Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen
1980
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1979
Release: 1979Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Original single released in 1979, before The Game in 1980; the 1979 recording sessions alone are not the dating evidence.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1980.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
News of the World: 47 Years On
1977 album preceded by the We Are the Champions / We Will Rock You single; Spread Your Wings later had a separate video and single campaign. Also explicitly identifies Crazy Little Thing Called Love as a 1979 release.
The Game: 44 Years On
1980 original album includes Another One Bites the Dust and Save Me; Crazy Little Thing Called Love was issued ahead of the album. Distinguishes 1979 recording sessions from release.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Freddie Mercury wrote this song as a tribute to Elvis Presley's style.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1980.html, song-list position 6
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Song-specific editorial discovery classification
Billboard year-end 1980 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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