Back Chat
"Back Chat" | ||||
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Single by Queen | ||||
from the album Hot Space | ||||
A-side | "Back Chat" (Extended Version) (A Side for the 12" version)[1] | |||
B-side | "Staying Power" | |||
Released |
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Recorded | 1981 – 1982 | |||
Genre | Funk rock | |||
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Songwriter(s) | John Deacon | |||
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Queen singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Back Chat" on YouTube |
"Back Chat", written by the bass guitarist John Deacon, is the track most influenced by funk on the 1982 Queen album Hot Space. The song sets a great example of how Deacon was strongly pulling the band into dance orientated genres such as R&B, Disco, and funk.[2] It reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart, #18 in South Africa[3] and a #19 entry in Ireland.
The track was performed on the Hot Space Tour at a faster tempo, with a more rock-oriented arrangement. "Back Chat", the title, is an English idiom referring to "impertinent or impudent replies, especially to a superior".[4] In a Rolling Stone album review, the critic John Milward described the musical style of the song as: "a hot rock-funk tune, with guitar tracks as slick as an icy dance floor."[5]
Track listings[]
7" Single
A Side. "Back Chat" (Single Version) - 4:10
B Side. "Staying Power" - 4:10[6]
12" Single
A Side. "Back Chat" (Extended Version) - 6:55
B Side. "Staying Power" - 4:10
Personnel[]
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- Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals
- Brian May - guitar solos
- Roger Taylor - electronic drums
- John Deacon - bass guitar, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, synthesizer, drum machine
Chart performance[]
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 19 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[8] | 18 |
UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 40 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[10] | 69 |
References[]
- ^ "Ultimate Queen". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk.
- ^ Obrecht, Jas. "Brian May Interview". Guitar Player (January 1983). Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "backchat". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ John Milward, "Queen: Hot Space", Rolling Stone, 10 June 1982
- ^ "Queen "Hot Space" album and song lyrics". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Back Chat". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (Q)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Queen: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Queen – Back Chat". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
External links[]
- Official YouTube videos: original music video, Live at The Bowl
- Lyrics at Queen official website
- Queen (band) songs
- 1982 songs
- 1982 singles
- Songs written by John Deacon
- Song recordings produced by Reinhold Mack
- EMI Records singles
- Elektra Records singles
- Hollywood Records singles
- Funk rock songs
- 1980s rock song stubs