Scritta da Brian May e cantata in duetto dello stesso e Freddie Mercury, Flash è la canzone che fa tema portante al film del 1980 Flash Gordon.

Esistono due versioni della canzone. La versione album (“Theme Flash”) è in realtà l’inizio del film, con tutti i dialoghi dalla prima scena. Nel singolo invece sono inseriti i dialoghi del film ritenuti più “memorabili”. Questa versione è stata inclusa anche nel Greatest Hits dei Queen del 1981.

Il testo di Flash

Flash – ah – Saviour of the universe
Flash – ah – He’ll save everyone of us

– Seemingly there is no reason for these
– Extraordinary intergalactical upsets
– What’s happening Flash?
– Only Doctor Hans Zarkov formerly at NASA
– Has provided any explanation

Flash – ah – he’s a miracle

– This morning’s unprecedented solar eclipse
– Is no cause for alarm

Flash – ah – king of the impossible
He’s for everyone of us
Stand for everyone of us
He’ll save with a mighty hand
Ev’ry man ev’ry woman ev’ry child
With a mighty flash

– General Kala, Flash Gordon approaching
– What do you mean Flash Gordon approaching?
– Open fire – all weapons
– Despatch war rocket Ajax to bring back his body

Flash – ah

– Gordon’s alive!

Flash – ah – he’ll save everyone of us
Just a man with a man’s courage
He knows nothing but a man
But he can never fail
No one but the pure in heart
May find the golden grail
Oh oh – oh oh

– Flash Flash I love you
– but we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth

Flash