Spread Your Wings es la quinta canción del disco News of the World. También es el segundo sencillo británico correspondiente al álbum, con Sheer Heart Attack como B-side (se lanzó el 10 de febrero de 1978).
Composición
Letras y música: John Deacon
Arreglos: John Deacon
Acreditada a: John Deacon
Escrita en: Re mayor
Compás: 4/4
Género: Balada
Producción
Producción: Queen
Ingeniería de sonido: Mike Stone
Mezclas: Mike Stone
Personal
Freddie Mercury - voz principal y piano
Brian May - guitarra
Roger Taylor - batería
John Deacon - bajo y guitarra acústica
Equipamiento
Guitarra eléctrica Red Special
Guitarra acústica Martin
Piano de cola Bösendorfer
Versiones oficiales de la canción
1) Versión de estudio (4:34): Quinta canción del disco News of the World.
2) Versión del Queen Forever (4:30): Aparece en la versión deluxe del disco recopilatorio Queen Forever.
Versiones oficiales de la canción (en vivo)
1) 'BBC Sessions' (5:26): Esta versión, correspondiente a la sexta sesión grabada para la BBC (28 de octubre de 1977), está disponible en la reedición de 2011 del disco News of the World.
2) Versión del Live Killers (5:16): Disponible en el disco Live Killers. Se grabó en Europa (1979).
Video oficial
Fecha de grabación: Enero de 1978
Lugar de grabación: Casa de Roger Taylor, Surrey, RU
Director: Rock Flicks
Letra de la canción
Sammy was low
Just watching the show
Over and over again
Knew it was time
He'd made up his mind
To leave his dead life behind
His boss said to him
'Boy you'd better begin
To get those crazy notions right out of your head
Sammy who do you think that you are?
You should've been sweeping up the Emerald bar'
Spread your wings and fly away
Fly away far away
Spread your little wings and fly away
Fly away far away
Pull yourself together
Because you know you should do better
That's because you're a free man
He spends his evenings alone in his hotel room
Keeping his thoughts to himself he'd be leaving soon
Wishing he was miles and miles away
Nothing in this world nothing would make him stay
Since he was small
Had no luck at all
Nothing came easy to him
Now it was time
He'd made up his mind
'This could be my last chance'
His boss said to him 'now listen boy
You're always dreaming
You've got no real ambition you won't get very far
Sammy boy don't you know who you are?
Why can't you be happy at the Emerald bar?'
So honey
Spread your wings and fly away
Fly away far away
Spread your little wings and fly away
Fly away far away
Pull yourself together
Because you know you should do better
That's because you're a free man
Come on honey
