Staying Power
(Album Version) 4:10
Written by Freddie Mercury
Appears on: Hot Space, Track 1
Staying Power (Extended Version) 5:51
Written by Freddie Mercury, Remixed by John Luongo
Appears on: US
Staying Power 12" vinyl promo
An
awesome extended mix. Not that different from the album version. Features
much more instrumental parts and some more vocal parts by Freddie. It's
a shame this wasn't added to the Hollywood Records re-release.
Staying Power (Demo) 4:13
Written by Freddie Mercury
Appears on: Unreleased
Not
very different than the released version. The track starts off with the
standard intro with Freddie adding, "Let's make contact!" There
is a guitar solo at around 1:50 by Brian that adds a rock feeling to the
track.
Dancer
(Album Version) 3:47
Written by Brian May
Appears on: Hot Space, Track 2
Dancer (Alternate
Mix)
Written by Brian May
Appears on: Unreleased
This
track premiered at the 2006 Dutch Fan Club Convention. From the Hot Space
sessions, 1982.
Back Chat (Album
Version) 4:33
Written by John Deacon
Appears on: Hot Space, Track 3
Back
Chat (Extended Version) 6:55
Written by John Deacon, Remixed by John Deacon
Appears on: UK
Back Chat 12" vinyl, US
Staying Power 12" vinyl promo
Queen's first extended/12" mix. Features a lot of extra drums
and instrumental parts. Added guitar by Brian at the end is a nice touch.
A pretty good mix.
Back Chat (Single Remix) 4:12
Written by John Deacon, Remixed by John Deacon
Appears on: UK
Back Chat 7" vinyl, UK
The Singles Collection Volume 2
An improvement over the album version. This version cuts out some
of the instrumental sections of the album version and remixes together
quite nicely. In general, the song sounds much better (much like the Pain
Is So Close To Pleasure single remix was better than the album version).
This one deserves a CD release. The technically savvy can also rip this
from the Queen GVH2 DVD (the video uses the audio from this remix version).
Back Chat (Demo) 4:35
Written by John Deacon
Appears on: Unreleased
A neat demo with a slightly different intro, with a few bass notes
that add a bit to the track. The track's lyrics are still early and very
different from the final version. Worth a listen just to hear how the
song has progressed.
Back Chat (Alternate Mix)
Written by John Deacon
Appears on: Unreleased
This track premiered at the 2006 Dutch Fan Club Convention. From theHot
Space sessions, 1982. This mix has different guitar bits.
Body
Language (Album Version) 4:32
Written by Freddie Mercury
Appears on: Hot Space, Track 4
Body Language (Hollywood
Records 1991 Remix) 4:44
Written by Freddie Mercury, Remixed by Susan Rogers
Appears on: Hot
Space Hollywood Remaster (1991)
Not
a bad remix by Hollywood Records. Features some extra guitars and an added
back beat. The best part of the remix is the added piano bits. If you
like the original, this is worth a listen.
Action
This Day (Album Version) 3:32
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: Hot Space, Track 5
Action This Day (Demo) 3:40
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: Unreleased
Again, not very
different from the album take. Freddie's vocals are noticeably different
in some places. Roger's backing vocals are much more pronounced (like
they are for live versions of this song). Synthesizer and horn solos are
present even in this early version.
Put
Out The Fire (Album Version) 3:18
Written by Brian May
Appears on: Hot Space, Track 6
Put Out The Fire (Alternate Mix) 3:50
Written by Brian May
Appears on: Unreleased
This
track premiered at the 20th International Fan Club Convention in Prestatyn.
This mix hass extra percussion/tambourine.
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Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)
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Life
Is Real (Song For Lennon) (Album Version) 3:31
Written by Freddie Mercury
Appears on: Hot Space, Track 7
Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)
(Demo) 3:29
Written by Freddie Mercury
Appears on: Unreleased
Amazingly similar to the album version. Freddie's vocals are noticeably
different in some places. Track begins with either drum machine or Roger.
Brian's guitar work is a bit more drawn out and Freddie's piano has a
bit more volume to it.
Calling
All Girls (Album Version) 3:52
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: Hot Space, Track 8
Calling All
Girls (Live At Siebu Stadium) 4:44
Written by Roger Taylor
Appears on: Queen On Fire: Live At The Bowl DVD
From the Japanese leg of the Hot
Space tour, this version is found as an extra on the Queen On Fire: Live
At The Bowl DVD, as the music that accompanies the photo gallery. A great,
heavier version of the song with an intro by Freddie and an extended ending
makes this a keeper.
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Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)
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Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of
Love) (Album Version) 4:29
Written by Brian May
Appears on: Hot Space, Track 9
Las Palabras De Amor (The Words
Of Love) (Demo) 4:23
Written by Brian May
Appears on: Unreleased
Like the Back Chat demo, this one is very interesting. Different lyrics
appear (and disappear) throughout the song. A tad bit more quiet during
the main lyrical parts, focusing much more on Freddie's lead vocal track.
Brian's vocals can be heard very well in the backing track.
Cool
Cat (Album Version) 3:28
Written by John Deacon/Freddie Mercury
Appears on: Hot Space, Track 10
Cool Cat (Original Version with
David Bowie) 3:48
Written by John Deacon/Freddie Mercury
Appears on: Hot Space Test Pressing
Very similar to the album release, but featuring Bowie doing some
backing vocals. Bowie's vocals actually add a weird element to the track.
Definitely worth finding, although the current bootleg copies are not
the best. Hopefully we'll see this on Queen Anthologies.
Under Pressure (Album Version) 4:03
Written by Queen/David Bowie
Appears on: Hot Space, Track 11
Under Pressure (Greatest Hits 2
Edit) 3:55
Written by Queen and David Bowie
Appears on: UK
Greatest Hits II, UK David Bowie: The Singles
A pointless edit for UK's Greatest Hits II. The only difference is
the end lyrics "this is our last dance..." is only repeated
once, as opposed to the normal two times.
Under Pressure (Classic Queen Remix)
4:02
Written by Queen and David Bowie
Appears on: US
Classic Queen, US David Bowie: The Singles
Again, almost exactly like the album version. The bass lines seem
to be a bit more prominent in the mix and the overall sound is a little
less muddy. Freddie singing "that's okay!" has been removed
right before Bowie sings, "it's the terror of knowing..." A
pointless and useless remix.
Under Pressure (Karaoke Version) 3:51
Written by Queen and David Bowie
Appears on: Greatest
Karaoke Hits
A nice instrumental version which shows there's much more to this
song than people may think. Track ends short of the album version by removing
the finger snapping at the end. There is no click track to this karaoke
version.
Under Pressure (Rah Mix) 4:08
Written by Queen and David Bowie
Performers: Queen + David Bowie
Appears on: Greatest
Hits 3, 1999
Under Pressure 12" vinyl promo, Queen
+ David Bowie/Elton John CD promo
A really good remix to promote the Greatest Hits 3 release. Features
brand new lyrics to open the song from both Bowie and Freddie. The mix
is bass heavy and features some neat guitar and vocal effects. This is
more of a rock mix and isn't as dance oriented as the Hollywood mixes.
A very nice remix that offers something new. Check this out just for the
added lyrics at the beginning.
Under Pressure (Rah Mix Edit) 3:53
Written by Queen and David Bowie
Performers: Queen + David Bowie
Appears on: UK
Under Pressure Rah Mix CD Single, UK
Under Pressure Rah Mix 7" vinyl
This mix is exactly the same as the regular Rah Mix, except that it's
missing the 15 seconds of extra vocals from Bowie and Freddie at the beginning.
It's a shame that one of the most interesting parts of the song was edited.
Under Pressure (Spencer Mix) 3:52
Written by Queen and David Bowie, Remixed by Mike Spencer
Performers: Queen + David Bowie
Appears on: UK
Under Pressure Rah Mix CD Single, Queen
+ David Bowie/Elton John CD promo
A nice remix that stays true to the original song. The bass line is
much more prominent. The song opens with Bowie's backing humming edited
in with Freddie's a capella opening. A few effects are added here and
there which adds a bit to the song. Not a bad mix at all.
Under Pressure (Knebworth Mix)
4:17
Written by Queen and David Bowie
Performers: Queen + David Bowie
Appears on: UK
Under Pressure Rah Mix CD Single
Recorded live at Knebworth Stadium. This live mix from Queen's last
concert starts with Freddie doing his vocals exercises with the crowd
and goes right into the live version of Under Pressure from that night's
concert. Great to have just because this is the band's last performance
of the song.
Under Pressure (2000 Club
Mix) 5:21
Written by Queen and David Bowie
Performers: Queen + David Bowie
Appears on: 1999
Under Pressure 12" vinyl promo
Track begins with the strange guitar effects from the Rah Mix and
pretty much remixes and rearranges the Rah Mix edit from that point on.
Soul Brother 3:40
Written by Queen
Appears on: UK
and US Under Pressure 7" vinyl, Japan
Under Pressure 3" CD single, UK
Under Pressure 3" CD single, UK
The Singles Collection Volume 2
One of the more interesting Queen B-sides and fits in well with the
Hot Space era. The lyrics cleverly feature titles to other Queen songs.
Probably my personal favorite Queen B-side. The Hollywood Records CD B-side
release sounds great; too bad it couldn't have been a bonus track on the
Hot Space remaster. Recommended.
Soul Brother (Hollywood Records Remaster
Error) 3:40
Written by Queen
Appears on: US
Heaven For Everyone CD single
The exact same as the proper version, just with the stereo channels
reversed.
Feel Like (Unreleased) 5:02
Written by ?
Appears on: Unreleased
The demo version of Under Pressure. The track features the same backing
guitar work by Brian, but is missing the famous bassline. Lyrics are completely
different and in no way resemble the final Under Pressure. Lyrics basically
deal with love and love breaking up. Freddie's vocals are still early and
serve as a guide for his eventual final vocals (which never happened with
these lyrics). Worth seeking out for to compare with the final version. |