"Which breakthrough hit for Queen contains the phrase ""Let them eat cake"", a quote often attributed to Marie Antoinette?"
"had written a novel in her ""Young Royals"" book series titled The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie Antoinette which is set from 1768-1792. Jucifer's 2008 album ""L'Autrichienne"" is a concept album about the life of Marie Antoinette, leading up to her death. Queen also referred to her in ""Killer Queen"" from their 1974 album ""Sheer Heart Attack"". Richard Adler and Jerry Ross included a mention of her as one of the devil's own, in their song ""Those Were the Good Old Days"", from the musical comedy ""Damn Yankees"". Darryl Way and Sonja Kristina Lockwood wrote a song titled"
"sound. The album's title comes from the phrase ""Let them eat cake"" (supposedly said by Marie Antoinette). The use of the word jellybeans is in reference to Ronald Reagan, who was known to consider them his favorite candy. At least two of the cuts on the punk side of the album have never been issued in the same form heard on ""Let Them Eat Jellybeans"". The version of Black Flag's ""Police Story"" heard on ""...Jellybeans!"" was recorded during the sessions for the ""Six Pack"" EP and features Dez Cadena on lead vocals, although the album's insert features the then-current ""Damaged""-era"
"song reminded them of the Queen song. Another One Bites the Dust ""Another One Bites the Dust"" is a 1980 song by British rock band Queen. Written by bass guitarist John Deacon, the song featured on the group's eighth studio album ""The Game"" (1980). The song was a worldwide hit, charting number one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 for three weeks, from 4 October to 18 October (their second number-one single in the country). The song spent fifteen weeks in the ""Billboard"" top ten (the longest running top ten song of 1980), including thirteen weeks in the top five,"
"song could be a hit, producer Most put it on the flip-side of the Hot Chocolate single ""Blue Night"". The song was later remixed by Most, who re-released it as an A-side some months later on his RAK label. The song was a hit and ultimately became the group's best-known song. In the UK the song was poised for the no. 1 spot, but was beaten to it by ""Bohemian Rhapsody"", when on 29 November 1975 the Queen single leaped above it from no. 9. A 1987 remix by Ben Liebrand hit number 10, in turn reinvigorating public interest in"
"track's ""sincerity and sheer musicality have allowed it to outlast the disco boom and become a standard of dance-pop."" The song's release also cemented ABBA as an international act and signified the beginning of the group's 'classic period', which would span the following four years. It has become a standard for dance divas like Carol Douglas and Kylie Minogue, and has been covered numerous times by acts including U2. The song has been adopted by the and, according to ""Mojo"" magazine, remains one of the most ubiquitous "". In the UK Singles Chart, ""Dancing Queen"" was the last of three"
"others, ""Queen + Wyclef Jean"" on a rap version of ""Another One Bites the Dust"". A live version of ""Somebody to Love"" by George Michael and a live version of ""The Show Must Go On"" with Elton John were also featured in the album. By this point, Queen's vast amount of record sales made them the second best selling artist in the UK of all time, behind the Beatles. On 18 October 2002, Queen were awarded the 2,207th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for their work in the music industry, which is located at 6358 Hollywood Blvd. On"
"rock. Queen also wrote songs that were inspired by diverse musical styles which are not typically associated with rock groups, such as opera, music hall, folk music, gospel, ragtime, and dance/disco. Their 1980 single ""Another One Bites the Dust"" became a major hit single in the funk rock genre. Several Queen songs were written with audience participation in mind, such as ""We Will Rock You"" and ""We Are the Champions"". Similarly, ""Radio Ga Ga"" became a live favourite because it would have ""crowds clapping like they were at a Nuremberg rally"". In 1963, the teenage Brian May and his father"
"UK Singles Chart, and the Irish Singles Chart. Queen released their first double-A single, ""Killer Queen""/""Flick of the Wrist"", in 1974. ""Killer Queen"" became a hit, while ""Flick of the Wrist"" was all but ignored for lack of promotion. Three years later, they released ""We Are the Champions"" with ""We Will Rock You"" as a B-side. Both sides of the single received much radio airplay (often one after the other), which led to them sometimes being referred to as a double A-side. In 1978 they released ""Fat Bottomed Girls""/""Bicycle Race"" as a double A-side; that time both sides of the"
"hit, reaching number one in Ireland, the UK, Australia, and Canada, while peaking at number 21 in the US. The song earned Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and Record of the Year. At the awards ceremony, Bono declared that U2 were ""reapplying for the job ... [of] the best band in the world"". The album's other singles were worldwide hits as well; ""Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"", ""Elevation"", and ""Walk On"" reached number one in Canada, while charting in the top five in the"
"band's breakthrough hit, peaking at number seven on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 pop singles chart. A music video for the song features a scene with the band singing into a sleeping woman's ear, followed by the next morning, singing in the kitchen. This video received heavy airplay in the early days of MTV, contributing to the breakthrough popularity of both the song and the band. In the UK, the song was released as a double A side with ""The Power of Love"" in 1985. Do You Believe in Love ""Do You Believe in Love"" is the first top-ten hit for"
"nine in 1976. It returned to the chart at number two in 1992 after being used in the film ""Wayne's World"", which contributed to the revival of its American popularity. Although critical reaction was initially mixed, ""Bohemian Rhapsody"" remains one of Queen's most popular songs and is frequently considered one of the greatest rock songs of all time. The single was accompanied by a promotional video, which many scholars consider ground-breaking. ""Rolling Stone"" stated that its influence ""cannot be overstated, practically inventing the music video seven years before MTV went on the air."" ""The Guardian"" ranked the music video for"
"including ""Fins"" (number 35 on the ""Billboard Hot"" 100; number 42 Adult Contemporary), ""Volcano"" (number 66 Hot 100; number 43 Adult Contemporary), and ""Survive"" (number 77 Hot 100). In the United Kingdom, ""Chanson pour les petits enfants"" was released as a single for Christmas 1979. It did not chart officially, but peaked at number 86 in the ""Record Business"" magazine chart in Christmas week and became an enduringly popular song on BBC Radio 2 in a country where Buffett has had very little success. Although the album generated two songs, ""Fins"" and ""Volcano,"" that have become Buffett concert standards, part"
"Lewis continued to find crossover success on the Adult Contemporary charts as well. AC veterans such as Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Phil Collins, The Eagles, Cyndi Lauper, Alanis Morissette and Sheryl Crow continued to release music only on the Adult Contemporary formats. There are three songs which experienced longevity atop the chart, ""Love Song"" by Sara Bareilles, ""Bubbly"" by Colbie Caillat, and ""Breakaway"" from Kelly Clarkson spent a longevity 20 weeks atop the chart. Alicia Keys is considered the most successful R&B singer of the decade with 30 million records sold worldwide. Keys scored hits in the US charts with"
"recording started. His second song was written for his wife-to-be Veronica, ""You're My Best Friend"" (1975) was featured on the group's fourth album, ""A Night at the Opera"", and went on to be an international hit. Subsequently, Deacon tended to write one or two songs for every Queen album, until ""The Miracle"" (1989) and ""Innuendo"" (1991), which credited the band as a whole. He wrote the hit ""Another One Bites The Dust"" (1980) as a dance song based on his early love of soul. The song saw radio play on both black and white US music stations. He began to"
"Let 'Em In ""Let 'Em In"" is a song by Wings from their 1976 album ""Wings at the Speed of Sound"". It was written and sung by Paul McCartney and reached the top 3 in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. It was a No. 2 hit in the UK; in the U.S. it was a No. 3 pop hit and No. 1 easy listening hit. In Canada, the song was No. 3 for three weeks on the pop chart and No. 1 for three weeks on the MOR chart of ""RPM"" magazine. The single was certified Gold"
"1975 but did not achieve major stardom until the release of her 1981 album ""Juice"". The album was a crossover success and yielded three hit singles, ""Angel of the Morning"", ""Queen of Hearts"", and ""The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)"". The last of these peaked at number one on the Billboard Country Chart. She followed ""Juice"" with ""Quiet Lies"" (1982), an album that brought her two more hits, ""Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me"" and ""Break It to Me Gently"", of which the latter earned her the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female. Newton's 1985 album"
"Triumphant (Get 'Em) ""Triumphant (Get 'Em)"" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was written and produced by Carey, Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox, with additional writing credits and features by American rappers Rick Ross and Meek Mill. Released on August 3, 2012, Carey revealed that she wrote the song during difficult and personal experiences in her life, and that writing the song helped alleviate the pain. She later stated that ""Triumphant (Get 'Em)"" was written when her husband Nick Cannon was in the hospital with acute kidney failure in early 2012, and was also inspired"
"most of Queen's early work. Only on a few tracks (""Khashoggi's Ship"" and ""Was It All Worth It"") does May really let it rip, and when he does, it's like the old Queen peeping out for just a moment and then turning tail. At least ""The Miracle"" offers little snippets of Queen's former majesty."" Allmusic stated """"The Miracle"" packs quite a sonic punch, recalling the rich sounds of their past classics (1976's ""A Day at the Races"", etc.). Split 50/50 between pop and heavy rock, the album was another global smash. Along with ""The Game"", ""The Miracle"" is Queen's strongest"
"became an instant success on the charts worldwide upon its release, reaching number one in 25 countries (including the UK, where it spent two weeks at the top and is Europe's only Top 10 hit to date), and is commonly regarded as the band's most popular and recognizable song. The single reached number 8 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, and is the most successful song from the album on the Album Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 18 (and charting for 20 weeks). The song is also the band's highest charting single in Australia and Canada, peaking at"
"Killer Queen ""Killer Queen"" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by lead singer Freddie Mercury and recorded for their third album ""Sheer Heart Attack"" in 1974. It was their first international hit, reaching number two in the UK and becoming their first US hit. The song is about a high-class call girl and has been characterised as ""Mercury's piano-led paean to a Moët-quaffing courtesan"". Mercury commented he wrote the lyrics before the melody and music, whereas normally he would do the opposite. He stated that the song was about a high-class call girl, although"
"Greatest Hits (Queen album) Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen, released worldwide on 26 October 1981. The album consisted of Queen's best-selling singles since their first chart appearance in 1974 with ""Seven Seas of Rhye"", up to their 1980 hit ""Flash"" (though in some countries ""Under Pressure"", the band's 1981 chart-topper with David Bowie, was included). There was no universal track listing or cover art for the album, and each territory's tracks were dependent on what singles had been released there and which were successful. Queen's ""Greatest Hits"" was an instant success, peaking at"
"the single that saw the Saints out-performing every other girl group on the planet, ditching the famous-for-being-famous tag, and finally becoming the statuesque pop goddesses they always claimed to be. Russell Bailler from the ""New Zealand Herald"" highlighted the song along with ""Black Coffee"" and ""Surrender"", saying it is ""a great single which is also the best thing here [on the album]."" Theresa Johnston from About.com listed the song in the ""Top Picks for Romantic Songs"". Nigel Packer from BBC Music highlighted the song from the album. Amy Fleming from ""The Guardian"" added the song to her list of ""songs"
"also helped to popularise the music video. 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. By the early 1980s, Queen were one of the biggest stadium rock bands in the world. ""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. Their performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert has been ranked among the greatest in rock history by various"
"Another One Bites the Dust ""Another One Bites the Dust"" is a 1980 song by British rock band Queen. Written by bass guitarist John Deacon, the song featured on the group's eighth studio album ""The Game"" (1980). The song was a worldwide hit, charting number one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 for three weeks, from 4 October to 18 October (their second number-one single in the country). The song spent fifteen weeks in the ""Billboard"" top ten (the longest running top ten song of 1980), including thirteen weeks in the top five, and 31 weeks total on the chart"
"Make It Happen (Mariah Carey song) ""Make It Happen"" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. Written and produced by Carey and C+C Music Factory's David Cole and Robert Clivillés, it was released on April 4, 1992, by Columbia Records as the third single from her second studio album, ""Emotions"" (1991). The pop-, R&B-, and dance-influenced track incorporates traces of gospel in its bridge and crescendo. Described by author Chris Nickson as Carey's most personal and inspirational song (up until ""Hero""), it tells of her personal struggles prior to her rise to fame, and how her faith"
"their names from Marx Brothers films, as well as sharing similar packaging and eclectic musical themes. The album peaked at #1 in the UK, Japan and the Netherlands. It reached #5 on the US ""Billboard"" 200 and was Queen's fifth album to ship gold in the US, and subsequently reached platinum status in the same country. ""A Day at the Races"" was voted the 67th greatest album of all time in a national 2006 BBC poll. ""Tie Your Mother Down"" was written in Tenerife by Brian May in early 1968, two years before the formation of Queen. At the time,"
"No. 1 hits on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100: ""Rich Girl"", ""Kiss on My List"", ""Private Eyes"", ""I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"", ""Maneater"", and ""Out of Touch"", as well as many other songs which charted in the Top 40 including the single ""You Make My Dreams"". In total, they had 34 chart hits on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, seven RIAA platinum albums, and six RIAA gold albums. ""Billboard"" magazine named them the most successful duo of the rock era, surpassing Simon & Garfunkel and The Everly Brothers. They have enjoyed moderate success in the United Kingdom with"
"modest level of success around the world. It was with ""Arrival"" however, that they would achieve global superstardom. The first song to enter the studio was a track called ""Boogaloo"" on 4 August. Taking inspiration from the current disco sound (and in particular George McCrae's ""Rock Your Baby""), the backing track was laid down. The group knew that they had something big on their hands, as member Agnetha Fältskog remarked: ""We knew immediately it was going to be massive."" With re-written lyrics, the song became known as ""Dancing Queen,"" and would go on to be ABBA's biggest ever hit. Work"
"Yer Life I Do"", Julie Felix, ""Heaven is Here"", and Mary Hopkin, ""Think About Your Children"". Gradually the five-piece Brixton-based outfit started to become UK Singles Chart regulars. ""Brother Louie"", which featured a guest spoken vocal from Alexis Korner, and ""Emma"" introduced the act. It was in the disco era of the mid-1970s that Hot Chocolate became a big success. A combination of high production standards, the growing confidence of the main songwriting team of Wilson and Brown, and tight vocal harmonies enabled them to secure further big hits such as ""You Sexy Thing"" and ""Every 1's a Winner"", which"
"only top 20 hits. The US ended up with its original edit of Queen's first single release, ""Keep Yourself Alive"", which had been re-released in the US in 1975 (original release was 1973) after the success of ""Bohemian Rhapsody"". The US version also added ""Under Pressure"", Queen's collaboration with David Bowie, which was released the same week as ""Greatest Hits"" and subsequently topped the UK Singles Chart and reached the top ten in many charts around the world. However, the song was not included on the European versions of ""Greatest Hits"" – according to Queen's business manager Jim Beach, this"
"in the record. It's a concept album about the French Revolution. Although the album includes songs about many events of the period, and its lyrics reflect voices of major figures ranging from the peasantry to the deposed King and Queen and their court, the title refers to Marie Antoinette, who was nicknamed ""l'Autrichienne"" (French: ""the Austrian"") due to her Austrian origin. The name seems on its surface merely descriptive, but in context of the Revolution was used derisively, as it is a homonym of ""l'autre chienne"" [""the other bitch""]. The band chose this title for its historical relevance and double"
"their 1980 hit ""Another One Bites the Dust"" (and to a lesser extent, the UK success of the song). ""Under Pressure"", Queen's collaboration with David Bowie, was released in 1981 and became the band's second #1 hit in the UK. Though included on ""Hot Space"", the song was a separate project and was recorded ahead of the album, before the controversy over Queen's new disco-influenced rock sound. The album's second single, ""Body Language"", peaked at #11 on the US charts. Estimated sales of the album currently stand at 3.5 million copies. In July 2004, ""Q"" magazine listed ""Hot Space"" as"
"Europe. The group continued to score hits in the UK, with two more chart toppers in the next two years; however, this was not the case in the United States, where ""Save Your Kisses for Me"" was the group's final chart entry (and only one under this lineup). ""Save Your Kisses for Me"" is still one of the best-selling singles of all time in the UK, with sales of over a million copies. ""Save Your Kisses for Me"" was succeeded at Eurovision in 1977 by Marie Myriam singing ""L'oiseau et l'enfant"" for France. In a reversal of the 1976 result,"