In 1973, Queen signed to a deal with Trident / EMI. By July of that year, they released their eponymous debut album, an effort influenced by heavy metal and progressive rock. The album was received well by critics; Gordon Fletcher of Rolling Stone called it "superb '', and Chicago 's Daily Herald called it an "above average debut ''. However, it drew little mainstream attention, and the lead single "Keep Yourself Alive '' sold poorly. Retrospectively, it is cited as the highlight of the album, and in 2008 Rolling Stone ranked it 31st in the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time '', describing it as "an entire album 's worth of riffs crammed into a single song ''. The album was certified gold in the UK and the US.
when did queen's first song come out
1973