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"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 at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, from 4 October to 18 October (being their second and final number-one ...
By the early 1980s, Queen were one of the biggest stadium rock bands in the world. "Another One Bites the Dust" from The Game (1980) became their best-selling single, and their 1981 compilation album Greatest Hits is the best-selling album in the UK and is certified 9x Platinum in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Bite the Dust may refer to: A figure of speech for death "Bite the Dust", a track on the 2005 Pussycat Dolls album PCD "Another One Bites the Dust", a 1980 song by Queen; Bite the Dust, a 2013 Russian film
"This song is the perfect storm of unknowns. It was a dead-on-arrival song from a reclusive and mysterious singer, yet thanks to being featured in multiple movies and parodies, almost everyone has ...
Yankovic wrote the song, a parody of Queen's hit "Another One Bites the Dust", and debuted it live on the Dr. Demento Show, hosted by Barret "Dr. Demento" Hansen. While practicing the song outside the sound booth, Yankovic met Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz who told Yankovic he was a drummer.
"Another One Rides the Bus" is a song by comedy musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. It was released in February 1981 and is a parody of Queen's song "Another One Bites the Dust". Yankovic's version describes a person riding in a crowded public bus. It was recorded live on September 14, 1980, on the Dr. Demento Show, hosted by Barret "Dr. Demento" Hansen.
The song also garnered Queen a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. [1] The band lost to Bob Seger's album Against the Wind. [1] How does a song lose to an album? Either "Another One Bites the Dust" lost to "Against the Wind", or The Game lost to Against the Wind.
It was written as the theme song for the 1982 film Rocky III and released that year as a single from Survivor's third album, Eye of the Tiger. Sylvester Stallone, the director and star of Rocky III, enlisted Survivor to write the song after the band Queen denied him permission to use their song "Another One Bites the Dust". They derived lyrics ...