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The arrival of the song is quite striking because, as fans know, during the highlight of their recording career with Mercury still alive, the group used to include in their albums almost everything they recorded or on which they worked in the studio: over the years, therefore, there have been numerous reissues of their albums, but very rare unreleased songs or tracks rediscovered from the outtake material. Face It Alone is therefore an even more excellent rarity: although the Guardian claims it is "not a bad song, but nothing close to a classic" and that it is "hard to believe that this would have been the result if Queen had completed at the end of the 1980s ”, it is still a very emotional song, especially considering that it was originally conceived for The Miracle, the first album that Mercury made with the band after being diagnosed with HIV. The text in this sense is eloquent: "When something so deep, so far and wide falls down beside you ... in the end you have to face it alone" you have to face it alone ").
Face It Alone will appear in a special reissue of the thirteenth Queen album released in 1989: this is the penultimate album released with Mercury still alive, before Innuendo and the posthumous Made in Heaven. The Miracle Collector's Edition, this is the name of the special reissue, will contain original versions, demos, unprocessed tracks and, in addition to Face It Alone, five other unreleased tracks, including two with Brian May on vocals. There will also be space for recordings of conversations and exchange of words recorded during the studio sessions, to immerse yourself even more deeply in the creative atmosphere of the band. The box, containing 8 discs including a vinyl, five CDs, a DVD and a blu-ray is already on presale and will be officially released on November 18th.