"Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)" is a song by British rock groupQueen, and is the opening track on their fourth studio albumA Night at the Opera. The song was written byFreddie Mercuryand allegedly describes his hatred toward Queen's ex-manager, the lateNorman Sheffield, who is reputed to have mistreated the band and abused his managerial role from 1972 to 1975. The song was recorded and mixed at Sarm East Studios in late 1975. As with "Bohemian Rhapsody", most of the guitar parts on the song were initially played on piano by Mercury, to demonstrate to Brian May how they needed to be played on guitar.