and the 1993 remix versions of "Living on My Own" show footage of Mercury's 39th birthday celebration on 5th September 1985 at the travesty nightclub Old Mrs. Henderson in Munich, where Mercury lived from 1979 to 1985. The theme of the birthday party was "A Black and White Drag Ball". Because of the garishly costumed homosexuals and transvestites celebrating a decadent raucous party in the video clip, the British broadcaster BBC long refused to broadcast the music video on its channels. The video was directed by Hannes Rossacher and Rudi Dolezal, and received heavy rotation on MTV Europe. It was later published on Mercury's official YouTube channel in November 2012, and as of January 2023, the video had generated more than 100 million views. Track listings 1985 edition 7-inch A. "Living on My Own" (single version) B. "My Love Is Dangerous" (album version) – 3:41 12-inch A. "Living on My Own" (extended version) – 6:42 B. "My Love Is Dangerous" (extended version) – 6:28 1993 edition 7-inch/cassette A. "Living on My Own" (radio mix) B. "Living on My Own" (1992 album remix) 12-inch A1. "Living on My Own" (extended mix) A2. "Living on My Own" (club mix) B1. "Living on My Own" (dub mix) B2. "Living on My Own" (LA mix) CD single "Living on My Own" (radio mix) "Living on My Own" (extended mix) "Living on My Own" (club mix) "Living on My Own" (1992 album remix) Personnel Freddie Mercury – lead and backing vocals Colin Peter – additional production / remix Carl Ward – additional production / remix Serge Ramaekers – additional production / remix Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-end charts Sales and certifications See also List of posthumous number ones on the UK Singles Chart References External links (from Greatest Hits III) 1985 songs 1985 singles 1993 singles EMI Records singles European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles Freddie Mercury songs Hollywood Records singles Number-one singles in Denmark Number-one singles in Greece Number-one singles in Iceland Number-one singles in Israel Number-one singles in Italy Number-one singles in Norway Number-one singles in Spain Number-one singles in Sweden Parlophone singles SNEP Top Singles number-one singles Songs about loneliness Song recordings produced by Reinhold Mack Songs written by Freddie Mercury UK Singles Chart number-one singles