The Game (Queen album)

The Game
The Game
Studio album by Queen
Released	30 June 1980
Recorded	June–July 1979, February–May 1980
Studio	Musicland Studios, Munich, West Germany
Genre	Rock; pop; dance-rock; funk rock;
Length	35:42
Label	EMI; Elektra;
Producer	Queen; Reinhold Mack;
Queen chronology
Singles from The Game
	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"; Released: 12 October 1979 (UK); "Save Me"; Released: 25 January 1980; "Play the Game"; Released: 30 May 1980 (UK); "Another One Bites the Dust"; Released: 22 August 1980 (UK); "Need Your Loving Tonight"; Released: 18 November 1980 (US);

The Game is the eighth studio album by the British rock band Queen. It was released on 30 June 1980 by EMI Records in the UK and by Elektra Records in the US. The Game features a different sound from its predecessor, Jazz (1978). The Game was the first Queen album to use a synthesizer^[5] (an Oberheim OB-X).

A critical and commercial success, The Game became the only Queen album to reach No. 1 in the US, and also became their best-selling studio album in the US, with four million copies sold to date, tying with the sales for News of the World. Notable songs on the album include the bass-driven "Another One Bites the Dust" and the rock and roll "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", both of which reached No. 1 in the US. It was reissued in May 2003 on DVD-Audio with Dolby 5.1 surround sound and DTS 5.1. The 5.1 mix of "Coming Soon" features an alternate backing track, as the final master tapes could not be found when mixing the album to 5.1.

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^ Baker, Theodore; Nicolas Slonimsky (1965). Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians: Centennial Edition (5th ed.). Schirmer Books. ISBN 0028655257. The album yielded ... 'Play the Game,' which featured the group's first use of the synthesizer...

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[3] Ingalls, Chris (26 August 2020). "Funk Rock and Synthesizers in Munich: Queen's 'The Game' at 40". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

[4] "BPI certifications".

[5] Baker, Theodore; Nicolas Slonimsky (1965). Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians: Centennial Edition (5th ed.). Schirmer Books. ISBN 0028655257. The album yielded ... 'Play the Game,' which featured the group's first use of the synthesizer...

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