"Too Much Love Will Kill You" is a song written by British guitarist Brian May of Queen, Frank Musker and Elizabeth Lamers. The song reflected the breakdown of May's first marriage and attraction to his future wife, Anita Dobson. It was first recorded by Queen around 1988 or before, and was intended to be on the band's The Miracle album in 1989, but did not make the cut due to legal disputes following the band's decision that all songs on the album would be written by the group as opposed to individuals. After Freddie Mercury's death in 1991, May arranged a solo version, which he performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992, and subsequently included on his solo album Back to the Light that same year. When released as a single, it reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, number two in Belgium, and topped the charts in the Netherlands. Because it was first played publicly at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, a common misconception is that it was written as a tribute to Freddie Mercury, although it had actually been written several years before he died, and he sang lead vocal on the Queen version. A version of this song recorded in 1989, with Mercury on vocals, was included on the band's 1995 album Made in Heaven. Released as a single in 1996, this version was less successful than May's version in Europe but did allow the song to chart in North America for the first time. In 1999, it was included in Queen's compilation album Greatest Hits III. Track listings 7-inch and cassette single A. "Too Much Love Will Kill You" – 4:29 B. "I'm Scared" – 4:00 UK CD single "Too Much Love Will Kill You" "I'm Scared" "Too Much Love Will Kill You" (guitar version) "Driven by You" (new version) Personnel Brian May – lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboard, acoustic and electric guitar Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Queen version In 1995, the remaining members of Queen elected to include the original recording of "Too Much Love Will Kill You", with Mercury on vocals, on the Made in Heaven album, released four years after Mercury's death. Queen's version reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart and number 19 on Canada's RPM Top Singles chart. Although it failed to duplicate the chart success of May's solo version, Queen's version of the