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Queen & David Bowie
Under Pressure
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Rock
Under Pressure was released on May 21, 1982 by Hollywood Records as a part of the album Hot Space
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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Bowie
David Bowie
Lead Vocals
John Deacon
John Deacon
Bass Guitar
Brian May
Brian May
Electric Guitar
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
Piano
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Bowie
David Bowie
Songwriter
Brian May
Brian May
Songwriter
John Deacon
John Deacon
Songwriter
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
Songwriter
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Queen
Queen
Producer
David Bowie
David Bowie
Producer
David Richards
David Richards
Engineer
Mack
Mack
Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Mmm, mmm, ba, da
Boom, boom, ba, bay
Boom, boom, boom, ba, bay, bay
[Verse 1]
Pressure, pushing down on me
Pressing down on you
No man ask for
Under pressure, that brings a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets
[Verse 2]
Boom, boom, ba, bay
Boom, boom, ba, da
Do, day, duh
De, day, duh
That's okay
[Chorus]
It's the terror of knowing what this world is about
Watching some good friends screaming
Let me out!
Pray tomorrow gets me higher
Pressure on people, people on streets
[Verse 3]
Day, day, duh
Da, da, da, ba, ba
Okay
[Verse 4]
Chipping around, kick my brains around the floor
These are the days it never rains, but it pours
[Verse 5]
E, do, ba, day
E, do, ba, ba, ba
Do, bop
Ba, la, la
[Verse 6]
People on streets
E, da, de, da, day
People on streets
E, da, de, da, de, da, de, da
[Chorus]
It's the terror of knowing what this world is about
Watching some good friends screaming
Let me out!
Pray tomorrow gets me higher, higher, high
Pressure on people, people on streets
[Verse 7]
Turned away from it all like a blind man
Sat on a fence, but it don't work
Keep coming up with love, but it's so slashed and torn
Why?
Why, why?
Love (Love, love, love, love)
[Bridge]
Insanity laughs under pressure, we're cracking
Can't we give ourselves one more chance?
Why can't we give love that one more chance?
Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love
Give love, give love, give love, give love, give love?
[Bridge]
'Cause love's such an old-fashioned word
And love dares you to care for
The people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves under pressure
Under pressure
Pressure
Written by: David Bowie, John Richard Deacon, Brian Harold May, Frederick Mercury, Roger Meadows Taylor

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