Another One Bites The Dust was released on 22 August 1980 in the UK, backed with Dragon Attack. Written by bassist John Deacon, the track appeared on Queen’s eighth studio album The Game and quickly became one of the band’s most significant commercial achievements. The single became a global phenomenon, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks between 4 October and 18 October 1980. It remained in the US top ten for 15 weeks — the longest top