For the Queen tribute album see A Tribute to Queen."Killer Queen" () is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was their breakthrough hit, reaching #2 in the UK in early 1975. The song was taken from Queen's 1974 album Sheer Heart Attack, and was written by pianist and lead singer Freddie Mercury. It was released as a Double A-side, along with "Flick of the Wrist".Mercury commented that the influences he received for the track included early Beatles records, Beach Boys and (ly