▁single ▁from ▁In nu endo , ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁promotion ▁for ▁the ▁Great est ▁H its ▁II ▁album ▁( Class ic ▁Queen ▁in ▁the ▁US / Can ada ), ▁and ▁pe aked ▁at ▁No . ▁ 1 6 ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁charts . ▁After ▁Mercur y ' s ▁death ▁in ▁November , ▁the ▁song ▁re - enter ed ▁the ▁British ▁charts ▁and ▁spent ▁as ▁many ▁weeks ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 7 5 ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁upon ▁its ▁original ▁release . ▁This ▁single ▁was ▁released ▁just ▁six ▁weeks ▁before ▁Mercur y ▁died . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁double ▁A - side ▁with ▁" B oh em ian ▁R haps ody " ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁reached ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁( The ▁original ▁B - side ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁was ▁" Ke ep ▁Your self ▁A live "). ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Ch uck ▁Edd y ▁of ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁wrote ▁that ▁In nu endo ▁was ▁" the ▁group ' s ▁most ▁play ful ▁top - to - bottom ▁p ile ▁since ▁The ▁Game " ▁and ▁" there ’ s ▁no ▁getting ▁around ▁the ▁new ▁album ' s ▁craft ", ▁which ▁he ▁suggested ▁meant ▁the ▁band ▁were ▁" fin ally ▁satisfied ▁with ▁their ▁lot ▁in ▁life ", ▁but ▁he ▁added ▁" In nu endo ▁is ▁so ▁light weight ▁you ' ll ▁forget ▁it ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁it '