- Crazy Little Thing Called Love (official Video) - Queen

: 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

: 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. Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Official Video)

: 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 : Although typically a pianist, Mercury played rhythm

"," 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 : During the song's clapping section, the hands

: Freddie Mercury famously wrote the song in just 5 to 10 minutes while lounging in a bathtub at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich.

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

: 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.