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| Length = 3:35 | Label = | Writer = John Deacon | Producer = | Last single = "Play the Game" (1980) | This single = "Another One Bites The Dust" (1980) | Next single = "Need Your Loving Tonight" (1980) }} "Another One Bites the Dust" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by bass guitarist John Deacon, the song featured on the group's eighth studio album ''The Game'' (1980). The song was a worldwide hit, charting number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (their second number-one single in the country), number two on the Hot Soul Singles chart and the Disco Top 100, 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. This version was ranked at number 34 on ''Billboard's All-Time Top Songs''.〔. ''Billboard''. Retrieved 16 June 2014.〕 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.〔〔 ==History== John Deacon's bass line was inspired by the song "Good Times" by the disco group Chic.〔. ''Billboard''. Retrieved 29 July 2013.〕 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".〔 Excerpt from 〕 Recording sessions were produced by Reinhold Mack at Musicland Studios in Munich (West Germany) and consisted of Deacon playing almost all the instruments: bass guitar, piano, rhythm and lead guitars and handclap percussion. Roger Taylor added a drum loop and Brian May contributed some noises with his guitar and an Eventide Harmonizer. There are no synthesisers used in the song: all effects are created with pianos, guitars, and drums, with subsequent tape playback performed in reverse at various speeds. Finally, some 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. 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. In early live performances, drummer Roger 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. At the 1981 American Music Awards on 30 January, "Another One Bites the Dust" won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Rock On The Net )〕 The song also garnered Queen a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Rock On The Net )〕 The band lost to Bob Seger's album ''Against the Wind''.〔 The music video for "Another One Bites the Dust" was filmed at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Ultimate Queen )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Another One Bites the Dust」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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