Which 1981 Queen single is a collaboration with David Bowie?

The 1981 Queen single made in collaboration with David Bowie is “Under Pressure.” Queen and Bowie recorded the song in September 1981 at Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland, and it was released later that year.

The collaboration grew from Queen’s work on material that eventually became associated with the album Hot Space and Bowie’s presence in Montreux. The musicians developed the track during an intense studio session, with the famous bass riff becoming one of its defining features. The song combines Queen’s rock sound with Bowie’s distinctive vocal presence rather than functioning as a standard Queen-only recording.

“Under Pressure” became a major success, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart. It was later included on Queen’s 1982 album Hot Space, which can cause a chronological mix-up: the single belongs to 1981, while the album release came afterward.

The other choices are Queen songs but not Bowie collaborations. “Body Language” appeared in 1982, while “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Another One Bites the Dust” were Queen recordings without Bowie. “Under Pressure” is therefore the unambiguous answer.