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Queen – Another One Bites the Dust (3:35)

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Queen bass player John Deacon wrote this. All 4 members of Queen wrote songs, and each wrote at least one hit. Deacon also wrote “You’re My Best Friend”

Queen recorded a live version of Another One Bites The Dust which can be heard at Another One Bites The Dust (Live)

Deacon was influenced by the Chic song Good Times. In an interview with the New Musical Express, Chic bass player Bernard Edwards said: “Well, that Queen record came about because that bass player spent some time hanging out with us at our studio. But that’s OK. What isn’t OK is that the press started saying that we had ripped them off! Can you believe that? ‘Good Times’ came out more than a year before, but it was inconceivable to these people that black musicians could possibly be innovative like that. It was just these dumb Disco guys ripping off this Rock ‘n’ Roll song.”

Deacon played most of the instruments on the track: lead and rhythm guitars, bass, reversed piano and additional percussion. Brian May did some guitar effects with harmoniser (in the interlude), and Roger Taylor played the drum loop. Surprisingly, there are no synthesizers, despite the band’s decision to use synthesizers for the first time on the album.

The drum track and the hand claps were looped. They repeat throughout the song.

While the band and producer Reinhold Mack were mixing the track, Brian May’s roadie suggested it to be released as single; the band didn’t like the idea but were finally talked into doing it when Michael Jackson, after a concert, suggested the same idea.
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  • grandfunk49

    Another one bites you're nuts ;-)

    Monday morning

  • killer_queen_7

    Absolute classic :)

    last week

  • larilovesmusic

    Amazing bass line <3

    10 days ago

  • KingFahtah

    Junk Yard Dog rip

    23 days ago

  • elitescorpios

    Freddie!

    28 days ago

  • ObmujSon

    :-)

    last month

  • Liloucat

    :)))

    last month

  • albertsanto

    annnamose a fà du toast!!!

    last month

  • rikrijean

    THANKS AVERY......GREAT SONG,.,.,.,.

    last month

  • crocy2

    @TschanFarang...ha,ha der war gut... ein Meilenstein in der Rockmusik...

    last month

  • TschanFarang

    @rolf-kock; Schrott? Naja,dein Verfallsdatum ist auch schon verdammt Nahe!!

    last month

  • Juluss03

    THE BEST SONG <3

    last month

  • rolf-kock

    hitparadenschrott

    last month

  • elitescorpios

    @Chickerooby I am so tempted to do that. Screw safety!

    March 2012

  • blobbyba

    lol they make dying sound so happpy

    March 2012

  • Rockinfreddy

    Lets go!

    March 2012

  • realcyndre

    de_dust

    March 2012

  • i20254ever

    OMG did this one bite the dust, but the dust was returned to the earth it was found in....

    March 2012

  • Chickerooby

    For your own safety,never walk uphill to this song in August!! I did that once and nearly died!! A 20 min. walk into 10!! IN AUGUST!!! ;p

    February 2012

  • kikikirsche

    ♥

    February 2012
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