--- description: A rare audio of the vocalist (from the sessions for his 1988 album Barcelona) have been included on a charity single for World AIDS Day. title: Hear Rare Freddie Mercury Vocals on New Charity Single image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt965ca3b7c9fa011c/6988739e5f570f66bab1ea1c/gettyimages-75509450.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Hear Rare Freddie Mercury Vocals on New Charity Single by [Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 3, 2015 4:21 AM CUT  Freddie Mercury of Queen, 1982 Tour at the Various Locations in Oakland, Calif. Freddie Mercury of Queen, 1982 Tour at the Various Locations in Oakland, Calif.Steve Jennings—WireImage by [Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 3, 2015 4:21 AM CUT Queen singer Freddie Mercury died of complications from AIDS in 1991, and now, rare audio of the iconic vocalist (from the sessions for his 1988 album _Barcelona_) have been included on a charity single for World AIDS Day, which took place Dec. 1. Produced by Stuart Leathem, “Little Freddie Goes To School” matches singer Esther Trousdale with vocals from Mercury’s “When This Tired Old Body Wants to Sing” and a version of “The Golden Boy” to create a haunting, psychedelic effect. Listen above. Proceeds from the single will go to the [Mercury Phoenix Trust](http://www.mercuryphoenixtrust.com/site/aboutus "undefined"), the HIV/AIDS charity established by the surviving members of Queen in Mercury’s name. Hear the track below. [_This article originally appeared on ew.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/02/freddie-mercury-vocals-new-single "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4134238/music-freddie-mercury-charity-single/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4134238/music-freddie-mercury-charity-single/"},"headline":"Hear Rare Freddie Mercury Vocals on New Charity Single","datePublished":"2015-12-03T04:21:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:04:12.348Z","description":"Proceeds from the single will go to an HIV/AIDS charity","url":"https://time.com/4134238/music-freddie-mercury-charity-single/","keywords":["Music","Charity","entertainment","Queen","Single"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt965ca3b7c9fa011c/6988739e5f570f66bab1ea1c/gettyimages-75509450.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Christian Holub / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt965ca3b7c9fa011c/6988739e5f570f66bab1ea1c/gettyimages-75509450.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Queen File Photos from Northern California","caption":"Queen File Photos from Northern California","creditText":"Steve Jennings—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4134238/music-freddie-mercury-charity-single/","name":"Hear Rare Freddie Mercury Vocals on New Charity Single"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Giorgio Moroder Describes the Perfect Pop Dance Song","description":"At the age of 74, electronic music producer Giorgio Moroder is releasing his first album in three decades.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/J4PWndMR/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-02-06T22:07:47.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/J4PWndMR.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4134238/music-freddie-mercury-charity-single/","duration":"PT1M15S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4134238/music-freddie-mercury-charity-single/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```