May wanted to emulate Rick Nelson's and Presley's longtime guitarist James Burton, and at Macks's suggestion used a Fender Esquire rather than his regular Red Special for the recording session. Billboard Magazine described Brian May's guitar playing as being "stunning in its simplicity." Cash Box called it a "hip shakin' rockabilly romp" and an "upbeat tune." Having written "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" on guitar and played an acoustic rhythm guitar on the record, for the first time ever Mercury played guitar in concerts, for example at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium, London in 1985. The entire song was reportedly recorded in less than half an hour (although Mack says it was six hours). The three of them, with their then new producer Reinhold Mack, recorded it at Musicland Studios in Munich. Mercury took it to the studio shortly after writing it and presented it to Taylor and John Deacon. Roger Taylor added in an interview that Mercury wrote it in just 10 minutes while lounging in a bath in the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich during one of their extensive Munich recording sessions. The song was written by Mercury as a tribute to his musical heroes Elvis Presley and Sir Cliff Richard. The style of the song was described by author Karl Coryat as rockabilly in his 1999 book titled The Bass Player Book. The song was played live on 20 April 1992 during The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, performed by Robert Plant with Queen. Since its release, the song has been covered by a number of artists. Queen played the song live between 19, and a live performance of the song is recorded in the albums Queen Rock Montreal, Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl, Live at Wembley '86 and Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest. Having composed "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" on guitar, Mercury played rhythm guitar while performing the song live, which was the first time he played guitar in concert with Queen. It was the band's final single release of the 1970s. It topped the Australian ARIA Charts for seven weeks. The song peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, becoming the group's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US in 1980, remaining there for four consecutive weeks. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, the track is included on their 1980 album The Game, and also appears on the band's compilation album Greatest Hits in 1981. " Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the British rock band Queen. In 2005, the band received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors, and in 2018 they were presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award."Crazy Little Thing Called Love" on YouTube Each member of Queen has composed multiple hit singles, and all four band members were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Queen received the Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award from the British Phonographic Industry in 1990. Estimates of their record sales range from 150 million to 300 million records, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists. May and Taylor have performed under the Queen name with Paul Rodgers and Adam Lambert as vocalists on tours since. In 1991, Mercury died of bronchopneumonia, a complication of AIDS, and Deacon retired in 1997. The last concert featuring their classic line up—the final live performance of Mercury—took place at Knebworth, England in August 1986. Their performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert has been ranked among the greatest in rock history by various music publications. "Another One Bites the Dust" (1980) became their best-selling single, while their 1981 compilation album Greatest Hits is the best-selling album in the UK and is certified eight times platinum in the US. By the early 1980s, Queen were one of the biggest stadium rock bands in the world. The band's 1977 album News of the World contained "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions", which have become anthems at sporting events. Queen's earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock, into their music. Their classic line-up was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). Queen are a British rock band that formed in London in 1970.
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