"Calling All Girls" is a song by the British rock band

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, from the album ''

Hot Space ''Hot Space'' is the tenth studio album by the British rock band Queen. It was released on 21 May 1982 by EMI Records in the UK and by Elektra Records in the US. Marking a notable shift in direction from their earlier work, they employed many el ...

''. It was written by drummer

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. It was the third US single from the album, released in the summer of 1982, where it peaked at number 60. It was also released in

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(number 33),

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and

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. This marked the first time a Roger Taylor–penned Queen song was released as a single. Taylor composed the song on guitar, playing feedback noises during the break. There is also the notable use of record-scratching. The song was never performed in

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, but a 1982 concert recording in

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is available on the ''

Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl ''Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl'' is a DVD/live album by the British rock band Queen released on 25 October 2004 in Europe and on 9 November 2004 in the US. It was recorded live at the Milton Keynes Bowl, Buckinghamshire, England, on 5 J ...

'' DVD.

Music video

The video is a parody of the

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film ''

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'' featuring robots, and was rarely seen before being released on ''

Greatest Video Hits 2 ''Greatest Video Hits 2'' is the second DVD of music videos from the English band, Queen. It was released in November 2003, and included video hits of the band from 1981 to 1989. It was at number one in UK, in its first week. It also peaked at ...

'' and the band's official YouTube page. Both Taylor and

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openly expressed disdain for the video in their commentary for it, with Taylor claiming the song's message had nothing to do with robots.

Personnel

Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the ...

- lead and backing vocals *

- electric guitar *

- drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, backing vocals *

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- bass guitar

Live recording

* ''

Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mothe ...

'' (DVD) * ''

'' (Bonus EP)

Chart performance

References

External links

*
Lyrics at Queen official website
Queen (band) songs 1982 singles Songs written by Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) Song recordings produced by Reinhold Mack Elektra Records singles Hollywood Records singles 1982 songs British pop songs {{1980s-single-stub