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Made in Heaven (Deluxe Remastered Version) album cover
Made in Heaven (Deluxe Remastered Version)
1995 5:25
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You Don't Fool Me

"You Don't Fool Me" is a track by British rock band Queen, featured on their 15th and final studio album, Made in Heaven (1995). One of the few songs written and recorded after the Innuendo sessions, it was composed by the full band under producer David Richards' supervision and released as a single in Europe in early 1996, becoming the band's final European hit. For electric guitar players, it offers an interesting glimpse into Queen's late-era sound and the creative process that shaped their farewell record.

  • The song was written after the Innuendo sessions, making it one of the last pieces composed for Queen's final studio album.
  • It was released as a single in two stages — Europe in February 1996, then the UK in November 1996, featuring various remixes.
  • Made in Heaven was Queen's 15th and final studio album, released in 1995, giving this track historical significance within the band's catalog.
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Brian May stacks Vox AC30s cranked to full volume, letting natural tube breakup and the Top Boost channel create the chimey, harmonically rich overdrive that defines Queen's sound. Driven hard by a treble booster rather than pedal distortion, these amps deliver the compressed, singing tone central to May's signature style.

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May uses digital delay as a live equivalent to the tape echo (Echoplex) he favored in the studio, adding subtle spatial depth to his solos without cluttering his famously minimal effects chain. The DD-3 provides clean, repeating echoes that complement his vocal-like tone without compromising the directness of his treble booster-driven AC30 sound.

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