Queen was inspired to write this by their Live Aid appearance in 1985 - millions of people sharing one vision of a better world. It was recorded shortly after.
All 4 band members helped write this. Most Queen songs were written separately, which made sure their songs didn't all sound alike. The idea of writing a song together came from Freddie Mercury. He rang the other 3 members and asked them to come to the studio, where the writing and recording sessions were taped.
The band decided that the song would be credited to all 4 of them, but it was basically composed by Brian May (chords) and Roger Taylor (lyrics). Freddie Mercury was in charge of production and arrangements, and he polished what the others composed.
The synth part in the intro was played by guitarist Brian May.
The video was the first that Austrian duo The Torpedo Twins directed for Queen. They have worked on many Queen videos since.
In sports videos, this is often used as background music.
This was released as a single before the album was finished.
This was used in the 1986 movie Iron Eagle, starring Louis Gossett, Jr. It was like Top Gun, but not nearly as good.
Queen
One Vision
Available on the 12" single, the 'A Kind Of Magic' US CD album, and as a video on 'Queen Rocks' video, the 'Greatest Video Hits II' DVD, and the 'A Kind Of Magic' 2011 iTunes LP. Length 6:28.
This version is the same as the album version, but features a new instrumental section which begins at 3:53 and lasts for about 1:10.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'A Kind Of Magic' album page.
Lyrics:
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) yeah it's a
(undecipherable distorted lyrics)
(God works in mysterious ways) yeah it's a
(Mysterious ways) yeah it's a
(undecipherable distorted lyrics) yeah it's a
(undecipherable distorted lyrics)
(undecipherable distorted lyrics) yeah it's a
(undecipherable distorted lyrics)
I
(undecipherable distorted lyrics)
Hey
One man, one goal
Hah, one mission
One heart, one soul
Just one solution
One flash of light
Yeah one God one vision
One flesh, one bone, one true religion
One voice, one hope, one real decision
Woh-woh-woh-woh-woh-woh, gimme one vision, yeah
No wrong and no right
I'm gonna tell you there's no black and no white
No blood and no stain
All we need is one world wide vision
One flesh, one bone, one true religion
One race, one hope, one real decision
Woh-woh-woh-woh-woh-woh, yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
I had a dream when I was young
A dream of sweet illusion
A glimpse of hope and unity
And visions of one sweet union
But a cold wind blows
And a dark rain falls
And in my heart it shows
Look what they've done to my dream
Yeah
One vision
So give me your hands
Give me your hearts
I'm ready
There's only one direction
One world and one nation
Yeah, one vision
No hate, no fight, just excitation
All through the night it's a celebration
Woh-woh-woh-woh-woh-woh, yeah
One, one, one, one, one, one, one
Hey, hey
Hey
Hey, hey, gimme
Hey, hey
One vision
Hey, hey, gimme
One vision
One vision
One vision
One vision
One vision
One vision
One vision
One vision
One, one, one, one, one, one, one
One vision, hey
Hey, one vision
(God works in mysterious ways)
One vision
One vision, hey, gimme
One vision
One flesh, one bone, one true religion
One voice, one hope, one real decision
Gimme one night, yeah
Gimme one hope, hey
Just gimme
One man, one man
One bar, one day
One day, hey, hey
Just gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme
Fried chicken
Vision, vision, vision, vision, vision
