Queen 'Hot Space' Turns 40 - Noise11.com
Queen Hot Space

Queen ‘Hot Space’ Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere on May 25, 2022

in News

The Queen album ‘Hot Space’ has turned 40 years old.

‘Hot Space’, the 10th Queen album, was released on 21 May 1982.

‘Hot Space’ was launched with the single ‘Under Pressure’ a collaboration with David Bowie.

‘Hot Space’ was a different sounding album for Queen. The bump they got from ‘Another One Bites The Dust’ sent them off in a funk/R&B direction with ‘Hot Space’, as evident from ‘Under Pressure’, later sampled as the basis for Vanilla Ice’s ‘Ice Ice Baby’.

The second single ‘Body Language’ continued the dance/funk vibe.

‘Hot Space’ came 18 months after the assassination of John Lennon and included the Lennon tribute ‘Life Is Real (Song for Lennon)’.

Hot Space generated four hits for Queen:

Under Pressure (no 1 UK, no 6, Australia, no 29 USA)
Body Language (no 25 UK, no 23, Australia, no 11 USA)
Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love) (no 17 UK)
Back Chat (no 40 UK)

‘Hot Space’ the album reached no 4 UK, no 15 Australia and no 22 USA.

Be the first to see NOISE.com’s newest interviews and special features on YOUTUBE and updated regularly. See things first SUBSCRIBE here: Noise11 on YouTube SUBSCRIBE

Noise11.com

Follow Noise11 on Social Media

Noise11 on Instagram

You’ll discover music news first following Noise11 on Twitter

Comment on the news of the day, join Noise11 on Facebook

Related Posts

Hoodoo Gurus Stoneage Romeos 40th anniversary edition
Hoodoo Gurus ‘Stoneage Romeos’ Turns 40

Hoodoo Gurus debut album ‘Stoneage Romeos’ turned 40 this month. The album was released in Australia in March 1984 and in the USA in September 1984.

13 hours ago
10cc in Melbourne 25 June 2023 photo by Winston Robinson
Kevin Godley Reunites With 10cc In London

10cc had a special reunion at their London show this week when former member and co-founder Kevin Godley joined the band at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday night (25 March 2024).

18 hours ago
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel To Release ‘Back To Front – Live In London’ DVD

Australia missed out on the Peter Gabriel tour but we will get the DVD.

18 hours ago
Kylie Minogue photo by Ros O'Gorman
Kylie Minogue Heartbroken By Splendour In The Grass

Kylie Minogue has expressed sadness over an Australian music festival's cancellation.

1 day ago
Michael Jackson Thriller vinyl
Michael Jackson Jacket is Up For Auction

One of Michael Jackson’s personally owned “Thriller” jackets is being offered for sale at Gottahaverockandroll.com

1 day ago
Tim and Neil Finn I See Red rehearsals in LA 2004
Split Enz Fans, Watch The Finn Brothers Rehearse ‘I See Red’

Split Enz/Crowded House archivist Peter Green has offered up another rare fine, Tim and Neil Finn rehearsing their Split Enz classic ‘I See Red’ in Los Angeles in 2004.

2 days ago
Bruce Springsteen Named First International Ivors Fellow

Bruce Springsteen is set become the first international songwriter to become a Fellow of The Ivors Academy.

2 days ago