 October 1991}}
|recorded = October 1990
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
- Hard rock{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8XG9CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA501|title=The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World|last=Moskowitz|first=David V.|date=2015|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781440803406|page=501|quote=Innuendo also contain powerful hard rock energy with 'Headlong' and 'The Show Must Go On,'}}
| length = 4:31
| label = * Parlophone (Europe)
- Hollywood (US)
| writer = Queen (Brian May)
| producer = * Queen
| prev_title = These Are the Days of Our Lives
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Stone Cold Crazy
| next_year = 1991
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|t99KH0TR-J4|"The Show Must Go On"}}}}
}}
"The Show Must Go On" is a song by British rock band Queen, featured as the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album, Innuendo and is the final single to be released before the death of frontman Freddie Mercury. It is credited to Queen, but was primarily written by guitarist Brian May.{{cite magazine |title=Readers' Poll: 10 Greatest Queen Songs |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/readers-poll-10-greatest-queen-songs-17639/8-the-show-must-go-on-86409/ |access-date=19 November 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} The song chronicles Mercury's efforts continuing to perform despite approaching the end of his life, although his diagnosis with HIV/AIDS had not yet been made public in spite of ongoing media speculation that he was seriously ill.Donald A. Guarisco. [http://allmusic.com/song/the-show-must-go-on-t2359477 Queen – The Show Must Go On] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904084457/http://allmusic.com/song/the-show-must-go-on-t2359477 |date=4 September 2011 }} Allmusic. Retrieved 23 May 2011 When the band recorded the song in 1990, Mercury's condition had deteriorated to the point that May had concerns as to whether he was physically capable of singing it. May recalls; "I said, 'Fred, I don't know if this is going to be possible to sing.' And he went, 'I'll {{text|fuc|king}} do it, darling' — vodka down — and went in and killed it, completely lacerated that vocal".
The power ballad{{Cite web|url=https://myq105.com/listicle/best-power-ballads/|title=50 Best Power Ballads of All Time|website=Q105|date=14 February 2024 }} was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 14 October 1991 in promotion for the Greatest Hits II album, just six weeks before Mercury died. Following Mercury's death on 24 November 1991, the song re-entered the British charts and spent as many weeks in the top 75 (five) as it did upon its original release, initially reaching a peak of 16. A live version with Elton John on vocals appeared on Queen's Greatest Hits III album.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r443580|pure_url=yes}} Queen - Greatest Hits III]. Allmusic. Retrieved 25 April 2021
The song was first played live on 20 April 1992, during The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, performed by the three remaining members of Queen, with Elton John singing lead vocals and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi playing rhythm guitar.[http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/videos/fmtributedvd.htm#show The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert: The Show Must Go On] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717091143/http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/videos/fmtributedvd.htm#show |date=17 July 2012 }} Retrieved 25 June 2011 It has since been played live by Queen + Paul Rodgers and Queen + Adam Lambert with Rodgers citing one of the performances as the best of his career. Since its release, the song has appeared on television, film (including an operatic version in Moulin Rouge!), and has been covered by a number of artists.
History and recording
After listening to John Deacon and Roger Taylor playing the chord sequence that later on would be the basis for almost the entire song, Brian May sat down with Freddie Mercury and the two of them decided the theme of the song and wrote some lyrics. May wrote down the rest of the words as well as the melody, and added a bridge with a chord sequence inspired by Pachelbel's Canon. May was convinced the song's title was too predictable and offered to change it, but Mercury refused.{{cite book |last1=Blake |first1=Mark |title=Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic |date=2016 |publisher=Omnibus Press}}
Demo versions featured May singing, having to sing some parts in falsetto because they were too high. When May presented the final demo to Mercury, he had doubts that Mercury would be physically capable of singing the song's highly demanding vocal line, due to the extent of his illness at the time. To May's surprise, when the time came to record the vocals, Mercury consumed a measure of vodka and said "I'll fucking do it, darling!" then proceeded to perform the vocal line.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-19691231/freddie-mercury-20101202 |title=100 greatest singers of all time — Freddie Mercury |date=3 December 2010 |access-date=24 April 2013|publisher=Rolling Stone}}
May sang most of the backing vocals (including the last line) and played Korg M1 synthesiser as well as guitar. Producer David Richards suggested the key-shift in the second verse.
{{Blockquote|text="The Show Must Go On" came from Roger and John playing the sequence, and I started to put things down. At the beginning, it was just this chord sequence, but I had this strange feeling that it could be somehow important, and I got very impassioned and went and beavered away at it. I sat down with Freddie, and we decided what the theme should be and wrote the first verse. It's a long story, that song, but I always felt it would be important because we were dealing with things that were hard to talk about at the time, but in the world of music, you could do it.|author=Brian May|source=1994{{cite web|url=http://www.queenpedia.com/index.php?title=The_Show_Must_Go_On |title=The Show Must Go On |work=queenpedia.com |access-date=10 March 2010}}}}
The lyrics are full of allusions, metaphors and other figures of speech, making it somewhat difficult to understand. Thinly disguised tragedy ahead is announced. In the end, the text refers to the determination, the furious desire to live ("I have to find the will to carry on with the show") in spite of vanishing strength ("inside my heart is breaking, my make-up may be flaking"). From the perspective of harmony, the song begins in B minor; then there is a modulation to C-sharp minor as if the song implied a hope (an increase of tone); but eventually it falls back to B minor.[http://www.queensongs.info/the-book/songwriting-analyses/modern-era-queen/innuendo/the-show-must-go-on.html Queen Songs – The Show Must Go On] Retrieved 3 September 2011
{{Blockquote|text=I woke up one morning with this image of butterflies in my head, and I thought I would love to hear Freddie sing: 'My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies.' I thought: this is Freddie. And he's not going to write it for himself, because he wasn't going to thrust himself forward in that way, you know? But I can write it for him. I wanted to put those words in his mouth. And it was a gift from God. I don't even know where those lyrics came from. So I presented it all to him the next time he turned up in the studio, and by that time he was suffering a lot. He could hardly stand. I played him some of the demo, with me singing, which went incredibly high and was very difficult. In the past, Freddie was always shouting at me, like, 'It's too fucking high! You're making me ruin my beautiful voice!' So he downed a couple of vodkas, neat, then propped himself up on the desk and worked his way through singing all of that song. And it was amazing. I think he did three or four takes, and he absolutely smashed that vocal. It's like he reached into a place that even he'd never got to before. I remember saying to Freddie, 'I don't want you to hurt yourself. You know, don't force yourself to do this if it's not going to feel good.' But he said, 'I'll fucking do it, Brian!' And he did. And it was beautiful. I think it's one of his finest performances of all time. It's incredible.|author=Brian May|source=2023}}
Jim Hutton, Mercury's partner who was with him for the last 6 years until his death, mentions the lyric that refers to the use of make up{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/final-freddie-mercury-performance-discovered-2290788.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/final-freddie-mercury-performance-discovered-2290788.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Final Freddie Mercury performance discovered |access-date=19 August 2011|work=The Independent |location=London |first=Adam |last=Sherwin |date=30 May 2011}} during his last days:
{{Blockquote|text=To me, the most autobiographical line was: "My make-up may be flaking but my smile still stays on". That was true. No matter how ill Freddie felt, he never grumbled to anyone or sought sympathy of any kind. It was his battle, no one else's, and he always wore a brave face against the ever-increasing odds against him.|author=Jim Hutton|source=1994{{cite web|url=http://mr-mercury.co.uk/weekend_94_page_3.htm |title=Freddie and Jim: A Love Story |work=mr-mercury.co.uk |access-date=19 August 2011}}}}
Promotional video
With Mercury's condition having deteriorated significantly due to complications with HIV/AIDS, no new footage of the lead singer was shot. The music video instead consisted of a montage of clips spanning Queen's music videos from 1981 to 1991, as a precursor to the imminent release of the band's Greatest Hits II album spanning that period.[http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/videos/queenpromo.htm Queen Promo Videos – The Show Must Go On] Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 3 September 2011 Footage from promo videos from the 1980s are shown in the montage, apart from "Under Pressure" and "Hammer to Fall", including "I Want to Break Free", "Friends Will Be Friends", "I'm Going Slightly Mad", "Breakthru", "Radio Ga Ga", "I Want It All", "The Miracle", "The Invisible Man", "Headlong", "Calling All Girls", "Body Language", "Innuendo", "Back Chat", "Who Wants to Live Forever", "Scandal" and "One Vision". This, along with the manner of the song's lyrics, continued to fuel long-running media reports that Mercury was seriously ill, although it was still officially denied that anything was seriously wrong. The following month, Mercury finally announced that he was suffering from AIDS, and he died barely 24 hours after this announcement. The music video was compiled and edited by Austrian director team DoRo, consisting of Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher.[http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/songs/innuendo.htm#show The Show Must Go On] Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 29 August 2011
Live recordings
- During the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium, London in 1992, the surviving members of Queen along with Elton John and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath performed "The Show Must Go On". The concert was later released on DVD in 2002 for the 10th anniversary.
- At the Théâtre National de Chaillot, Paris in 1997, Queen performed the song with Elton John and the Béjart Ballet, which is available in Queen's Greatest Hits III. This was also Queen's last-ever event to include bassist John Deacon; he retired from music after this performance.
- The 2006 VH1 Rock Honors at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, featured Queen + Paul Rodgers performing "The Show Must Go On", along with "Under Pressure", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" as a live broadcast.[http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/live/queenpr.htm#2006vh1 2006 VH1 Rock Honours] Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 29 August 2011
- At the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards, Queen closed the awards ceremony, with Adam Lambert on vocals, performing "The Show Must Go On", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions".[http://www.mtv.com.au/news/61c139e8-katy-perry-adam-lambert-honour-queen/ Katy and Adam Honour Queen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912235351/http://www.mtv.com.au/news/61c139e8-katy-perry-adam-lambert-honour-queen/ |date=12 September 2012 }} MTV. Retrieved 7 October 2011
- On 28 August 2020, Queen + Adam Lambert released a live version of the song recorded at the O2 Arena in London on 4 July 2018 as a teaser for the live album Live Around the World.[http://www.queenonline.com/news/watch-the-show-must-go-on-live-around-the-world “Watch: 'The Show Must Go On' - Live Around The World”]. Queenonline. Retrieved 28 August 2020
Track listing
- "The Show Must Go On" – 4:31
- "Keep Yourself Alive" – 3:46
- 12-inch and CD single{{Cite web|title=Queen "Innuendo" album and song lyrics|url=http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/queen/songs/innuendo.htm#Queen%20Talks|access-date=9 December 2020|website=www.ultimatequeen.co.uk}}{{Cite web|title=Ultimate Queen|url=http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/index.htm|access-date=9 December 2020|website=www.ultimatequeen.co.uk}}
- "The Show Must Go On" – 4:31
- "Keep Yourself Alive" – 3:46
- "Queen Talks" – 1:43
- "Body Language" (CD singles only) – 4:32
- Limited CD single
- "The Show Must Go On" – 4:31
- "Now I'm Here" – 4:12
- "Fat Bottomed Girls" – 4:15
- "Las Palabras de Amor" – 4:30
Personnel
- Freddie Mercury – lead vocals
- Brian May – guitars, keyboards, programming, backing vocals
- Roger Taylor – drums, backing vocals
- John Deacon – bass guitar
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (1991–1992)
!Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=227}}
| 75 |
| {{single chart|Flanders|22|artist=Queen|song=The Show Must Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2016}} |
| scope="row"| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-05-30.pdf|title=Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|access-date=22 May 2016}}
| 19 |
| scope="row"|Finland (Suomen Virallinen){{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}
|align="center"|15 |
| {{single chart|France|2|artist=Queen|song=The Show Must Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|7|artist=Queen|song=The Show Must Go On|songid=2370|rowheader=true|access-date=14 August 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|17|song=The Show Must Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2016}} |
| scope="row"| Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-03-07.pdf|title=Hits of the World: Italy|magazine=Billboard|volume=104|issue=10|page=39|date=7 March 1992|access-date=22 May 2016}}
| 5 |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|7|year=1991|week=51|rowheader=true|access-date=17 April 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|6|artist=Queen|song=The Show Must Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2016}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|20|artist=Queen|song=The Show Must Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|30|artist=Queen|song=The Show Must Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|11|artist=Queen|song=The Show Must Go On|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2016}} |
| {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|16|artist=Queen|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|40|artist=Queen|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2016}} |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (2022)
!Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Poland|74|chartid=4038|year=2022|rowheader=true|access-date=14 March 2022}} |
{{col-2}}
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (1991)
!Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1991|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1991|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=17 April 2020}}
|95 |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (1992)
!Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1992|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1992|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=17 April 2020}}
|46 |
{{col-end}}
Certifications and sales
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Queen|title=The Show Must Go On|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1992|certyear=2024|access-date=8 July 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|title=The Show Must Go On|artist=Queen|award=Silver|certyear=1992|relyear=1992|source=infodisc|access-date=19 August 2012}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|title=The Show Must Go On|artist=Queen|award=Platinum|certyear=2019|relyear=1992|access-date=8 May 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|title=The Show Must Go On|artist=Queen|award=Gold|certyear=2021|relyear=2011|id=7291-1614-1|access-date=17 September 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|title=The Show Must Go On|artist=Queen|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1992|access-date=8 September 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}
Celine Dion version
{{Infobox song
| name = The Show Must Go On
| cover = The Show Must Go On - Celine Dion single.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Celine Dion featuring Lindsey Stirling
| album =
| released = {{Start date|2016|05|20|df=yes}}
| recorded = 2016
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = {{unbulleted list|4:25 (main version)|3:30 (radio edit)}}
| label = Columbia
| producer = Humberto Gatica
| chronology = Celine Dion
| prev_title = Incredible
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Encore un soir
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Lindsey Stirling
| type = single
| prev_title = Dying for You
| prev_year = 2016
| title = The Show Must Go On
| year = 2016
| next_title = The Arena
| next_year = 2016
}}
{{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|FNuaToTYn7s|"The Show Must Go On"}}}}
}}
Celine Dion recorded a studio version of Queen's "The Show Must Go On" and released it as a digital single on 20 May 2016. The track features Lindsey Stirling on violin.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/show-must-go-on-feat-lindsey/1114636816|title=The Show Must Go On (feat. Lindsey Stirling) - Single|date=20 May 2016|access-date=21 May 2016|publisher=iTunes}}
=Background and release=
In 2007, Dion performed "The Show Must Go On" as a tribute to Freddie Mercury on a TF1 TV Special with French singers, Christophe Maé and David Hallyday.{{cite news |title= Une soirée à Montréal avec Céline Dion|url=https://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/article/television/31389/une-soiree-a-montreal-avec-celine-dion.html |access-date=21 June 2021 |work=Le Figaro}} Dion performed the song live during her Taking Chances World Tour in 2008, paying tribute to Queen and Mercury. Her performance was released on Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert and Celine: Through the Eyes of the World in 2010. Since 2015, she has performed "The Show Must Go On" for her Las Vegas residency show, Celine.
Dion also performed the song during the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on 22 May 2016, where she received the Icon Award.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbma/7356823/celine-dion-icon-award-perform-2016-billboard-music-awards|title=Celine Dion to Receive ICON Award & Perform at 2016 Billboard Music Awards|date=4 May 2016|access-date=21 May 2016|magazine=Billboard}} It was her first performance outside the Colosseum at Caesars Palace since her husband, René Angélil died in January 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2883324/celine-dion-queen-cover-the-show-must-go-on/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521131448/http://www.mtv.com/news/2883324/celine-dion-queen-cover-the-show-must-go-on/|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 May 2016|title=Celine Dion Releases a Powerful Queen Cover as Her First Single Since Her Husband's Death|date=20 May 2016|access-date=21 May 2016|publisher=MTV}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-billboard-music-awards-20160519|title=Billboard Music Awards 2016: What Time Does It Start? Who's Performing?|date=19 May 2016|access-date=21 May 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone}} The performance received rave reviews.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbma/7378444/best-moments-2016-billboard-music-awards-celine-dion-prince|title=The 10 Best Moments From the 2016 Billboard Music Awards|author=Chris Payne|date=22 May 2016|access-date=29 May 2016|magazine=Billboard}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbma/7378384/2016-billboard-music-awards-best-performances|title=The 10 Best Performances at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards|author=Natalie Weiner|date=22 May 2016|access-date=29 May 2016|magazine=Billboard}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbma/7378386/celine-dion-show-must-go-on-billboard-music-awards-2016|title=Celine Dion Salutes Late Husband With 'The Show Must Go On' Performance & Teary Speech at 2016 Billboard Music Awards|author=Chris Payne|date=22 May 2016|access-date=29 May 2016|magazine=Billboard}} It was released on YouTube and Vevo on 3 June 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvI9JFd6SG4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/HvI9JFd6SG4 |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Céline Dion - The Show Must Go On (Live on Billboard Music Awards 2016)|date=3 June 2016|access-date=3 June 2016|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} Dion also performed "The Show Must Go On" during her 2016 and 2017 tours.{{cite web|title=Céline Dion, bouleversée, lance sa tournée hommage à René (VIDÉOS)|language=fr|publisher=Webedia|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Celine-Dion/news-101986.html|date=21 June 2016|access-date=21 June 2016}}
On 20 May 2016, "The Show Must Go On" was released on iTunes, Amazon.com and other digital platforms, and became available on streaming services, including YouTube and Vevo.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNuaToTYn7s|title=Céline Dion - The Show Must Go On (Audio) ft. Lindsey Stirling|date=20 May 2016|access-date=21 May 2016|publisher=YouTube}}
=Commercial performance=
In France, "The Show Must Go On" debuted at number twenty-three, selling 1,000 copies in the first week.{{cite web|title=Top Titres : Céline Dion déloge Justin Timberlake du trône, Slimane réussit son entrée|language=fr|publisher=Webedia|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-101849.html|date=31 May 2016|access-date=31 May 2016}} In Canada, it entered the Hot Digital Songs chart at number twenty-three as well.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22The%20Show%20Must%20Go%20On%22&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A1186&refine=1|title=Charts: Hot Canadian Digital Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=11 June 2016|access-date=1 June 2016}} "The Show Must Go On" also debuted at number eighty-nine on the Canadian Hot 100. In Quebec, Dion entered the ADISQ chart at the top.{{cite web|url=http://palmaresadisq.ca/en/top-sales/songs/#|title=This week's top selling digital tracks based on the digital album sales in Quebec|language=fr|publisher=ADISQ|access-date=4 June 2016}} In the US, "The Show Must Go On" entered the Pop Digital Songs chart at number forty-five. In Belgium Wallonia, it peaked at number forty-seven on the Ultratip chart.
=Charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2016)
!scope="col"|Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Wallonia Tip|47|artist=Céline Dion feat. Lindsey Stirling|song=The Show Must Go On|access-date=3 June 2016|rowheader=true|refname="tip"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadianhot100|89|artist=Celine Dion|access-date=1 June 2016|rowheader=true|refname="canadianhot100"}} |
| {{single chart|France|23|artist=Céline Dion feat. Lindsey Stirling|song=The Show Must Go On|access-date=30 May 2016|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|Quebec (ADISQ)
|1 |
| {{single chart|Swiss Romandy|17|artist=Céline Dion feat. Lindsey Stirling|song=The Show Must Go On|access-date=23 January 2020|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|South Africa|38|date=2016-05-26|access-date=26 May 2016|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/celine-dion/chart-history/pop-digital-song-sales|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810081011/https://www.billboard.com/music/celine-dion/chart-history/pop-digital-song-sales|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 August 2019|title=Pop Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|access-date=1 June 2016}}
|45 |
=Release history=
References
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External links
- Official YouTube videos: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJfvMRREeD0 Queen + Paul Rodgers], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqh8Jqu8tIk at Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert] (with Elton John and Tony Iommi)
- [http://www.queenonline.com/en/the-band/discography/innuendo/#lyrics Lyrics at Queen official website]
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