Another One Bites the Dust#Captain Jack version

{{short description|1980 single by Queen}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Another One Bites the Dust

| cover = Another one bites the dust.jpg

| alt =

| caption = UK picture sleeve

| type = single

| artist = Queen

| album = The Game

| B-side = {{Unbulleted list|"Don't Try Suicide" (US)|"Dragon Attack" (UK)}}

| released = 22 August 1980 (UK)

| recorded =

| studio = Musicland, Munich

| venue =

| genre = *Funk rock{{cite book|first= Nicholas |last= Schaffner |year= 1982 |title= The British Invasion: From the First Wave to the New Wave |page= 254 |location= New York |publisher= McGraw-Hill}}{{cite book|first= Chris |last= Smith |year= 2006 |title= The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History: From Arenas to the Underground, 1974-1980 |page= 65 |publisher= Greenwood Press |isbn= 0-313-32937-0}}

  • disco{{cite book|first1= Don |last1= Breithaupt |first2= Jeff |last2= Breithaup |year= 2000 |title= Night Moves: Pop Music in the Late '70s |page= 6 |publisher= St. Martin's Press |location= New York |isbn= 978-0-312-19821-3}}{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/queen-greatest-hits-ranked-freddie-mercury-brian-may-roger-taylor-john-deacon|last=Elliott|first=Paul|title=Every song on Queen's Greatest Hits, ranked from worst to best|date=13 July 2016|magazine=Classic Rock (Louder)|access-date=7 January 2025}}

| length = 3:35

| label = *EMI (UK)

| writer = John Deacon

| producer = *Queen

| prev_title = Play the Game

| prev_year = 1980

| next_title = Need Your Loving Tonight

| next_year = 1980

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|rY0WxgSXdEE|"Another One Bites the Dust"}}}}

}}

"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 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. The song is credited as Queen's best-selling single, with sales of over 7 million copies.{{cite book|first= Matters |last= Furniss |year= 2012 |title= Queen – Uncensored on the Record |page= 63 |publisher= Coda Books Ltd. |isbn= 978-1-9085-3884-0 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=BCeTqWXP6eoC&q=%22over+7+million+copies%22&pg=PT63}} This version was ranked at number 34 on Billboard's All-Time Top Songs.{{cite magazine|title= The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs (40-31) |magazine= Billboard |url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-40.shtml |archive-date= 13 September 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080913210001/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-40.shtml}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LRBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5450,5824095&dq|title=Here's complete list of the Grammy nominees|location=Eugene, Oregon|date=21 February 1981|page=36|number=121|work=Eugene Register-Guard|publisher=Guard Publishing}} "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.{{cite book |first= Dr Ken |last= McLeod |year= 2013 |title= We are the Champions: The Politics of Sports and Popular Music |publisher= Ashgate Publishing |page= 75}}{{cite web|first= Catriona |last= Wightman |title= Gladiators READY: Wolf, Lightning, Jet and more are reunited for a new ITV show - See what they look like now! |website= Digital Spy |date= 13 August 2015 |access-date= 25 March 2019 |url= https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a663255/gladiators-ready-wolf-lightning-jet-and-more-are-reunited-for-a-new-itv-show-see-what-they-look-like-now/}}{{cite web|first= Nick |last= Detiso |title= Super Bowl 50's Classic Rock Commercials |website= Ultimate Classic Rock |date= 8 February 2016 |access-date= 25 March 2019 |url= https://ultimateclassicrock.com/super-bowl-50-classic-rock-commercials/}} The song has also featured at sports events.{{cite web|first= Dan |last= Rafael |title= Mayweather's speed overwhelms Gatti |date= 25 June 2005 |access-date= 25 March 2019 |url= https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2094801 |archive-date= 17 May 2013 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130517234915/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2094801}}

History

It is purported that John Deacon's bass line was inspired by "Good Times" by the disco group Chic.{{cite magazine|first= Evan |last= Serpick |title= Queen Biography |magazine= Rolling Stone |access-date= 11 April 2010 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/queen/biography |url-status= dead |archive-date= 18 February 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110218011411/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/queen/biography}}{{cite magazine|title= Biography – Chic |magazine= Billboard |url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=4281 |archive-date= 29 September 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124127/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=4281}} In an interview with NME, Chic co-founder Bernard Edwards stated, "That Queen record came about because that Queen bass player{{nbsp}}... spent some time hanging out with us at our studio."{{cite web|title= Good Times |website= Superseventies.com |url= http://www.superseventies.com/sw_goodtimes.html |access-date= 11 April 2010 |archive-date= 20 April 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100420030724/http://www.superseventies.com/sw_goodtimes.html |url-status= live}} Excerpt from {{cite book|first= Fred |last= Bronson |author-link= Fred Bronson |title= The Billboard Book of Number One Hits |year= 1988 |publisher= Billboard Books}}

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 depth to music 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.{{cite book|first= Phil |last= Sutcliffe |year= 2009 |title= Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Crown Kings of Rock |page= 155 |publisher= Voyageur Press |isbn= 9780760337196 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=adNONbUWLjgC&q=%22michael+jackson%22+%22another+one+bites+the+dust%22&pg=PT158}}

At the 1981 American Music Awards on 30 January, "Another One Bites the Dust" won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single.{{cite web|title= 8th American Music Awards |website= Rock on the Net |access-date= 29 July 2013 |url= http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1981/amas.htm}} The song also garnered Queen a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.{{cite web|title= 23rd Grammy Awards |website= Rock on the Net |access-date= 29 July 2013 |url= http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1981/grammys.htm}} It lost to Bob Seger's "Against the Wind". The music video for "Another One Bites the Dust" was filmed at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas on 9 August 1980.{{cite web|title= 1980 The Game North American Tour |website= Ultimate Queen |access-date= 29 July 2013 |url= http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/queen/live-2.htm#1980%20The%20Game%20North%20American%20Tour}} The song also appears in Queen's Greatest Hits album in 1981.{{cite magazine|title= Record News |magazine= NME |date= 17 October 1981 |page= 48}}

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."{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Ling |title= The stories behind the songs: Eye of the Tiger |magazine= Classic Rock |issue= 94 |date= July 2006 |page= 36}}

Critical reception

Billboard called it a "snarling track" with a "spare, lean sound."{{cite magazine|title=Top Single Picks|accessdate=21 January 2023|date=16 August 1980|magazine=Billboard|page=67|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lyQEAAAAMBAJ}} Record World said that "a brutal bass conspires with the sing-along hook on this thoroughly contagious [song]."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=16 August 1980|accessdate=20 February 2023|title=Hits of the World|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/80s/80/RW-1980-08-16.pdf}} Classic Rock History critic Millie Zeiler rated it John Deacon's 2nd best Queen song.{{cite web|title=Top 10 John Deacon Queen Songs|author=Zeiler, Millie|publisher=Classic Rock History|accessdate=16 January 2023|date=28 December 2022|url=https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-john-deacon-queen-songs/}}

Alleged backward masking

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In the early 1980s, "Another One Bites the Dust" was one of many popular rock songs that some 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",{{cite web|first= Betty A. |last= Luman |title= Subliminal smut hidden in rock-record lyrics |newspaper= Telegraph Herald |agency= United Press International |date= 30 October 1981 |access-date= 29 July 2013 |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KstFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5706,4343580}} "It's fun to smoke marijuana",{{cite journal |last1=Epley |first1=Nicholas |last2=Keysar |first2=Boaz |last3=Van Boven |first3=Leaf |last4=Gilovich |first4=Thomas |title=Perspective Taking as Egocentric Anchoring and Adjustment. |journal=Journal of Personality and Social Psychology |year=2004 |volume=87 |issue=3 |page=333 |doi=10.1037/0022-3514.87.3.327 |pmid=15382983 |quote=Participants in this experiment listened to a short segment, in reverse, from the Queen (1980/1991) song, “Another One Bites the Dust” [...]. The chorus of this song has long been used to support the claim that rock and roll bands “backmask” illicit or immoral statements into their music in an attempt to influence listeners [...]. Proponents of this view report being able to hear the phrase “It’s fun to smoke marijuana” when the chorus from “Another One Bites the Dust” is played backward.}}{{cite journal |last1=Yeoman |first1=Ian |title=Buy•ology: How everything we believe about why we buy is wrong |journal=Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management |date=August 2009 |volume=8 |issue=4 |pages=399–400 |doi=10.1057/rpm.2009.3 |quote=Queen and the song ‘Another one bites the dust’, when played backwards yields ‘it’s fun to smoke marijuana’ in a subliminal sort of way.}} or "Start to smoke marijuana".{{cite book|first= Arthur |last= Goldstuck |year= 1991 |title= The Rabbit in the Thorn Tree: Modern Myths and Urban Legends of South Africa |page= 87 |publisher= Penguin Group |isbn= 0140148078 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=3ZTfAAAAMAAJ}} A spokeswoman for Hollywood Records (Queen's current US label) has denied that the song contains such a message.{{cite news|first= Dionne |last= Searcey |title= Behind the Music: Sleuths Seek Messages In Lyrical Backspin |newspaper= The Wall Street Journal |date= 9 January 2006 |access-date= 11 April 2010 |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB113677367081541303}} The song does, however, contain a backmasked piano, which can be heard clearly when it is played backward.{{cite book |last1=Blake |first1=Mark |title=Is This the Real Life?: The Untold Story of Queen |date=2011 |publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=978-0306819599 |page=240}}

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.{{cite news|first= Melanie |last= Whelan |title= Another one bites dust in CPR |newspaper= The Courier |date= 8 April 2016 |access-date= 31 August 2016 |url= http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/3839206/another-one-bites-dust-in-cpr/}} The bassline has close to 110 beats per minute, and 100–120 chest compressions per minute are recommended by the British Heart Foundation,{{cite web|title= Hands-Only CPR FAQs |publisher= British Heart Foundation |access-date= 8 January 2012 |url= http://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/life-saving-skills/hands-only-cpr-faqs.aspx |archive-date= 10 January 2012 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120110213223/http://www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/life-saving-skills/hands-only-cpr-faqs.aspx}} and endorsed by the Resuscitation Council (UK).{{cite web|title= Resuscitation Council website |publisher= Resuscitation Council (UK) |access-date= 8 January 2012 |url= http://www.resus.org.uk/siteindx.htm}} A study evaluating CPR chest compression rates in veterinarians and registered veterinary nurses found that Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" helped improve the accuracy of compression rates. When used as an auditory aid, the song resulted in a significantly higher number of participants achieving the correct rate of 100–120 compressions per minute, outperforming other aids like the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive".{{cite web|url=https://www.cochranelibrary.com/central/doi/10.1002/central/CN-02624495/full?highlightAbstract=stayin%7Calive%7Caliv | doi=10.1002/central/CN-02624495 | doi-broken-date=28 April 2025 }} However, the content of the lyrics was not considered "quite as appropriate"."Turn the (Heart) Beat Around.” 2009. Current Science 94 (11): 14.

Personnel

Charts and certifications

=Weekly charts=

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==Original release==

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!Chart (1980–1981)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|first= David |last= Kent |author-link= David Kent (historian) |year= 1993 |title= Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 |publisher= Australian Chart Book |location= St Ives, N.S.W. |edition= illustrated |page= 243 |isbn= 0-646-11917-6}}

|5

{{singlechart|Austria|6|artist=Queen|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true|refname="AUT"}}
{{singlechart|Flanders|9|artist=Queen|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=0255a|access-date=4 June 2013|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|France (IFOP){{cite web|title= Le Détail par Artiste |website= InfoDisc |access-date= 30 June 2013 |url= http://www.infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artistes_Q.php |id= Select "Queen" from the artist drop-down menu |language= fr}}

|24

{{singlechart|Germany|6|artist=Queen|song=Another One Bites The Dust|songid=695|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Ireland2|6|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Israel{{cite magazine|title= Hits of the World |magazine= Billboard |date= 1 November 1980 |volume= 92 |issue= 44 |page= 84 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ZiQEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22israel%22&pg=PT83}}

|1

scope="row" |Italy (Musica e Dischi){{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=Musica e Dischi|language=it|access-date=28 May 2022}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Queen".

|10

{{singlechart|Dutch40|14|year=1980|week=39|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true|refname="QueenDutch40"}}
{{singlechart|Dutch100|11|artist=Queen|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|New Zealand|2|artist=Queen|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|South Africa (Springbok Radio){{cite web|title= South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (Q) |website= Rock.co.za |access-date= 29 July 2013 |url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(Q).html}}

|3

scope="row"|Spain (AFYVE){{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |date= September 2005 |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition= 1st |publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE |location= Spain |isbn= 84-8048-639-2 |language= es}}

|1

{{singlechart|Sweden|12|artist=Queen|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Switzerland|8|artist=Queen|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|UK|7|date=19800927|access-date=29 July 2013|refname="UK"|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|title= The Game – Awards |website= AllMusic |access-date= 4 June 2013 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-game-mw0000650663/awards}}

|1

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot Disco Singles

|2

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot Soul Singles

|2

scope="row"|US Cash Box{{cite magazine|title= CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending OCTOBER 4, 1980 |magazine= Cash Box |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19801004.html |archive-date= 15 September 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120915071205/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19801004.html}}

|1

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!Chart (2018–2019)

!Position

{{singlechart|Australia|37|artist=Queen|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=6 December 2018|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Canada (Hot Canadian Digital Songs){{cite magazine|title= Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales |magazine= Billboard |date= 17 November 2018 |access-date= 24 November 2018 |url-access= subscription |url= https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2018-11-17/hot-canada-digital-song-sales}}

|19

{{singlechart|France|84|artist=Queen|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=2 August 2020|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Italy|51|artist=Queen|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=28 August 2020|rowheader=true|refname=Italy51}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrocksongs|4|artist=Queen|access-date=5 March 2019|rowheader=true}}

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!Chart (2021–2022)

!Position

{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|156|artist=Queen|rowheader=true|access-date=19 January 2022}}

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==Reissues==

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!Chart (2003)

!Position

{{singlechart|France|48|artist=Queen|song=Another One Bites The Dust / We Will Rock You|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true|refname="France"}}

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!Chart (2011)

!Position

scope="row"|Belgium (Back Catalogue Singles Flanders){{cite web|title= 50 Back Catalogue Singles – 03/12/2011 |publisher= Ultratop. Hung Medien |access-date= 29 July 2013 |url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?cat=sb&year=2011&date=20111203}}

|13

=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1980)

!Position

scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|title= Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s |publisher= Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |access-date= 16 July 2014 |url= http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275}}

|72

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|title= Jaaroverzichten 1980 |publisher= Ultratop. Hung Medien |access-date= 16 July 2014 |url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1980 |language= nl}}

|69

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|title= Top 100 Singles |volume= 34 |issue= 6 |date= 20 December 1980 |magazine= RPM |publisher= Library and Archives Canada |access-date= 5 August 2019 |url= http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0272&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0272.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0272}}

|33

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|title= Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1980 |publisher= Dutch Top 40 |access-date= 16 July 2014 |url= http://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1980 |language= nl}}

|92

scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 1980 |publisher= Single Top 100. Hung Medien |access-date= 16 July 2014 |url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1980&cat=s |language= nl}}

|68

scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|title= End of Year Charts 1980 |publisher= Recorded Music New Zealand |url= https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1980-12-31 |access-date= 21 November 2015}}

|38

scope="row"|UK Singles (Gallup){{cite magazine|title= Chart File |periodical= Record Mirror |publisher= Spotlight Publications |location= London, England |page= 37 |date= 21 March 1981}}

|97

scope="row"|US Cash Box{{cite magazine|title= The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1980 |magazine= Cash Box |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html |archive-date= 15 September 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120915071244/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html}}

|1

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!Chart (1981)

!Position

scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|title= National Top 100 Singles for 1981 |publisher= Kent Music Report |issue= 393 |page= 7 |via= Imgur |date= 4 January 1982 |access-date= 11 January 2022 |url= https://i.imgur.com/RgsDOOc.jpg}}

|65

scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|title= Jahrescharts – 1981 |publisher= Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment |url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1981 |archive-date= 8 May 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150508235753/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1981 |language= de}}

|71

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|title= Top 100 Hits for 1981 |website= The Longbored Surfer |access-date= 21 November 2015 |url= http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1981}}

|65

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!Chart (2018)

!Position

scope="row"|US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title= Rock Songs – Year-End |magazine= Billboard |access-date= 7 December 2018 |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-rock-songs}}

|75

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!Chart (2019)

!Position

scope="row"|US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title= Year-End Charts: Hot Rock Songs |magazine= Billboard |access-date= 15 December 2019 |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-rock-songs}}

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=Certifications and sales=

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|artist=Queen|title=Another One Bites the Dust|relyear=1981|certyear=2020|number=4|award=Platinum|access-date=25 April 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Queen|title=Another One Bites the Dust|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1980|certyear=2024|access-date=8 July 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Queen|title=Another One Bites the Dust|relyear=1979|nocert=true|salesamount=100,000|salesref={{cite magazine|title= Juno Album, Singles Data |magazine= Billboard |via= World Radio History |page= 102 |date= 24 January 1981 |access-date= 2 March 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1981/BB-1981-01-24.pdf}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Queen|title=Another One Bites the Dust|relyear=2011|certyear=2024|id=13705|award=Platinum|number=2|access-date=October 13, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Queen|title=Another One Bites the Dust|relyear=1979|certyear=2024|award=Platinum|access-date=31 January 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|relyear=1981|region=Philippines|artist=Queen|title=Another One Bites the Dust|certyear=1981|award=Gold|certref={{cite web |url=https://www.whytes.ie/art/queen-1981-gold-disc-award/144470/|date=20 February 2023|title=Queen Gold Record for sales of more than 50,000 of the single Another One Bites The Dust}}|salesamount=50,000|salesref=}}

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=All-time charts=

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!Chart (1958–2021)

!Position

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|title= Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Singles |magazine= Billboard |access-date= 10 October 2021 |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-hot-100-singles}}

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Hollywood Records remixes

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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 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

{{Infobox song

| name = Another One Bites The Dust (Wyclef Jean Remix)

| cover = AnotherOneBitesTheDust1998.jpeg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Queen and Wyclef Jean featuring Pras and Free

| album = Small Soldiers soundtrack and Ghetto Supastar

| released = 1998

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 4:20

| label = DreamWorks

| writer = John Deacon

| producer = {{hlist|Queen|Mack|Wyclef Jean|Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis}}

| chronology = Queen

| prev_title = No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Under Pressure (Rah Mix)

| next_year = 1999

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Wyclef Jean

| type = single

| prev_title = Gunpowder

| prev_year = 1998

| title = Another One Bites the Dust

| year = 1998

| next_title = In the Zone

| next_year = 1999

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Pras Michel

| type = single

| prev_title = What'cha Wanna Do

| prev_year = 1998

| title = Another One Bites the Dust

| year = 1998

| next_title = Miss California

| next_year = 2001

}}

}}

In 1998, Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean covered and remixed the song alongside Queen for the film Small Soldiers (1998). 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,{{cite web|first= Stephen Thomas |last= Erlewine |author-link= Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title= Queen – Greatest Hits III |work= AllMusic |access-date= 29 July 2013 |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-iii-mw0001986003}} and on Pras' debut album, Ghetto Supastar, released in 1998.

=Background=

The song enjoyed its greatest success in Queen's native United Kingdom, where it entered and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, two places higher than the original, going on to spend six weeks on the chart. It also peaked within the top ten of the charts 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 top ten hit in the United Kingdom 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.{{cn|date=June 2023}}

=Track listing=

  • American CD single{{cite web|title= Queen with Additional Vocals by Wyclef Jean, Featuring Pras* and Free (2) – Another One Bites the Dust Images |work= Discogs |access-date= 29 July 2013 |url= http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=659140}}
  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
  • UK CD single{{cite web|title= Queen / Wyclef Jean – Another One Bites the Dust (CD) |date= 26 October 1998 |work= Discogs |access-date= 29 July 2013 |url= http://www.discogs.com/Queen--Wyclef-Jean-Another-One-Bites-The-Dust/release/532204}}
  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{{cite web|title= Queen / Wyclef Jean Featuring Pras* & Free (2) – Another One Bites the Dust (CD) |date= 5 October 1998 |work= Discogs |access-date= 29 July 2013 |url= http://www.discogs.com/Queen--Wyclef-Jean-Featuring-Pras--Free-Another-One-Bites-The-Dust/release/487523}}
  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{{cite web|title= Queen / Wyclef Jean Featuring Pras* & Free (2) – Another One Bites the Dust Images |work= Discogs |access-date= 29 July 2013 |url= http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=636612}}
  1. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
  2. "Another One Bites the Dust" (Instrumental) – 4:17

=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (1998–1999)

!Peak
position

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{{singlechart|Flanders|13|artist=Queen / Wyclef Jean feat. Pras & Free|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Wallonia|29|artist=Queen / Wyclef Jean feat. Pras & Free|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Canadadance|22|chartid=7065|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Finland|7|artist=Queen/Wyclef Jean feat. Pras & Free|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|France|62|artist=Queen / Wyclef Jean feat. Pras & Free|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Germany|46|artist=Queen / Wyclef Jean feat. Pras & Free|song=Another One Bites The Dust|songid=3784|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Ireland2|11|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Dutch40|21|year=1998|week=43|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true|refname="JeanDutch40"}}
{{singlechart|Dutch100|21|artist=Queen / Wyclef Jean feat. Pras & Free|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|New Zealand|9|artist=Queen / Wyclef Jean feat. Pras & Free|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Norway|20|artist=Queen / Wyclef Jean feat. Pras & Free|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Sweden|50|artist=Queen / Wyclef Jean feat. Pras & Free|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Switzerland|35|artist=Queen / Wyclef Jean feat. Pras & Free|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|UK|5|date=19981114|artist=Queen with Wyclef Jean feat. Pras and Free|access-date=29 July 2013|refname="UK2"|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|US Billboard Hot R&B Airplay{{cite magazine|title= Hot R&B Airplay |magazine= Billboard |date= 22 August 1998 |volume= 110 |issue= 34 |page= 21 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=EQoEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22another+one+bites+the+dust%22&pg=PA21}}

|69

Queen vs. The Miami Project

{{Infobox song

| name = Another One Bites the Dust (Cedric Gervais & Second Sun Radio Edit)

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Queen vs. The Miami Project

| album = Another One Bites the Dust (The Miami Project Remixes)

| B-side = "Another One Bites the Dust" (Original Version)

| released = 2006

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:22

| label = Positiva

| writer = John Deacon

| producer = {{hlist|Queen|Mack|Cedric Gervais}}

| chronology = Queen

| prev_title = Flash (Vanguard Mix)

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Bohemian Rhapsody (Muppets Version)

| next_year = 2009

}}

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 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)

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (2006–2007)

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{{singlechart|Finland|3|artist=Queen vs. The Miami Project|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Germany|88|artist=Queen vs. The Miami Project|song=Another One Bites The Dust|songid=272424|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Dutch40|30|year=2007|week=6|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true|refname="ProjectDutch40"}}
{{singlechart|Dutch100|49|artist=Queen vs. The Miami Project|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Portugal|58|artist=Queen vs. The Miami Project|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=24 December 2019|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Spain|9|artist=Queen vs. The Miami Project|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|UK|31|date=20061230|artist=Queen vs. The Miami Project|access-date=29 July 2013|refname="UK3"|rowheader=true}}

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!Chart (2018)

!Position

{{singlechart|Austria|72|artist=Queen vs. the Miami Project|song=Another One Bites the Dust|access-date=2 August 2020|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Portugal|58|artist=Queen vs. the Miami Project|song=Another One Bites the Dust|access-date=28 August 2020|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Spain|62|artist=Queen vs. The Miami Project|song=Another One Bites the Dust|access-date=28 August 2020|rowheader=true|refname="Spain"}}
{{singlechart|Switzerland|78|artist=Queen vs. the Miami Project|song=Another One Bites the Dust|access-date=17 November 2018|rowheader=true}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (2019)

!Position

scope="row"|Portugal (AFP){{cite web|title= Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais: Semanas 01 a 52 de 2019 de 28/12/2018 a 26/12/2019 |publisher= Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa |access-date= 11 August 2020 |url= http://www.audiogest.pt/documents/files/Top%20AFP-AUDIOGEST_01-52_2019_V2%20site%281%29.pdf |language= pt}}

|183

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=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Queen vs. The Miami Project|title=Another One Bites the Dust|relyear=2006|certyear=2021|award=Platinum|number=3|id=9334|access-date=15 November 2021}}

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Captain Jack version

{{Infobox song

| name = Another One Bites the Dust

| cover = Another One Bites the Dust (Captain Jack) single coverat.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Queen Dance Traxx featuring Captain Jack

| album = Queen Dance Traxx 1

| released = 1996

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:48

| label =

| writer = John Deacon

| producer = {{hlist|Udo Niebergall|Richard Witte}}

| chronology = Captain Jack

| prev_title = Little Boy

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Together and Forever

| next_year = 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

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!Chart (1996–1997)

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{{singlechart|Flanders|41|artist=Queen Dance Traxx feat. Captain Jack|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Finland|5|artist=Captain Jack|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Germany|61|artist=Queen Dance Traxx feat. Captain Jack|song=Another One Bites The Dust|songid=17793|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Dutch40|12|year=1996|week=46|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true|refname="CaptainDutch40"}}
{{singlechart|Dutch100|14|artist=Queen Dance Traxx feat. Captain Jack|song=Another One Bites The Dust|access-date=29 July 2013|rowheader=true}}

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.{{cite AV media|title= "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection |year= 2003 |medium= DVD |publisher=Volcano Entertainment |location= Los Angeles, United States}} "Another One Rides the Bus" was performed by Yankovic on his first television appearance on The Tomorrow Show (21 April 1981) with Tom Snyder.{{cite news|title= TV Listings, Tuesday, April 21 |newspaper= The Baltimore Sun |date= 19 April 1981 |page= TV24}}

See also

References

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