Hot Space

Hot Space is an album by English rock band Queen, released in 1982.

Hot Space
Studio album by Queen
Released	21 May 1982
Recorded	June 1981 – March 1982
Studio	Mountain, Montreux, Switzerland and Musicland, Munich, Germany
Genre	Pop rock disco dance funk rhythm and blues
Length	43:29 (LP and remastered 2011 CD) 48:13 (1991 Hollywood Records reissue CD)
Label	EMI Elektra
Producer	Queen Arif Mardin Reinhold Mack David Bowie
Queen chronology
Greatest Hits (1981) Hot Space (1982) The Works (1984)
Singles from Hot Space
"Under Pressure" Released: 26 October 1981 "Body Language" Released: 19 April 1982 "Las Palabras de Amor" Released: 1 June 1982 (UK) "Calling All Girls" Released: 19 July 1982 (US) "Staying Power" Released: 31 July 1982 (Japan) "Back Chat" Released: 9 August 1982 (UK)

Track listing

1. Staying Power
2. Dancer
3. Back Chat
4. Body Language
5. Action This Day
6. Put Out the Fire
7. Life Is Real
8. Calling All Girls
9. Las Palabras de Amor
10. Cool Cat
11. Under Pressure

Hot Space Media

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  John Deacon spearheaded the album's disco approach.

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  Arif Mardin contributed horn arrangements to "Staying Power".

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  "Life Is Real" was written in honor of murdered Beatles vocalist John Lennon.

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  David Bowie contributed vocals to "Cool Cat" and "Under Pressure", though his parts on the former were removed at his request.

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  Michael Jackson cited Hot Space as an influence.