"skˈændəl", ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ bɹˈaɪən mˈeɪ, bˌʌt kɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd tə kwˈiːn, ɪz ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ʌnwˈɔntᵻd ɐtˈɛnʃən mˈeɪ ænd lˈiːd sˈɪŋɚ fɹˈɛdi mˈɜːkjʊɹi ɹᵻsˈiːvd fɹʌmðə pɹˈɛs ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, ɪnvˈɑːlvɪŋ mˈeɪz dᵻvˈoːɹs fɹʌm hɪz fˈɜːst wˈaɪf, kɹˈɪsi mˈʌlən, ænd hɪz ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp wɪð ˈæktɹəs ɐnˈiːɾə dˈɑːbsən ænd ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ mˈiːdiːə spˌɛkjʊlˈeɪʃən ɐbˌaʊt mˈɜːkjʊɹiz hˈɛlθ.
"Scandal", written by Brian May, but credited to Queen, is about the unwanted attention May and lead singer Freddie Mercury received from the press in the late 1980s, involving May's divorce from his first wife, Chrissie Mullen, and his relationship with actress Anita Dobson and growing media speculation about Mercury's health.