Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow

"Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" is a song by Freddie Mercury, released in 1985 as the fourth and final single from his debut solo album Mr. Bad Guy.[1] It was written by Mercury, and produced by Reinhold Mack and Mercury.[2] "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" reached No. 76 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for two weeks.[3] According to Peter Freestone, in his book Freddie Mercury: An Intimate Memoir by the Man Who Knew Him Best, "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" was inspired by Mercury's relationship with the Austrian actress Barbara Valentin.[4]

"Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow"
Single by Freddie Mercury
from the album Mr. Bad Guy
B-side"Let's Turn It On"
ReleasedNovember 1985[1]
GenrePop
Length3:44
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Freddie Mercury
Producer(s)
Freddie Mercury singles chronology
"Living on My Own"
(1985)		 "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow"
(1985)		 "Time"
(1986)
Music video
"Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" on YouTube

On 5 September 2019, an animated music video for the song was released on YouTube to promote the Never Boring compilation album.[5][6]

Critical reception

Upon release, Peter Martin of Smash Hits described the song as "one of [Mercury's] propping-up-the-piano-in-the-smoky-bar routines".[7] Tim Parker of Number One commented: "Freddie Mercury tries his hand at a romantic George Michael ballad but ends up doing a Liberace. The king of camp should stick to high energy."[8] In a retrospective review of Mr. Bad Guy, Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic considered the song one of the album's "winners", "help[ing] make this an outstanding record from start to finish".[9]

Track listing
7" single
  1. "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" – 3:44
  2. "Let's Turn It On" – 3:39
12" single
  1. "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" (Extended Version) – 5:32
  2. "Let's Turn It On" (Extended Version) – 5:09

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1985) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 76

References
  1. Binnie, Steve (2014-11-27). The Sound Of The Crowd - a Discography of the '80s (Third Edition) - Steve Binnie - Google Books. ISBN 9781326073589. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  2. Mr. Bad Guy (LP record). Freddie Mercury. CBS Records. 1985. CBS 86312.CS1 maint: others (link) Retrieved 21 November 2018
  3. "FREDDIE MERCURY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. Freestone, Peter (2010-01-07). Freddie Mercury: An Intimate Memoir by the Man who Knew Him Best: An ... - Peter Freestone - Google Books. ISBN 9780857121271. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  5. "Watch Freddie Mercury's Animated 'Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow' Video". Rolling Stone. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  6. Freddie Mercury - Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Official Video), retrieved 2019-09-09
  7. Martin, Peter (4 December 1985). "Review: Singles". Smash Hits Magazine.
  8. Parker, Tim (30 November 1985). "Singles". Number One Magazine.
  9. AllMusic Review by Eduardo Rivadavia. "Mr. Bad Guy - Freddie Mercury | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
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