Pizza was also to blame for the memory lapse over the musical masterpiece.
Apparently, it all started with a phone call.
It was peculiar!"
David Bowie and Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.Kevin Mazur Archive/WireImage; Steve Jennings/WireImage
According to Queen drummer Roger Taylor that spontaneity was the result of alcohol consumption.
When the song was released in October 1981, it gave Queen their second U.K. No.
1, and was a massive success worldwide.
For more on the inception of “Under Pressure,” watch the full episode ofQueen The Greatestabove.
