“Scandal” was written by Brian May in 1988. It was about how the British press was savagely hounding him about his divorce from Chrissie Mullen and his affair with Anita Dobson. It’s also believed that it was partially inspired by the British press going after Freddie Mercury as his condition was worsening. The band finished it in one night in 1988, with Mercury and May finishing their parts in one take, because as Brian May later recalled, ‘In one evening, the song was finished, because we couldn’t do a better take’. May and Mercury, as well as Roger Taylor, Queen’s drummer, hold this song close to their hearts, as described by May.