DEF: Queen “I Want to Break Free”

The list of songs you thought performed better on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart than they actually did may include Queen‘s “I Want to Break Free.” An international hit that reached the Top 5 in numerous countries, including the U.K., and that has been used in advertising and other popular culture since its release, “I Want to Break Free” didn’t crack the Top 40 in the U.S. On this date in 1984, it climbed to a peak position of number 45.