"Who Wants to Live Forever" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It is the sixth track on the album "A Kind of Magic", which was released in June 1986, and was written by lead guitarist Brian May for the soundtrack to the film "Highlander". Queen were backed up by an orchestra, with orchestrations by the co-composer of the film's score, Michael Kamen. The song peaked at No. 24 in the UK charts. In 1991 it was included in the band’s "Greatest Hits II".