"Another One Bites the Dust" is a song by the British

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. Written by bassist

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, the song was featured on the group's eighth

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'' The Game'' (1980). It was a worldwide

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, charting number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for three weeks, from 4 October to 18 October (being their second and final number-one single in the country). The song spent 15 weeks in the ''Billboard'' top 10 (the longest running top ten song of 1980), including 13 weeks in the top five, and 31 weeks total on the chart (more than any other song in 1980). It reached number two on the

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chart and the Disco Top 100 chart, and number seven on the

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. The song is credited as Queen's best-selling single, with sales of over 7 million copies. This version was ranked at number 34 on ''Billboard's All-Time Top Songs''. The song won an

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for Favorite Rock Single and also garnered a

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nomination for

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. "Another One Bites the Dust" has been

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ed and

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by many artists since its release, and has also appeared in TV shows, commercials, films and other media. The song has also featured at sports events.

History

's bass line was inspired by "

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. In an interview with ''

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'', Chic co-founder

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stated, "That Queen record came about because that Queen bass player... spent some time hanging out with us at our studio." Recording sessions – produced by

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(West Germany) – consisted of Deacon playing almost all instruments:

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, and handclaps.

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added a drum loop and

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contributed noises with his guitar and an Eventide Harmonizer. There are no synthesisers in the song: all effects are created by piano, electric guitars and drums, with subsequent tape playback performed in reverse at various speeds. Finally, sound effects were run through the harmonizer for further processing. The effect of the harmonizer can be heard clearly in the "swirling" nature of the sound immediately before the first lyric. In early live performances, Taylor sang lead on the chorus, as opposed to the studio version sung entirely by Mercury. As the song became more well-known, the band could rely on audiences to sing the chorus by themselves. After attending a Queen concert in Los Angeles,

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suggested to

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backstage that "Another One Bites the Dust" be released as a single. At the 1981 American Music Awards on 30 January, "Another One Bites the Dust" won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single. The song also garnered Queen a

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nomination for

. It lost to

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's '' Against the Wind''. The

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for "Another One Bites the Dust" was filmed at

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in Dallas, Texas. The song also appears in Queen's ''

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'' album in 1981. To "bite the dust" means to die or to lose in a contest or game. The beginning lyrics set up a scene similar to a

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movie, with "machine guns ready to go." Later lyrics refer to a failed relationship as "another one bites the dust." But the singer is not going to let it get him down, "standing on my own two feet." The song was used in a preliminary cut of ''

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'', before being replaced by Survivor's "

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". "When one of my idols,

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, to whom

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had supplied a copy of the movie. "I offered to send him a copy of the tape, which I still own."

Alleged backward masking

In the early 80s, "Another One Bites the Dust" was one of many popular rock songs that Christian evangelists alleged contained subliminal messages through a technique called

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. It was claimed that the chorus, when played in reverse, can be heard as "Decide to smoke

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", "It's fun to smoke marijuana", or "Start to smoke marijuana". A spokeswoman for Hollywood Records (Queen's current US label) has denied that the song contains such a message.

Queen comments on the song

Use in medical training

"Another One Bites the Dust" was used in a study to train medical professionals to provide the correct number of chest compressions per minute while performing

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. The bassline has close to 110 beats per minute, and 100–120 chest compressions per minute are recommended by the

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, and endorsed by the

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Personnel

– lead and backing vocals *

– electric guitar *

– drums *

– bass and electric guitar, piano, percussion

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Original release

Reissues

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

All-time charts

Hollywood Records remixes

The first official remix of "Another One Bites The Dust" was Phase 5's Long Dusted B-Boy Version, which was released on the

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compilation ''BASIC Beats Sampler'' in early 1992. The remix featured a new rap verse by

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and contained many samples from other records including, but not limited to, "

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" by Queen themselves, " The Breaks" by

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, " I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim, "

" by

, " Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" by

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and " It's Too Funky in Here" by

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edited the Phase 5 remix for inclusion on the April 1992 compilation ''BASIC Queen Bootlegs'' removing profanity from the rap verse and problematic samples due to copyright clearance. A separate remix by

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producer ChySkillz was due to appear featuring rap verses by

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and Manson. Ogilvie also recorded his own remix in sessions for the album, but did this not feature on the final track listing. All four versions have since leaked.

Wyclef Jean remix

In 1998, American rapper

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covered and remixed the song for the film ''

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''. His version also features rap verses from

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and Free. The track also appears on Queen's compilation '' Greatest Hits III'', released in 1999, and on Pras' debut album, ''

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'', released in 1998.

Background

It enjoyed the most success in the

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, where it entered the chart at number 5, two places higher than the original its highest chart position, going on to spend six weeks on the chart. It also reached the top 10 in Finland. It charted number 18, number 23, number 50 and number 62 in New Zealand, Austria, Sweden and France, respectively. The music video for this version was directed by

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. The song became Pras' third United Kingdom Top 10 hit from his debut solo album ''

'', following the

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and follow-up single ''Blue Angels''. However, Pras was not available for the filming of the video, and rapper

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recorded a new verse to take his place. This version was used only for the promotional video.

Track listing

* American CD single # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Radio Edit) – 4:00 # "Another One Bites the Dust" (LP Version) – 4:20 # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Instrumental) – 4:17 # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Acappella) – 4:45 * UK CD single # "Another One Bites the Dust" (New LP Version) – 4:20 # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Team 1 Black Rock Star Main Pass Mix) – 4:46 # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Team 1 Black Rock Star Radio Edit) – 4:17 * German CD single # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Small Soldiers Remix) – 4:20 # "

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(Dutch Remix)" (instrumental) (performed by

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) – 3:51 # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Instrumental) – 4:17 * German CD single # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Radio Edit) – 4:00 # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Instrumental) – 4:17

Weekly charts

Queen vs. The Miami Project

The song was remixed again in 2006. The single reached the UK Top 40, peaking at number 31, credited to Queen vs The Miami Project. The lead remix was by

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& Second Sun for which a new video was filmed.

Track listing

* 7" picture disc vinyl # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Radio Edit) # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Original Version) * CD single # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Radio Edit) # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Vocal Mix) # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Oliver Koletski Remix) # "Another One Bites the Dust" (A Skillz Remix) # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Soul Avengerz Remix) # "Another One Bites the Dust" (DJ Pedro & Oliver Berger) # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Radio Edit) (video) * Digital download EP # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Radio Edit) # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Vocal Mix) # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Oliver Koletski Remix) # "Another One Bites the Dust" (A Skillz Remix) # "Another One Bites the Dust" (Soul Avengerz Remix) # "Another One Bites the Dust" (DJ Pedro & Oliver Berger)

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Captain Jack version

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group

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covered the song for the album ''Queen Dance Traxx 1'' and released it as a single. The song reached number 5 in

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and peaked at number 12 in the

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. It also reached number 33 in

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, number 41 in

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and number 61 in

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. The music video for this version was directed by

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and was filmed in

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, Germany.

Track listing

#"Another One Bites the Dust" (Radio Mix) – 3:48 #"Another One Bites the Dust" (Club Mix) – 5:29 Remixed by Hal & Dj Ufuk a.k.a. Helmut Apel & Ufuk Yildirim #"Another One Bites the Dust" (DJs Extended Mix) – 6:23

Weekly charts

Other versions

In 1980,

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recorded a parody of "Another One Bites the Dust" entitled " Another One Rides the Bus"; the narrator laments about a crowded public city bus. "Another One Rides the Bus" became so popular that Yankovic's first television appearance was a performance of the song on ''

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'' (April 21, 1981) with

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References

External links

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History

Alleged backward masking

Queen comments on the song

Use in medical training

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Original release

Reissues

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

All-time charts

Hollywood Records remixes

Wyclef Jean remix

Background

Track listing

Weekly charts

Queen vs. The Miami Project

Track listing

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Captain Jack version

Track listing

Weekly charts

Other versions

See also

References

External links