Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (official Video) 〈Top 20 HOT〉

: Although typically a pianist, Mercury played rhythm guitar on the track—his first time playing guitar on a Queen record. To achieve a vintage 1950s sound, Brian May swapped his famous "Red Special" guitar for a Fender Telecaster . The Music Video

: This was the first Queen promotional video to feature professional dancers .

"," released in 1979, was Queen's first number-one hit in the United States and remains one of their most iconic departures from their typical operatic rock style. Production History Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Official Video)

: The video is a pastiche of 1950s rock 'n' roll culture. It features Mercury in a "greaser" look with black motorcycle leathers, performing on a catwalk.

: Freddie Mercury famously wrote the song in just 5 to 10 minutes while lounging in a bathtub at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich. : Although typically a pianist, Mercury played rhythm

: To preserve the song's simple energy, Mercury rushed John Deacon and Roger Taylor into the studio to record the track before Brian May arrived, fearing May might "complicate" it.

Directed by and filmed at Trillion Studios in September 1979, the video was a major departure for the band. "," released in 1979, was Queen's first number-one

: During the song's clapping section, the hands seen rising through holes in the stage belonged to the band's road crew , as no extras were available. Chart Performance & Legacy