▁of ▁speed ▁and ▁engine ' s ▁ro ar . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - part , ▁a ▁May ▁solo , ▁which ▁acc ent u ates ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁high ▁velocity , ▁and ▁also ▁gives ▁the ▁song ▁a ▁heav ier ▁sound . ▁In ▁some ▁parts , ▁a ▁racing ▁car ▁can ▁be ▁heard . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁Poland , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁No . ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁" All ▁God ' s ▁People " ▁ ▁" All ▁God ' s ▁People " ▁was ▁co - written ▁by ▁Mercur y ▁and ▁Mike ▁Mor an , ▁initially ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Mercur y ' s ▁Barcelona ▁project ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁" A frica ▁by ▁Night ". ▁He ' d ▁asked ▁May ▁to ▁play ▁guitar , ▁then ▁one ▁thing ▁led ▁to ▁another ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁band ▁played . ▁The ▁keyboard ▁parts ▁were ▁played ▁by ▁Mor an . ▁ ▁" Th ese ▁Are ▁the ▁Days ▁of ▁Our ▁L ives " ▁ ▁" Th ese ▁Are ▁the ▁Days ▁of ▁Our ▁L ives " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Taylor . ▁It ▁is ▁harm on ically ▁and ▁struct ur ally ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁simplest ▁songs ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁catalog ue . ▁Key boards ▁were ▁program med ▁by ▁all ▁band ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁studio , ▁and ▁con ga ▁per cussion ▁was ▁recorded ▁by ▁David ▁Rich ards . ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁this ▁song ▁was ▁Mercur y ' s ▁last ▁appearance ▁in ▁a ▁video ▁medium , ▁and ▁with ▁his ▁knowing ▁fare well ▁look ▁straight ▁at ▁the ▁camera , ▁Mercur y