Conversation so far:
Who wrote the song Bohemian Rhapsody from the album A Night at the Opera by the band Queen?
Bohemian Rhapsody was written by Freddie Mercury with the first guitar solo composed by Brian May.
Was there a particular method Mercury used to write the song?
All piano, bass and drum parts, as well as the vocal arrangements, were thought up by Freddie Mercury on a daily basis and written down in blocks on a phonebook.

Question: Was the song popular when it first came out?
Self-contained rewrite: Was the song Bohemian Rhapsody popular when it first came out?