Back Chat
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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".[3] In a Rolling Stone album review, 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."[4]
In 2022 Far Out magazine named the song as one of the 40 best songs released in 1982 alongside such songs as Come On Eileen and 1999.[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)[7] - 6:55
B Side. "Staying Power" - 4:10
Personnel
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- Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals
- Brian May - electric guitar solos
- Roger Taylor - Simmons drums
- John Deacon - bass guitar, electric guitars, Jupiter-8, Linn LM-1
Chart performance
Template:SinglechartTemplate:SinglechartTemplate:Singlechart| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[9] | 18 |
References
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- ↑ John Milward, "Queen: Hot Space", Rolling Stone, 10 June 1982
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External links
- Official YouTube videos: original music video, Live at The Bowl
- Lyrics at Queen official website
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- Articles with hAudio microformats
- Music infoboxes with malformed table placement
- 1982 songs
- 1982 singles
- Queen (band) songs
- British new wave songs
- Funk rock songs
- Songs written by John Deacon
- Song recordings produced by Reinhold Mack
- EMI Records singles
- Elektra Records singles
- Hollywood Records singles