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"Spread Your Wings" was written by bass player John Deacon for Queen's 1977 album News Of The World, and was released as the A side of the single Spread Your Wings/Sheer Heart Attack in 1978. It is a rock ballad, featuring Deacon on bass and acoustic guitar, Freddie Mercury on piano and vocals, Brian May on lead guitar and Roger Taylor on drums. The song is in 4/4 meter, and starts with a simple piano motif in D. It is written in D Major, then modulating up to D's relative minor, B minor in the bridge, coming down to D in the chorus.