Hot Space

Hot Space
Studio album by
Released4 May 1982
RecordedJune 1981 – March 1982
Studio
Genre
Length43:29
Label
Producer
Queen chronology
Greatest Hits
(1981)
Hot Space
(1982)
The Works
(1984)
Singles from Hot Space
  1. "Under Pressure"
    Released: 27 October 1981[6]
  2. "Body Language"
    Released: 19 April 1982
  3. "Las Palabras de Amor"
    Released: 1 June 1982[7]
  4. "Calling All Girls"
    Released: 19 July 1982 (US)[8]
  5. "Staying Power"
    Released: July 1982 (Japan)
  6. "Back Chat"
    Released: 9 August 1982[9]

Hot Space is the tenth studio album by the British rock band Queen. It was released on 4 May 1982 by EMI Records[10] in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States. Marking a notable shift in direction from their earlier work, they employed many elements of disco, funk, R&B, dance, pop and new wave music on the album.[3][1] Combined with the ongoing backlash against disco music, this made the album less popular with fans who preferred the traditional rock style they had come to associate with the band. Queen's decision to record a dance-oriented album germinated with the massive success of their 1980 hit "Another One Bites the Dust" in the US.[1]

"Under Pressure", Queen's collaboration with David Bowie, was released in 1981 and became the band's second number one hit in the UK.[11] Although included on Hot Space, the song was a separate project and was recorded ahead of the album, before the controversy over Queen's new disco-influenced rock sound.[12] The album's second single, "Body Language", peaked at number 11 on the US charts.

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Hot Space Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 December 2006.
  4. ^ Wilhelm, Rich (24 May 2022). "Queen Hit the Dance Floor on 'Hot Space' 40 Years Ago". PopMatters.
  5. ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Some Kind of Monster: Metal". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 569. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
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  7. ^ "Queen singles". Queen Vault.
  8. ^ "Queen singles". Queen Vault.
  9. ^ "Queen singles".
  10. ^ "BPI".
  11. ^ "Queen - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com.
  12. ^ Lowry, Max (13 July 2008) The ones that got away The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2011

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