Queen's 50 year old song became a huge hit recently

Times of discover News: Queen stopped putting out new work several years ago, although they are still together as a band. Things have changed since the death of frontman Freddie Mercury, but the rockers remain one of the most popular music artists in the world.

Whenever they released something – even if fans had already heard it thousands of times – no matter what it was, it sold well, and the group re-entered the charts again and again. The globally sensational band achieved a new multiple chart-topping hit in their home country of the UK this week.

Queen's "The Night Comes Down" debuted three times after a special re-release, and not only earned the group another spot on some rankings, but beat some of them as well. "The Night Comes Down" made the top 10 on two charts, and by one spot too, no less. The track debuted at number 7 on both the official physical singles and official vinyl singles charts.

It's not uncommon for the same new release to appear in the same position on the count, if not in exactly the same slot. Although there are slight differences in the way these lists are compiled, selling songs on any physical medium is less common today than it was decades ago. Vinyl now plays a bigger role in physical purchases, so it makes sense that the title would similarly be at the forefront of the list.

"The Night Comes Down" is not a new song, although it was recently chosen as one. The song was actually included on Queen's self-titled debut album, released in the summer of 1973. The project has been relaunched as a box set, which includes a number of gifts for fans of the band, such as the vinyl copy of the song that became a hit this week.

In this framework "The Night Comes Down" also managed to find a place in the UK on other US lists. Queen's new cut is at number 40 on the official singles sales ranking, which takes into account everyone who has bought the song, whether downloaded or in physical format. Queen's new hit is her second debut on all three charts of 2024. "The Night Comes Down" follows "Cool Cat," which was released just a few months ago. This time the track reached No. 3 on the band's latest list of hits.