- This article refers to the Queen & David Bowie song. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. For other uses of the name, see Under Pressure (disambiguation)
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| Released | October 26, 1981 | ||||
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| Recorded | Mountain Studios, Montreux, July 1981 | ||||
| Genre | Pop rock | ||||
| Length | 4:02 | ||||
| Label | EMI, Elektra | ||||
| Writer(s) | Queen and David Bowie | ||||
| Producer | Queen and David Bowie | ||||
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"Under Pressure" is a 1981 song by Queen and David Bowie. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Hot Space is an Album by English Rock band Queen, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Mountain Studios is a Recording studio previously located in Montreux, now located in Attalens, Switzerland. Montreux is a municipality in the district of Vevey in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist " Flash " is a song by Queen. It was written by Brian May. Body Language is a 1982 Disco / rock hit from the English rock band Queen. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. " Up the Hill Backwards " is a song from David Bowie 's 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps. " Wild Is the Wind " is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington. See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. It marked Queen's first released collaboration with another recording artist, and is featured on their 1982 album Hot Space. Hot Space is an Album by English Rock band Queen, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) The song reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry It was also number 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television
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Collaboration
Bowie had originally come to the studios in order to sing backing vocals in another Queen song, "Cool Cat," which would end up being edited out since he wasn't satisfied with them. Once he got there, they worked together for a while and wrote the song.
In the song, Freddie Mercury sings the high vocals, and David Bowie sings the low ones.
Creation
Queen had been working on the song under the title "Feel Like" but weren't yet satisfied with the result. The final version that became "Under Pressure" evolved from a jam session the band had with Bowie at its studio in Montreux, Switzerland, therefore it was credited as co-written by the five musicians. A jam session is a Musical act where Musicians gather and play (or "jam") without extensive preparation or predefined Arrangements Montreux is a municipality in the district of Vevey in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation According to Queen bassist John Deacon (as quoted in a French magazine in 1984), however, the song's primary musical songwriter was Freddie Mercury — though all contributed to the arrangement. John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951 is a retired English musician best known as the Bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead The earlier, embryonic version of the song without Bowie "Feel Like" is widely available in bootleg form.
There has been some confusion about who created the song's famous bassline. A bassline (also spelled bass line) is the term used in many styles of Popular music, such as jazz blues funk and electronic Music for the low-pitched John Deacon said (in Japanese magazine Musiclife in 1982, and in the previously mentioned French magazine) that David Bowie had created it. In more recent interviews, Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor have credited the bass riff to Deacon; Bowie also said on his website that the bassline was already written before he became involved. Brian Harold May, CBE Roger Taylor (born Roger Meddows-Taylor on July 26, 1949 in Dersingham, Norfolk later moved to Kings Lynn is an English Musician The bassline may have an even earlier source – it bears striking resemblance to the first theme of the third movement of Sibelius' first symphony of 1898. Jean Sibelius 's Symphony No 1 in E minor Opus 39 was written in 1898 when Sibelius was 33 In any case, the September 2005 edition of online music magazine Stylus singled out the bassline as the best in popular music history.
The first title found for this song was "People on Streets". It then became "Under Pressure".
Taylor's involvement
Roger Taylor was frequently rumoured to be the song's chief writer, however, it appears that he served more as an intermediary for Mercury and Bowie (two of rock music's biggest stars at the time), being friends with both men. Taylor was involved in the production of the track and did some preliminary mixes with Bowie in New York, but Bowie was unsatisfied with these results and wanted to re-record everything. The City of New York In the end, the final mix was done with the involvement of Mercury and recording engineer Mack, under a lot of "pressure" from Bowie and Taylor (according to Brian May in a 1982 interview). Reinhold Mack (aka Mack) is a German Record producer and Sound engineer, mostly known for his collaborations "Under Pressure" was one of the few Queen songs not written by Taylor that he sang in his solo concerts, the others being "We Will Rock You", "The Show Must Go On" and "I Want to Break Free".
Track listing
- "Under Pressure" (Mercury, Taylor, Deacon, May, Bowie) – 4:02
- "Soul Brother" (Mercury, Taylor, Deacon, May) – 3:38
EMI released a 3-inch CD version of the single in 1988 with "Body Language" as an additional B-side. Body Language is a 1982 Disco / rock hit from the English rock band Queen.
Production credits
Live performances
Although very much a joint project, only Queen incorporated the song into their live shows at the time. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each Brian Harold May, CBE The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951 is a retired English musician best known as the Bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Roger Taylor (born Roger Meddows-Taylor on July 26, 1949 in Dersingham, Norfolk later moved to Kings Lynn is an English Musician The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Bowie chose not to perform the song before an audience until the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, when he and Annie Lennox sang it as a duet (backed by the surviving Queen members). The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was an open-air concert held on Easter Monday, April 20 1992 at Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter However, since Mercury's death and the Outside tour in 1995, Bowie has performed the song at virtually every one of his live shows, with bassist Gail Ann Dorsey taking Mercury's vocal part. Outside is a Concept album first released September 26 1995 by David Bowie on Virgin Records. Gail Ann Dorsey (born 20 November 1962 is an American Bass guitarist and vocalist with a distinguished session career most notably her long association The song also appeared in setlists from A Reality Tour mounted by Bowie in 2004, when he frequently would dedicate it to Freddie Mercury. A Reality Tour was a worldwide Concert tour by David Bowie in support of the Reality album Queen + Paul Rodgers have recently performed the song as well. The Queen + Paul Rodgers collaboration began in late 2004 when Queen were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame While Bowie was never present for a live performance of the song with Mercury, Roger Taylor instead filled for back-up vocals usually in unison with Mercury as Mercury would take over most of Bowie's parts. This showcased the talent of Mercury as a vocalist as he could powerfully deliver the song as a heavy rock song rather than a ballad.
Live recordings
- Queen first recorded a live version of the song at The Montreal Forum in Canada on November 24, 1981. The Montreal Forum was an Indoor arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 This was included in the concert film We Will Rock You. We Will Rock You is a Concert film by English band Queen. It was filmed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Incidentally it is one of the few times in concert where Mercury used falsetto in the song on the line "these are the days it never rains but it pours".
- A second live version of the song was recorded at Milton Keynes, England, in 1982. Milton Keynes ( ˌmɪltənˈkiːnz often abbreviated to MK, is a large town England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This was released in 2004 on the live album/DVD Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl. A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl is a double Compact disc live album by English band Queen released on October 25, 2004 Prior to the concert, rumours circulated that Bowie would appear with Queen to sing his parts onstage, but it is probable that he did not even attend the concert.
- Later, Queen recorded a third live version of the song at Wembley Stadium, London, in 1986. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. This was released on the live album/DVD Live at Wembley Stadium. Queen at Wembley is a video recorded at Wembley Stadium, England on Saturday 12th July 1986 during Queen 's Magic Tour. Another rendition from this same tour (from Queen's concert in Budapest) appeared in edited form on the album Live Magic in 1986. Live Magic is a Vinyl and Compact disc live Album by English rock band Queen.
- A version recorded by David Bowie's live band in 1995 was released on the bonus disc included with some versions of Outside - Version 2. Outside is a Concept album first released September 26 1995 by David Bowie on Virgin Records. This live version was also released on the single "Hallo Spaceboy" in 1996. " Hallo Spaceboy " is a song by David Bowie and Brian Eno from his 1995 album Outside, and was issued as a single in 1995
Other releases
- Was initially released in US on the Elektra Records US and Canadian versions of Queen's Greatest Hits as a new track. Greatest Hits is a 1981 Queen compilation The record released on November 2, 1981, is the UK's all-time best-selling album
- The song was released as a bonus track on the Virgin Records reissue of Bowie's Let's Dance in 1995. Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Let's Dance is an album by David Bowie, released in 1983 It is a post-disco album with co-production by Chic 's Nile Rodgers.
- A remixed version (the "Rah Mix") was issued in December 1999 to promote Queen's Greatest Hits III compilation, reaching #14 in the UK singles chart. Greatest Hits III is a compilation of latter-day Queen songs the band members' solo hits and the band's collaborations with other artists (hence the album's The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry
- Hollywood Records remixed the song for their 1992 release, Classic Queen. Classic Queen is a 1992 compilation of songs by the English rock band Queen. This version features improved sound quality, but removes Mercury's interjection "that's okay!" at about 0:53.
- It also appeared on some Bowie compilations, most of which used the Hollywood Records remix:
- Bowie: The Singles 1969-1993 (1993)
- The Singles Collection (1993)
- Best of Bowie (2002)
- The original single version appears on disc three of Bowie's The Platinum Collection (2005), marking the first appearance of this version on a Bowie compilation. The Singles Collection is a compilation album by David Bowie, released in 1993 in the UK and (with some changes as The Singles 1969 to 1993 The Singles Collection is a compilation album by David Bowie, released in 1993 in the UK and (with some changes as The Singles 1969 to 1993 Best of Bowie (2002 is the most recent career-spanning Greatest hits album by multi-platinum recording artist David Bowie. The Platinum Collection is a Compilation album by David Bowie, released in 2005/04 [1]. This disc was later released separately as The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 (2007). The Best of David Bowie 1980-1987 is a David Bowie compilation album
- An instrumental version appears in the DVD menu for the Hot Space section of Greatest Video Hits 2, and on the Greatest Karaoke Hits release. Greatest Video Hits 2 was released in November 2003 and included video hits of the band between 1982 to 1989
- Was released in UK on Queen's Greatest Hits II (which would later be included in The Platinum Collection (2003)) removing the second time David Bowie sings, "This is our last dance. "
- Was remixed with 50 Cent's "High All the Time" on The Silence Xperiment's mash-up project Q-Unit.
- It was also released as a remix in the U. S, starting My Chemical Romance and The Used on a sing track album.
Chart positions
Under Pressure (1981):
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| Argentina | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 1 | |
| UK | 1 | Silver |
| Ireland | 2 | |
| Canada | 3 | |
| South Africa | 4 | |
| Norway | 5 | |
| New Zealand | 6 | |
| Australia | 8 | |
| Austria | 10 | |
| Sweden | 10 | |
| Switzerland | 10 | |
| Germany | 21 | |
| U.S. | 29 | |
| Japan | 88 |
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In popular culture
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- Played in an episode of Ally McBeal
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- Played in the 1997 movie Grosse Pointe Blank during a scene in which Martin Blank (John Cusack) stares into the eyes of a friend's baby and has an epiphany during the reunion. Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American Comedy movie directed by George Armitage, and starring John Cusack and Minnie John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American Film actor and Screenwriter.
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- Included in Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 for the PS2
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- Played in the commercial for the HGTV show Buy Me. Home & Garden Television ( HGTV) is a cable TV network in the US that carries a variety of Home and Garden improvement maintenance
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- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – The Queen Collection (1982)
- Rapper Vanilla Ice sampled this song without permission for his biggest hit, the commercially successful "Ice Ice Baby". The Used is a rock band from Orem Utah, USA. Their sound has been classified under many genres and subgenres of rock My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR or' My Chem') is an American alternative / post-hardcore quintet that formed in 2001 In Love and Death is the second studio Album by The Used. It was released on September 28 2004 and has since been certified gold Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Reprise Records is an American Record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951 is a retired English musician best known as the Bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. Brian Harold May, CBE Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead Roger Taylor (born Roger Meddows-Taylor on July 26, 1949 in Dersingham, Norfolk later moved to Kings Lynn is an English Musician In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Howard Benson (born in Havertown, Pennsylvania) is a Grammy nominated Music producer and Aerospace engineer. The Used is a rock band from Orem Utah, USA. Their sound has been classified under many genres and subgenres of rock " I Caught Fire " is the third single taken from The Used 's In Love and Death album released in 2004. " All That I've Got " is the second single taken from The Used 's second studio album In Love and Death. My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR or' My Chem') is an American alternative / post-hardcore quintet that formed in 2001 " Helena " is the third single and first track from My Chemical Romance 's second studio album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge " The Ghost of You " is the fourth and final single and sixth track from My Chemical Romance 's second studio album Three Cheers The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( RPO) is a British Orchestra based in London. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967) best known as Vanilla Ice, is an American Rap artist known for the 1990 smash hit " Ice Ice Baby " is Rapper Vanilla Ice 's most famous and popular song released from his album To The Extreme. His response to criticism relied upon the addition of one note not present in the original.
- Small Brown Bike and The Casket Lottery on a split EP
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- The Flaming Lips – Live recording on the 23rd volume in Warner Brothers seven-inch vinyl promo series Soil Samples
- Crooked Fingers on the Reservoir Songs EP (2002)
- Keller Williams on his 2004 live album Stage. This article is about the Michigan band For the Polish band see SBB (band Small Brown Bike was a band from Marshall Michigan that The Casket Lottery is a three-piece Indie rock band from Kansas City Missouri. A split album (or split) is a music Album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. Culture Beat is a German Eurodance group formed in 1989 by Torsten Fenslau. Fobia is a Mexican rock band from Mexico City, whose career started in 1987, a time when there wasn't much promotion of rock music in Mexico The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983 is an American rock band Crooked Fingers is a Seattle, Washington -based Indie rock band led by former Archers of Loaf lead singer Eric Bachmann. Reservoir Songs (2002 is an EP recorded by the Indie rock band Crooked Fingers. Keller Williams (also known as K-Dub or just Keller) (Born February 4, 1970) is an American singer from Fredericksburg Virginia Stage is a live compilation of Keller Williams 's 2003 tour and is divided into 2 CDs
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- Stone played the song at the Concert for Diana on 1 July 2007. Joss Stone (born Jocelyn Eve Stoker on 11 April 1987 is an English soul and R&B Singer-songwriter and actress. Killer Queen is a Tribute album of Queen songs The album is named for the 1974 Queen song of the same name that first appeared on the Concert for Diana was a concert held at the new Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom in honour of Diana Princess of "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- Bobby Flynn – Australian Idol 4 (2006)
- Keane released "Under Pressure" for the Radio 1. Established 1967 Compilation. Robert Andrew "Bobby" Flynn (born 22 January 1981) is an Australian musician Rules Auditions Auditions are held in major cities around Australia to find each season's contestants Keane (kiːn are an English Piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, and taking their current The Compilation album Radio 1 Established 1967 is a collection of covers especially recorded for Radio 1 by a number of artists In Mexico, it was released as an A-side from "The Night Sky". The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s " The Night Sky " is a Song written and performed by English Piano rock band Keane.
- Kill Hannah covered the song for the movie soundtrack of The Invisible. Kill Hannah is an Alternative rock band formed in Chicago Illinois and is currently signed to Roadrunner Records. The Invisible is a 2007 Supernatural thriller starring Justin Chatwin, Margarita Levieva, Chris Marquette
- Xiu Xiu feat. Xiu Xiu (ʃuː ʃuː shoe-shoe) is an experimental indie band originally from and currently based in Oakland California, with time often Michael Gira in their last album Women as Lovers (2008)
Trivia
- On the morning of December 14, 2006, "Under Pressure" was played at the International Space Station. Michael Rolfe Gira (pronounced jeer-AH (born 1954 is an American musician author and artist Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was used as a wake-up call for the crew of Space Shuttle flight STS-116. STS-116 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS flown by Space Shuttle '' Discovery''. It was especially chosen for crew member and mission specialist Robert Curbeam. Robert Lee Curbeam Jr (b March 5, 1962) is a former American Astronaut, and Captain in the United States Navy.
- On the episode of Saturday Night Live which starred Vanilla Ice as the musical guest, Dennis Miller – in a direct reference to the notion of Vanilla Ice sampling the bassline – played the first verse of the 'real' "Under Pressure" as the intro to "Weekend Update" for that episode; his first lines in that sketch were "God, I love Bowie. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967) best known as Vanilla Ice, is an American Rap artist known for the 1990 smash hit Dennis Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American Stand-up comedian, political/sports commentator, and television/radio personality " The move was met with huge cheers from the audience.
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| Preceded by "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police |
UK number-one single November 15, 1981 |
Succeeded by "Begin The Beguine" by Julio Iglesias |
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