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Another One Bites the Dust

March 31, 2023

"Another One Bites the Dust" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by bassist John Deacon, the song was featured on the group's eighth studio album The Game (1980). It was a worldwide hit, 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 Hot Soul Singles chart and the Disco Top 100 chart, and number seven on the UK Singles Chart.[5][6] The song is credited as Queen's best-selling single, with sales of over 7 million copies.[7] This version was ranked at number 34 on Billboard's All-Time Top Songs.[8]

"Another One Bites the Dust"
Artwork for UK release
Single by Queen
from the album The Game
B-side
Released22 August 1980 (UK)[1]
Genre
Length3:35
Label
Songwriter(s)John Deacon
Producer(s)
Queen singles chronology
"Play the Game"
(1980) 		"Another One Bites the Dust"
(1980) 		"Need Your Loving Tonight"
(1980)
Music video
"Another One Bites the Dust" on YouTube

The song won an American Music Award for Favorite Rock Single and also garnered a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.[9][10][11] "Another One Bites the Dust" has been covered, remixed and sampled by many artists since its release, and has also appeared in TV shows, commercials, films and other media.[12][13][14] The song has also featured at sports events.[12][15]

History

John Deacon's bass line was inspired by "Good Times" by the disco group Chic.[16][17] In an interview with NME, 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."[18]

Recording sessions – produced by Reinhold Mack at Musicland Studios in Munich (West Germany) – consisted of Deacon playing almost all instruments: bass guitar, piano, electric guitar, and handclaps. Roger Taylor added a drum loop and Brian May 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, Michael Jackson suggested to Freddie Mercury backstage that "Another One Bites the Dust" be released as a single.[19]

At the 1981 American Music Awards on 30 January, "Another One Bites the Dust" won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single.[10][20] The song also garnered Queen a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.[11] It lost to Bob Seger's Against the Wind.[11] The music video for "Another One Bites the Dust" was filmed at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas on August 9th, 1980.[21] The song also appears in Queen's Greatest Hits album in 1981.[22]

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 mobster movie, with "machine guns ready to go". Later lyrics refer to a failed relationship as "another one bites the dust". 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 Rocky III, before being replaced by Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger". "When one of my idols, Brian May, attended one of our shows in Los Angeles in 1984, he brought up that subject", recalled Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan, to whom Sylvester Stallone had supplied a copy of the movie. "I offered to send him a copy of the tape, which I still own."[23][20]

Critical reception

Billboard called it a "snarling track" with a "spare, lean sound."[24] Record World said that "a brutal bass conspires with the sing-along hook on this thoroughly contagious [song]."[25] Classic Rock History critic Millie Zeiler rated it John Deacon's 2nd best Queen song.[20]

Alleged backward masking

 
"Another One Bites the Dust" (section)
The claimed backmasked section of "Another One Bites the Dust".
"Another One Bites the Dust" (section) (reversed)
The same section, reversed.
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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 backmasking. It was claimed that the chorus, when played in reverse, can be heard as "Decide to smoke marijuana",[26] "It's fun to smoke marijuana",[27] or "Start to smoke marijuana".[28] A spokeswoman for Hollywood Records (Queen's current US label) has denied that the song contains such a message.[29]

Queen comments on the song

I listened to a lot of soul music when I was in school, and I've always been interested in that sort of music. I'd been wanting to do a track like 'Another One Bites the Dust' for a while, but originally all I had was the line and the bass riff. Gradually, I filled it in and the band added ideas. I could hear it as a song for dancing but had no idea it would become as big as it did. The song got picked up off our album and some of the black radio stations in the US started playing it, which we've never had before. Michael Jackson actually suggested we release it as a single. He was a fan of ours and used to come to our shows. —John Deacon[30]

A fantastic bit of work from Freddie really. I mean, I remember Deacy having this idea, but Deacy doesn't sing of course, so he was trying to suggest to Freddie how it should be and Fred just went in there and hammered and hammered until his throat bled, making... you know, he really was inspired by it and took it to a new height, I think. —Brian May[31]

John Deacon, being totally in his own world, came up with this thing, which was nothing like what we were doing. We were going for the big drum sound: you know, quite pompous in our usual way. And Deakey says, "No, I want this to be totally different: it's going to be a very tight drum sound." It was originally done to a drum loop - this was before the days of drum machines. Roger did a loop, kind of under protest, because he didn't like the sound of the drums recorded that way. And then Deakey put this groove down. Immediately Freddie became violently enthusiastic and said, "This is big! This is important! I'm going to spend a lot of time on this." It was the beginning of something quite big for us, because it was the first time that one of our records crossed over to the black community. We had no control over that; it just happened. Suddenly we were forced to put out this single because so many stations in New York were playing it. It changed that album from being a million-seller to being a three-million seller in a matter of three weeks or so. —Brian May[32]

[Freddie] would certainly fight for things he believed in. Like 'Another One Bites the Dust' which was a bit of a departure for Queen. Roger, at the time, certainly felt that it wasn't rock and roll and was quite angry at the way it was going. And Freddie said, "Darling, leave it to me. I believe in this." John had written the song. But it took Freddie's support to make it happen. —Brian May[33]

I remember laying down the backing track with him and... he really wanted the drums as dry as they could possibly be, so I just stuffed it all with blankets and made it as dead as I possibly could and very low tuned. —Roger Taylor[31]

Credit for the song should go to Michael Jackson in many ways. He was a fan and friend of ours and kept telling me, "Freddie, you need a song the cats can dance to." John introduced this riff to us during rehearsal that we all immediately thought of disco, which was very popular at the time. We worked it out and once it was ready, played it for Michael. I knew we had a hit as he bobbed his head up and down. "That's it, that's the gravy. Release it and it will top the charts," he said. So we did and it did. —Freddie Mercury[31]

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 CPR.[34] The bassline has close to 110 beats per minute, and 100–120 chest compressions per minute are recommended by the British Heart Foundation,[35] and endorsed by the Resuscitation Council (UK).[36]

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Weekly 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 Hollywood BASIC compilation BASIC Beats Sampler in early 1992. The remix featured a new rap verse by Money-B of Raw Fusion and contained many samples from other records including, but not limited to, "Flash" by Queen themselves, "The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow, "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim, "Good Times" by Chic, "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" by Isaac Hayes and "It's Too Funky in Here" by James Brown. Dave Ogilvie 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 Onyx producer ChySkillz was due to appear featuring rap verses by Ice Cube, Hi-C 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

"Another One Bites The Dust (Wyclef Jean Remix)"
 
Single by Queen and Wyclef Jean featuring Pras and Free
from the album Small Soldiers soundtrack and Ghetto Supastar
Released1998
Length4:20
LabelDreamWorks
Songwriter(s)John Deacon
Producer(s)
Queen singles chronology
"No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)"
(1997) 		"Another One Bites The Dust (Wyclef Jean Remix)"
(1998) 		"Under Pressure (Rah Mix)"
(1999)
Wyclef Jean singles chronology
"Gunpowder"
(1998) 		"Another One Bites the Dust"
(1998) 		"In the Zone"
(1999)
Pras Michel singles chronology
"What'cha Wanna Do"
(1998) 		"Another One Bites the Dust"
(1998) 		"Miss California"
(2001)

In 1998, American rapper Wyclef Jean covered and remixed the song for the film Small Soldiers. His version also features rap verses from Pras Michel and Free. The track also appears on Queen's compilation Greatest Hits III, released in 1999,[82] and on Pras' debut album, Ghetto Supastar, released in 1998.

Background

It enjoyed the most success in the United Kingdom, where it entered the chart at number 5, two places higher than the original[83] 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 Michel Gondry. The song became Pras' third United Kingdom Top 10 hit from his debut solo album Ghetto Supastar, following the title track and follow-up single Blue Angels. However, Pras was not available for the filming of the video, and rapper Canibus recorded a new verse to take his place. This version was used only for the promotional video.

Track listing

  • American CD single[84]
  1. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
  2. "Another One Bites the Dust" (LP Version) – 4:20
  3. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Instrumental) – 4:17
  4. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Acappella) – 4:45
  1. "Another One Bites the Dust" (New LP Version) – 4:20
  2. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Team 1 Black Rock Star Main Pass Mix) – 4:46
  3. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Team 1 Black Rock Star Radio Edit) – 4:17
  • German CD single[86]
  1. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Small Soldiers Remix) – 4:20
  2. "Rock and Roll (Part 2) (Dutch Remix)" (instrumental) (performed by Gary Glitter) – 3:51
  3. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Instrumental) – 4:17
  • German CD single[87]
  1. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
  2. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Instrumental) – 4:17

Weekly charts

Chart (1998–1999) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[88] 23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[89] 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[90] 29
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[91] 22
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[92] 7
France (SNEP)[93] 62
Germany (Official German Charts)[94] 46
Ireland (IRMA)[42] 11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[95] 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[96] 21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[97] 9
Norway (VG-lista)[98] 20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[99] 50
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[100] 35
UK Singles (OCC)[83] 5
US Billboard Hot R&B Airplay[101] 69

Queen vs. The Miami Project

"Another One Bites the Dust (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Radio Edit)"
Single by Queen vs. The Miami Project
from the album Another One Bites the Dust (The Miami Project Remixes)
B-side"Another One Bites the Dust" (Original Version)
Released2006
Length3:22
LabelPositiva
Songwriter(s)John Deacon
Producer(s)
  • Queen
  • Mack
  • Cedric Gervais
Queen singles chronology
"Reaching Out"
(2005) 		"Another One Bites the Dust (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Radio Edit)"
(2006) 		"Say It's Not True"
(2007)

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.[102] The lead remix was by Cedric Gervais & Second Sun for which a new video was filmed.

Track listing

  • 7" picture disc vinyl
  1. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Radio Edit)
  2. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Original Version)
  • CD single
  1. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Radio Edit)
  2. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Vocal Mix)
  3. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Oliver Koletski Remix)
  4. "Another One Bites the Dust" (A Skillz Remix)
  5. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Soul Avengerz Remix)
  6. "Another One Bites the Dust" (DJ Pedro & Oliver Berger)
  7. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Radio Edit) (video)
  • Digital download EP
  1. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Radio Edit)
  2. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Vocal Mix)
  3. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Oliver Koletski Remix)
  4. "Another One Bites the Dust" (A Skillz Remix)
  5. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Soul Avengerz Remix)
  6. "Another One Bites the Dust" (DJ Pedro & Oliver Berger)

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[115] 3× Platinum 210,000 

  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Captain Jack version

"Another One Bites the Dust"
 
Single by Queen Dance Traxx featuring Captain Jack
from the album Queen Dance Traxx 1
Released1996
Length3:48
Songwriter(s)John Deacon
Producer(s)
  • Udo Niebergall
  • Richard Witte
Captain Jack singles chronology
"Little Boy"
(1996) 		"Another One Bites the Dust"
(1996) 		"Together and Forever"
(1997)

In 1996, Queen Dance Traxx and German Eurodance group Captain Jack covered the song for the album Queen Dance Traxx 1 and released it as a single. The song reached number 5 in Finland and peaked at number 12 in the Netherlands. It also reached number 33 in Austria, number 41 in Belgium and number 61 in Germany. The music video for this version was directed by Rudi Dolezal and was filmed in Berlin, Germany.

Track listing

  1. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Radio Mix) – 3:48
  2. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Club Mix) – 5:29

Remixed by Hal & Dj Ufuk a.k.a. Helmut Apel & Ufuk Yildirim

  1. "Another One Bites the Dust" (DJs Extended Mix) – 6:23

Weekly charts

Chart (1996–1997) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[116] 33
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[117] 41
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[118] 5
Germany (Official German Charts)[119] 61
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[120] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[121] 14

Other versions

In 1980, "Weird Al" Yankovic recorded a parody of "Another One Bites the Dust" entitled "Another One Rides the Bus"; the narrator laments about a crowded public city bus.[122] "Another One Rides the Bus" became so popular that Yankovic's first television appearance was a performance of the song on The Tomorrow Show (April 21, 1981) with Tom Snyder.[123]

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another, bites, dust, song, british, rock, band, queen, written, bassist, john, deacon, song, featured, group, eighth, studio, album, game, 1980, worldwide, charting, number, billboard, three, weeks, from, october, october, being, their, second, final, number,. Another One Bites the Dust is a song by the British rock band Queen Written by bassist John Deacon the song was featured on the group s eighth studio album The Game 1980 It was a worldwide hit 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 Hot Soul Singles chart and the Disco Top 100 chart and number seven on the UK Singles Chart 5 6 The song is credited as Queen s best selling single with sales of over 7 million copies 7 This version was ranked at number 34 on Billboard s All Time Top Songs 8 Another One Bites the Dust Artwork for UK releaseSingle by Queenfrom the album The GameB side Don t Try Suicide US Dragon Attack UK Released22 August 1980 UK 1 GenreFunk rock 2 3 disco 4 Length3 35LabelEMI UK Elektra US Songwriter s John DeaconProducer s Queen Reinhold MackQueen singles chronology Play the Game 1980 Another One Bites the Dust 1980 Need Your Loving Tonight 1980 Music video Another One Bites the Dust on YouTubeThe song won an American Music Award for Favorite Rock Single and also garnered a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal 9 10 11 Another One Bites the Dust has been covered remixed and sampled by many artists since its release and has also appeared in TV shows commercials films and other media 12 13 14 The song has also featured at sports events 12 15 Contents 1 History 2 Critical reception 3 Alleged backward masking 4 Queen comments on the song 5 Use in medical training 6 Personnel 7 Charts and certifications 7 1 Weekly charts 7 1 1 Original release 7 1 2 Reissues 7 2 Year end charts 7 3 Certifications and sales 7 4 All time charts 8 Hollywood Records remixes 9 Wyclef Jean remix 9 1 Background 9 2 Track listing 9 3 Weekly charts 10 Queen vs The Miami Project 10 1 Track listing 10 2 Weekly charts 10 3 Year end charts 10 4 Certifications 11 Captain Jack version 11 1 Track listing 11 2 Weekly charts 12 Other versions 13 See also 14 References 15 External linksHistory EditJohn Deacon s bass line was inspired by Good Times by the disco group Chic 16 17 In an interview with NME 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 18 Recording sessions produced by Reinhold Mack at Musicland Studios in Munich West Germany consisted of Deacon playing almost all instruments bass guitar piano electric guitar and handclaps Roger Taylor added a drum loop and Brian May 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 Michael Jackson suggested to Freddie Mercury backstage that Another One Bites the Dust be released as a single 19 At the 1981 American Music Awards on 30 January Another One Bites the Dust won the award for Favorite Pop Rock Single 10 20 The song also garnered Queen a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal 11 It lost to Bob Seger s Against the Wind 11 The music video for Another One Bites the Dust was filmed at Reunion Arena in Dallas Texas on August 9th 1980 21 The song also appears in Queen s Greatest Hits album in 1981 22 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 mobster movie with machine guns ready to go Later lyrics refer to a failed relationship as another one bites the dust 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 Rocky III before being replaced by Survivor s Eye of the Tiger When one of my idols Brian May attended one of our shows in Los Angeles in 1984 he brought up that subject recalled Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan to whom Sylvester Stallone had supplied a copy of the movie I offered to send him a copy of the tape which I still own 23 20 Critical reception EditBillboard called it a snarling track with a spare lean sound 24 Record World said that a brutal bass conspires with the sing along hook on this thoroughly contagious song 25 Classic Rock History critic Millie Zeiler rated it John Deacon s 2nd best Queen song 20 Alleged backward masking Edit Another One Bites the Dust section source source The claimed backmasked section of Another One Bites the Dust Another One Bites the Dust section reversed source source The same section reversed Problems playing these files See media help 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 backmasking It was claimed that the chorus when played in reverse can be heard as Decide to smoke marijuana 26 It s fun to smoke marijuana 27 or Start to smoke marijuana 28 A spokeswoman for Hollywood Records Queen s current US label has denied that the song contains such a message 29 Queen comments on the song EditI listened to a lot of soul music when I was in school and I ve always been interested in that sort of music I d been wanting to do a track like Another One Bites the Dust for a while but originally all I had was the line and the bass riff Gradually I filled it in and the band added ideas I could hear it as a song for dancing but had no idea it would become as big as it did The song got picked up off our album and some of the black radio stations in the US started playing it which we ve never had before Michael Jackson actually suggested we release it as a single He was a fan of ours and used to come to our shows John Deacon 30 A fantastic bit of work from Freddie really I mean I remember Deacy having this idea but Deacy doesn t sing of course so he was trying to suggest to Freddie how it should be and Fred just went in there and hammered and hammered until his throat bled making you know he really was inspired by it and took it to a new height I think Brian May 31 John Deacon being totally in his own world came up with this thing which was nothing like what we were doing We were going for the big drum sound you know quite pompous in our usual way And Deakey says No I want this to be totally different it s going to be a very tight drum sound It was originally done to a drum loop this was before the days of drum machines Roger did a loop kind of under protest because he didn t like the sound of the drums recorded that way And then Deakey put this groove down Immediately Freddie became violently enthusiastic and said This is big This is important I m going to spend a lot of time on this It was the beginning of something quite big for us because it was the first time that one of our records crossed over to the black community We had no control over that it just happened Suddenly we were forced to put out this single because so many stations in New York were playing it It changed that album from being a million seller to being a three million seller in a matter of three weeks or so Brian May 32 Freddie would certainly fight for things he believed in Like Another One Bites the Dust which was a bit of a departure for Queen Roger at the time certainly felt that it wasn t rock and roll and was quite angry at the way it was going And Freddie said Darling leave it to me I believe in this John had written the song But it took Freddie s support to make it happen Brian May 33 I remember laying down the backing track with him and he really wanted the drums as dry as they could possibly be so I just stuffed it all with blankets and made it as dead as I possibly could and very low tuned Roger Taylor 31 Credit for the song should go to Michael Jackson in many ways He was a fan and friend of ours and kept telling me Freddie you need a song the cats can dance to John introduced this riff to us during rehearsal that we all immediately thought of disco which was very popular at the time We worked it out and once it was ready played it for Michael I knew we had a hit as he bobbed his head up and down That s it that s the gravy Release it and it will top the charts he said So we did and it did Freddie Mercury 31 Use in medical training Edit 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 CPR 34 The bassline has close to 110 beats per minute and 100 120 chest compressions per minute are recommended by the British Heart Foundation 35 and endorsed by the Resuscitation Council UK 36 Personnel EditFreddie Mercury lead and backing vocals Brian May electric guitar Roger Taylor drums John Deacon bass and electric guitar piano percussionCharts and certifications EditWeekly charts Edit Original release Edit Chart 1980 1981 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 37 5Austria O3 Austria Top 40 1 6Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 38 9Canada Top Singles RPM 39 1France IFOP 40 24Germany Official German Charts 41 6Ireland IRMA 42 6Israel 43 1Italy Musica e Dischi 44 10Netherlands Dutch Top 40 45 14Netherlands Single Top 100 46 11New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 47 2South Africa Springbok Radio 48 3Spain AFYVE 49 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 50 12Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 51 8UK Singles OCC 6 7US Billboard Hot 100 5 1US Billboard Hot Disco Singles 5 2US Billboard Hot Soul Singles 5 2US Cash Box 52 1Chart 2018 2019 PositionAustralia ARIA 53 37Canada Hot Canadian Digital Songs 54 19France SNEP 55 84Italy FIMI 56 51US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 57 4Chart 2021 2022 PositionGlobal 200 Billboard 58 156 Reissues Edit Chart 2003 PositionFrance SNEP 59 48Chart 2011 PositionBelgium Back Catalogue Singles Flanders 60 13Year end charts Edit Chart 1980 PositionAustralia Kent Music Report 61 72Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 62 69Canada Top Singles RPM 63 33Netherlands Dutch Top 40 64 92Netherlands Single Top 100 65 68New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 66 38UK Singles Gallup 67 97US Cash Box 68 1Chart 1981 PositionAustralia Kent Music Report 61 69 65Germany Official German Charts 70 71US Billboard Hot 100 71 65Chart 2018 PositionUS Hot Rock Songs Billboard 72 75Chart 2019 PositionUS Hot Rock Songs Billboard 73 17 Certifications and sales Edit Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 74 4 Platinum 280 000 Canada 100 000 75 Denmark IFPI Danmark 76 Platinum 90 000 Philippines PARI 77 Gold 50 000 77 United Kingdom BPI 78 2 Platinum 1 200 000 United States RIAA 79 5 Platinum 5 000 000 StreamingGreece IFPI Greece 80 Gold 1 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Streaming only figures based on certification alone All time charts Edit Chart 1958 2021 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 81 48Hollywood Records remixes EditThe first official remix of Another One Bites The Dust was Phase 5 s Long Dusted B Boy Version which was released on the Hollywood BASIC compilation BASIC Beats Sampler in early 1992 The remix featured a new rap verse by Money B of Raw Fusion and contained many samples from other records including but not limited to Flash by Queen themselves The Breaks by Kurtis Blow I Know You Got Soul by Eric B amp Rakim Good Times by Chic Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic by Isaac Hayes and It s Too Funky in Here by James Brown Dave Ogilvie 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 Onyx producer ChySkillz was due to appear featuring rap verses by Ice Cube Hi C 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 Edit Another One Bites The Dust Wyclef Jean Remix Single by Queen and Wyclef Jean featuring Pras and Freefrom the album Small Soldierssoundtrack andGhetto SupastarReleased1998Length4 20LabelDreamWorksSongwriter s John DeaconProducer s QueenMackWyclef JeanJerry Wonder DuplessisQueen singles chronology No One but You Only the Good Die Young 1997 Another One Bites The Dust Wyclef Jean Remix 1998 Under Pressure Rah Mix 1999 Wyclef Jean singles chronology Gunpowder 1998 Another One Bites the Dust 1998 In the Zone 1999 Pras Michel singles chronology What cha Wanna Do 1998 Another One Bites the Dust 1998 Miss California 2001 In 1998 American rapper Wyclef Jean covered and remixed the song for the film Small Soldiers His version also features rap verses from Pras Michel and Free The track also appears on Queen s compilation Greatest Hits III released in 1999 82 and on Pras debut album Ghetto Supastar released in 1998 Background Edit It enjoyed the most success in the United Kingdom where it entered the chart at number 5 two places higher than the original 83 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 Michel Gondry The song became Pras third United Kingdom Top 10 hit from his debut solo album Ghetto Supastar following the title track and follow up single Blue Angels However Pras was not available for the filming of the video and rapper Canibus recorded a new verse to take his place This version was used only for the promotional video Track listing Edit American CD single 84 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 45UK CD single 85 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 17German CD single 86 Another One Bites the Dust Small Soldiers Remix 4 20 Rock and Roll Part 2 Dutch Remix instrumental performed by Gary Glitter 3 51 Another One Bites the Dust Instrumental 4 17German CD single 87 Another One Bites the Dust Radio Edit 4 00 Another One Bites the Dust Instrumental 4 17Weekly charts Edit Chart 1998 1999 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 88 23Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 89 13Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 90 29Canada Dance Urban RPM 91 22Finland Suomen virallinen lista 92 7France SNEP 93 62Germany Official German Charts 94 46Ireland IRMA 42 11Netherlands Dutch Top 40 95 21Netherlands Single Top 100 96 21New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 97 9Norway VG lista 98 20Sweden Sverigetopplistan 99 50Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 100 35UK Singles OCC 83 5US Billboard Hot R amp B Airplay 101 69Queen vs The Miami Project Edit Another One Bites the Dust Cedric Gervais amp Second Sun Radio Edit Single by Queen vs The Miami Projectfrom the album Another One Bites the Dust The Miami Project Remixes B side Another One Bites the Dust Original Version Released2006Length3 22LabelPositivaSongwriter s John DeaconProducer s QueenMackCedric GervaisQueen singles chronology Reaching Out 2005 Another One Bites the Dust Cedric Gervais amp Second Sun Radio Edit 2006 Say It s Not True 2007 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 102 The lead remix was by Cedric Gervais amp Second Sun for which a new video was filmed Track listing Edit 7 picture disc vinyl Another One Bites the Dust Cedric Gervais amp Second Sun Radio Edit Another One Bites the Dust Original Version CD single Another One Bites the Dust Cedric Gervais amp Second Sun Radio Edit Another One Bites the Dust Cedric Gervais amp 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 amp Oliver Berger Another One Bites the Dust Cedric Gervais amp Second Sun Radio Edit video Digital download EP Another One Bites the Dust Cedric Gervais amp Second Sun Radio Edit Another One Bites the Dust Cedric Gervais amp 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 amp Oliver Berger Weekly charts Edit Chart 2006 2007 PeakpositionDenmark Tracklisten 103 13Finland Suomen virallinen lista 104 3Germany Official German Charts 105 88Netherlands Dutch Top 40 106 30Netherlands Single Top 100 107 49Portugal AFP 108 58Spain PROMUSICAE 109 9UK Singles OCC 102 31Chart 2018 PositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 110 72Portugal AFP 111 58Spain PROMUSICAE 112 62Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 113 78 Year end charts Edit Chart 2019 PositionPortugal AFP 114 183 Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesItaly FIMI 115 3 Platinum 210 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Captain Jack version Edit Another One Bites the Dust Single by Queen Dance Traxx featuring Captain Jackfrom the album Queen Dance Traxx 1Released1996Length3 48Songwriter s John DeaconProducer s Udo NiebergallRichard WitteCaptain Jack singles chronology Little Boy 1996 Another One Bites the Dust 1996 Together and Forever 1997 In 1996 Queen Dance Traxx and German Eurodance group Captain Jack covered the song for the album Queen Dance Traxx 1 and released it as a single The song reached number 5 in Finland and peaked at number 12 in the Netherlands It also reached number 33 in Austria number 41 in Belgium and number 61 in Germany The music video for this version was directed by Rudi Dolezal and was filmed in Berlin Germany Track listing Edit Another One Bites the Dust Radio Mix 3 48 Another One Bites the Dust Club Mix 5 29Remixed by Hal amp Dj Ufuk a k a Helmut Apel amp Ufuk Yildirim Another One Bites the Dust DJs Extended Mix 6 23Weekly charts Edit Chart 1996 1997 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 116 33Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 117 41Finland Suomen virallinen lista 118 5Germany Official German Charts 119 61Netherlands Dutch Top 40 120 12Netherlands Single Top 100 121 14Other versions EditIn 1980 Weird Al Yankovic recorded a parody of Another One Bites the Dust entitled Another One Rides the Bus the narrator laments about a crowded public city bus 122 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