Under Pressure

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"Under Pressure" is a 1981 rock song famously recorded as a collaboration between Queen and David Bowie, known for its iconic bassline and exploration of stress and compassion in modern life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
albumArtist Queen NERFINISHED
artist David Bowie NERFINISHED
Queen NERFINISHED
bSide Soul Brother NERFINISHED
chartedIn UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED
chartSuccess number-one single in the United Kingdom
composer Brian May NERFINISHED
David Bowie NERFINISHED
Freddie Mercury NERFINISHED
John Deacon NERFINISHED
Roger Taylor NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
duration about 4 minutes
genre art rock
pop rock
rock
hasMusicVideo Under Pressure music video
hasPart bassline riff
includedInAlbum Hot Space NERFINISHED
influenced Ice Ice Baby NERFINISHED
isCollaborationBetween Queen and David Bowie NERFINISHED
language English
lyricist Brian May NERFINISHED
David Bowie NERFINISHED
Freddie Mercury NERFINISHED
John Deacon NERFINISHED
Roger Taylor NERFINISHED
lyricsTheme compassion
social pressure
stress in modern life
musicVideoDirector David Mallet NERFINISHED
notableFeature iconic bassline
originalMedium 7-inch single
performer David Bowie NERFINISHED
Queen NERFINISHED
positionInUKSinglesChart 1
producer David Bowie NERFINISHED
Queen NERFINISHED
Reinhold Mack NERFINISHED
recordedAt Mountain Studios, Montreux NERFINISHED
recordingDate 1981
recordLabel EMI Records NERFINISHED
Elektra Records
releaseDate 1981-10-26
sampledBy Ice Ice Baby NERFINISHED
sampledByArtist Vanilla Ice NERFINISHED
side A-side

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David Bowie notableWork Under Pressure
Queen notableWork Under Pressure
Under Pressure titleTrackOf Under Pressure
Under Pressure hasVersion Under Pressure
this entity surface form: Under Pressure (album version)
Under Pressure hasVersion Under Pressure
this entity surface form: Under Pressure (extended version)
No Pressure sequelTo Under Pressure