Flash is a song by Queen. It was written by Brian May. This song is the theme tune of the movie Flash Gordon. The film's entire soundtrack was composed and performed by the rock band Queen.

There are two versions of the song. The album version ("Flash's Theme") is in fact the start to the movie, with all the dialog from the first scene. The single version however features parts of the dialog cut from various parts of the movie. This version was also included on the "Greatest Hits" compilation from 1981.

Flash is sung as a duet between Freddie Mercury and Brian May, with Roger Taylor adding the high harmonies. Brian May plays all of the instruments except for the rhythm section. He used Bösendorfer Imperial Grand Piano (with 97 keys instead of 88, hence having an extra octave on the low range), Oberheim OBX synth (which he plays in the video) and his homemade Red Special guitar.

In 1988, Public Enemy used a sample of "Flash" for their song "Terminator X to the Edge of Panic", released on the album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.

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