
It proved to be a wise decision.īuy Queen’s News Of The World: 40th Anniversary Edition box set. Mercury also revealed in that volume that Queen’s American label, Elektra, were less than enthused about releasing “Crazy Little Thing” as a single, but their hand was forced when radio DJs started playing the import. Listen to the best of Queen on Apple Music and Spotify. It’s not typical of my work, but that’s because nothing is typical of my work.” The finished version sounded like the bathroom version. “We arranged at band rehearsals the following day with me trying to play rhythm guitar. Freddie reportedly got out of the tub to go to his guitar and piano to lay down the melody.

“I wrote the song languishing in my bath at the Munich Hilton,” Mercury said in the Billboard Book of Number One Hits, by Fred Bronson. The single was certified gold in both the US and UK, as well as in Holland. It did even better in Australia, with a seven-week reign in March and April and platinum certification. I wasn't a fan of Bohemian Rhapsody before watching this film and I'm not one after having watched it. By the second half of February, “Love” was starting a five-week run at the top of that survey. Bohemian Rhapsody: Behind the Scenes - Crazy Little Thing Called Love Side by Side.

It was the highest of no fewer than 15 new entries on the American chart in that week before Christmas, at No.58. Explore and share the best A Crazy Little Thing Called Love GIFs and most popular animated GIFs here on GIPHY. Written solely by Freddie Mercury, the song became one of Queen’s biggest international singles to that point.
