"Another One Bites the Dust" is a 1980 funk/rock song from the English rock band Queen, written by bassist John Deacon and was a worldwide crossover hit (hitting number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, hitting #2 on the R&B charts, and the Disco Top 100). In the band's native UK, the song peaked at #7. The song is Queen's best selling single and their biggest hit to date, with sales of over 7 million copies. The track is on the album The Game (1980). In 1998, it was remixed and re-released by Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel and featured Free's rap vocals. Image File history File links Another_one_bites_the_dust. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Funk-rock is a music genre that fuses funk and rock elements. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... For the motorcyclist, see John Deacon (motorcyclist). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... Reinhold Mack (aka Mack) is a German record producer. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... Play the Game is a song by Freddie Mercury and recorded and performed by his band Queen. ... Need Your Loving Tonight is a song by the band Queen it is the forth track on the first side of there 1980 album The Game Categories: | ... Flash is a song by Queen. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of a musical arrangement. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... Deon Rexroat of Anberlin. ... For the motorcyclist, see John Deacon (motorcyclist). ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nelust Wyclef Jean (IPA: ) (born October 17, 1972) is a Haitian-American rapper, guitarist, producer, and member of the hip hop trio The Fugees. ...

History

The bass line was inspired by the song "Good Times" by the Disco group Chic. In an interview with New Musical Express, Chic co-founder Bernard Edwards stated, "...that Queen record came about because that Queen bass player... spent some time hanging out with us at our studio".^[1] Good Times is a song by the band CHIC, recorded for their 1979 album Risqué. In August of that year, it became the bands second #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. ... This article is about the music genre. ... For other uses, see Chic. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a weekly magazine about popular music published in the UK. It is unlike many other popular music magazines due to its intended focus on guitar-based music and indie rock bands, instead of mainstream pop acts. ... For other uses, see Chic. ... Bernard Edwards (1953-1996), born in Greenville, North Carolina, was a bass player and record producer, both as a member of Chic and on his own. ...

Recording sessions were produced by Reinhold Mack at Musicland Studios in Munich, and consisted of Deacon playing almost all the instruments: bass, piano, rhythm and lead guitars and handclap percussion. Roger Taylor added a drum loop under protest^{[citation needed]} and Brian May did some noises with his guitar and an Eventide Harmoniser. There are no synthesizers used in the song: all effects are created with pianos, guitars, and drums, with subsequent tape playback performed in reverse at various speeds. Finally, some sound effects were run through the Harmoniser for further processing. The effect of the Harmoniser can be heard clearly in the "swirling" nature of the sound immediately before the first lyric. Taylor hated the song, but Freddie Mercury strongly believed in it and added some ideas^{[citation needed]}. During the mix the road crew suggested it as a single but the band didn't like the idea until Michael Jackson recommended it after a concert (this was confirmed by Roger Taylor and Brian May on the U.S. radio show In the Studio with Redbeard that spotlighted the album The Game on one episode). Reinhold Mack (aka Mack) is a German record producer. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the Australian film composer, see Brian May (composer). ... Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Queen (inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001). ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ...

The song garnered Queen its only Grammy nomination, for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The band lost to Bob Seger's album Against the Wind. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1980. ... Robert Clark Seger (born May 5, 1945) is a Rock and Roll singer, songwriter, and musician from Michigan. ... Against the Wind is an album by American rock band Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). ...

The immense success and popularity of "Another One Bites the Dust" may be responsible for causing Queen to abandon (albeit temporarily) their hard rock roots for their next album, Hot Space. Hot Space is an album by English rock band Queen, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). ...

The music video was filmed at the Reunion in Dallas, Texas.

Alleged backmasking

A common urban legend surrounding the chorus is that, when played in reverse, it contains the messages "it's fun to smoke marijuana" and "start to smoke marijuana". The song can be heard in reverse here. An urban legend or urban myth is similar to a modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ... Cannabis, also known as marijuana[1] or ganja,[2] is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa L. subsp. ...

Cover versions

In 1998, Wyclef Jean along with Pras Michel, Canibus, and Free remixed the song using a new instrumental track and samples from the actual song for the 1998 movie Small Soldiers. This version also appeared on Queen's compilation Greatest Hits III released in 1999. It was remixed again in 2006 by The Miami Project. Nelust Wyclef Jean (IPA: ) (born October 17, 1972) is a Haitian-American rapper, guitarist, producer, and member of the hip hop trio The Fugees. ... Pras (b. ... Germaine Williams (born December 9, 1974), better known as Canibus and also as Can-I-Bus and Rip the Jacker, is a Jamaican-born American MC and rapper. ... Marie Wright a. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... Greatest Hits III is a compilation of latter-day Queen (Queen+) songs, the band members solo hits and the bands collaborations with other artists. ... The Miami Project is an American dance ensemble, best known for their remix of the Queen classic Another One Bites The Dust. ...

Uses in popular culture

• In the game Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Yoda in duel mode will say sometimes "Bites the dust, another one does".
• In an episode of Digimon Adventure 02, Arukenimon says "another one bites the dust" after BlackWarGreymon destroys one of the destiny stones.
• During the Gulf War, the American Military FM stations would often play this, each time a Scud missile was brought down, either by Patriot or flying Coalition aircraft patrols.
• At Los Angeles Dodgers games, it can be heard after opponents strike out.
• It can be heard playing in the background of the film Biggles: Adventures in Time which John Deacon also wrote the theme for in his only solo/non-Queen collaboration with a band called The Immortals.
• It inspired the "Weird Al" Yankovic self titled debut album parody "Another One Rides the Bus".
• It also inspired a parody by Belgian comedian Chris Van den Durpel called "We kapen een gratis bus" (We hijack a free bus), poking fun at Steve Stevaert's free public transportation policy.
• In the 1980s, it was used as a Detroit Lions football team fight song, which generated considerable attention from the sports media. After a series of losses, fans began singing the lyrics as "Another one beats our butts"
• In an episode of Family Guy, the opening lyrics to the song were sung by Stewie Griffin as he swept a pile of leaves over a pit he dug in a sandbox in order to trap children he found untenable.
• "Another One Bites the Dust" was on the list of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
• Commonly in Australian Domestic Cricket, the chorus of the song comes on when a batsman gets out and is a real crowd pleaser ("Another One Bites the Dust" topped the Australian Charts for six weeks in 1980).
• The chorus is also played in English One Day Domestic Cricket in the same way as it is in Australian Domestic Cricket. The most times it is played is probably in a Natwest Pro40 Match (40 overs), and a Twenty20 (20 overs).
• The chorus of this song was often sung in the sporting TV show Gladiators, when a Gladiator beats a challenger at a game. The gladiator would sing this song as a way to taunt, and the crowd would sing along too.
• Throughout most of the 1990s, a brief portion of the song was played at Texas Rangers home games whenever catcher Ivan Rodriguez threw out a would-be base stealer.
• Gwen Stefani's hit song "Hollaback Girl" name-checked and featured a brief snippet of the song's bassline.
• Theme song for 1980s WWF wrestler Junkyard Dog from late 1984 to early 1986.
• Radio talk show host Ken Hamblin would play it when he introduced the list of convicted murders who had been executed for their crimes. Often, because of the state of Texas' notorious penance for executing criminals, especially when George W. Bush was governor, the reference would be a "Tex-ecution".
• Kira Yoshikage from the Japanese manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has a Stand named Killer Queen. Killer Queen has a tertiary bomb called Another One Bites the Dust.

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Trivia

• Sylvester Stallone wanted to use the song for his movie Rocky III, but could not secure the rights. Survivor then created the song "Eye of the Tiger" for Stallone instead. Interestingly, according to Peter Jones, he also wanted to meet Freddie Mercury at one point, but Mercury refused... they were dining at the same restaurant.^{[citation needed]}

• According to stories floating around Atlanta, GA for the last 20+ years this song was intentionally played by Ross Brittan and Brian Wilson, 2 DJ's from radio station WZGC, after the announcement that another victim of the Atlanta Child Murders had been found. This story became a urban legend and was debunked by Ross Brittan several years later.

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Charts

For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Upside Down also known as Inside Out or even Left Side Right Side was a successful single by Hotown legend Diana Ross. ... For the author-illustrator, see Diana Ross (author). ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... This is a list of number-one hits in the United States by year from the Billboard Hot 100. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Woman in Love is a popular 1980 song by Barbra Streisand from the album Guilty. ... Barbra Streisand (pronounced STRY-sand, IPA: ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, liberal political activist, film producer and director. ... Upside Down also known as Inside Out or even Left Side Right Side was a successful single by Hotown legend Diana Ross. ... For the author-illustrator, see Diana Ross (author). ... The ARC Weekly Top 40 is an American mainstream music chart. ... These are the ARC Weekly Top 40 number 1 hits of 1980 (see 1980 in music) Category: ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Woman in Love is a popular 1980 song by Barbra Streisand from the album Guilty. ... Barbra Streisand (pronounced STRY-sand, IPA: ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, liberal political activist, film producer and director. ...

See also

• List of best-selling singles in the United States

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References

1. ^ http://www.superseventies.com/sw_goodtimes.html
2. ^ RIAA. Gold & Platinum.