| "Calling All Girls" | ||||
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| Single by Queen | ||||
| from the album Hot Space | ||||
| B-side | "Put Out the Fire" | |||
| Released | 19 July 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave[1] | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Roger Taylor | |||
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| "Calling All Girls" on YouTube | ||||
"Calling All Girls" is a song by the British rock band Queen, from the album Hot Space. It was written by drummer Roger Taylor. It was the third US single from the album, released in the summer of 1982, where it peaked at number 60. It was also released in Canada (number 33), Australia and New Zealand.
This marked the first time a Roger Taylor–penned Queen song was released as a single. Taylor composed the song on guitar, playing feedback noises during the break. There is also the notable use of record-scratching. The song was never performed in Europe, but a 1982 concert recording in Japan is available on the Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl DVD.
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Hot Space Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 December 2006.
with "Calling All Girls" Queen finally gets synth-driven new wave rock right, resulting in a sharp piece of pop.