Back Chat

Infobox Single |
Name = Back Chat
B-Side = Staying Power


Artist = Queen
from Album = Hot Space
Released = August 9, 1982
Format = vinyl record (7", 12")
Recorded = 1981/1982
Genre = Funk/Soul
Length =

• 4:31 (Album Version)

• 4:10 (Single Remix)

• 6:58 (12" Extended Version)

Label = EMI; Elektra (USA)
Writer = John Deacon
Producer = Queen and Mack
NoReviews = yes
Last single = "Staying Power"
(1982)
This single = "Back Chat"
(1982)
Next single = "Radio Ga Ga"
(1984)

"Back Chat", written by bassist John Deacon, is the track most influenced by black music on the 1982 Queen album "Hot Space". Deacon (who differed from his band-mates, in that he was the only one raised on soul instead of rock and roll) had chosen a no-compromise method of eliminating any rock elements from his songs for "Hot Space". This act of defiance caused friction amongst fellow band members, particularly Brian May, who fought to retain some Queen sensibilities in their funk diversions.cite web
url = http://www.pemcom.demon.co.uk/queen/articles/bhm8301.html
title = Brian May Interview
author = Obrecht, Jas
publisher = Guitar Player (January 1983), archived at [http://www.pemcom.demon.co.uk/queen/ Andy's Queen page]
accessdate = 2006-12-05] The band finally decided to include a guitar solo on "Back Chat" after heated debate, only to see the song stall at #40 on the UK single charts. The track would be performed on the "Hot Space" tour at a faster tempo, with a more rock-orientated arrangement. "Back Chat", the title, is an English idiom equivalent to the American phrase "back talk", referring to an argument between two people.

The single made to chart at number 40 in the United Kingdom.

Live recording

*Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl

References