▁the ▁band ' s ▁famous ▁W emble y ▁concert ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁visual s ▁put ▁in ▁sync ▁with ▁the ▁t ape . ▁ ▁" The ▁Show ▁Must ▁Go ▁On " ▁ ▁" The ▁Show ▁Must ▁Go ▁On " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁May , ▁Taylor ▁and ▁De acon , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁ch ord ▁sequence ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁on . ▁The ▁rh ythm ▁of ▁the ▁ref rain ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁song , ▁" I ▁W ant ▁It ▁All ". ▁May ▁decided ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁sequence , ▁and ▁both ▁he ▁and ▁Mercur y ▁decided ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁wrote ▁the ▁first ▁verse ▁together . ▁From ▁then ▁on ▁May ▁finished ▁the ▁lyr ics , ▁completed ▁the ▁vocal ▁mel ody ▁and ▁wrote ▁the ▁bridge , ▁inspired ▁by ▁P ach el bel ' s ▁Can on . ▁Some ▁keys ▁and ▁ideas ▁were ▁suggested ▁by ▁the ▁producer ▁too . ▁The ▁song ▁chron icles ▁the ▁effort ▁of ▁Mercur y ▁continu ing ▁to ▁perform ▁despite ▁approaching ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁initially ▁not ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁promotion ▁for ▁the ▁In nu endo ▁album , ▁but ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁as ▁the ▁band ▁launched ▁their ▁Great est ▁H its ▁II ▁album . ▁The ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁featured ▁a ▁compilation ▁of ▁cli ps ▁from ▁all ▁their ▁videos ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Great est