Credits

• Written by: Freddie Mercury
• Produced by: Queen and Mack
• Musicians:

Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, handclaps

Brian May - guitar solo, backing vocals, handclaps

John Deacon - bass guitar, handclaps

Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals, handclaps

• Length: 2:41

Discography

Albums:

	The Game, 1980
	Greatest Hits, 1981
	Live Magic, 1986
	Live At Wembley '86, 1992
	Greatest Hits, 1992 USA
	Queen On Fire: Live At The Bowl, 2004
	Return Of The Champions, 2005

Singles:

	Crazy Little Thing Called Love, 1979
	Crazy Little Thing Called Love, 1988 3" CD Single

Compilations:

1980... The Music, LP, Australia, 1980, GIVE 1980

De Pré Historie - 1980 - Volume 3, CD, France, 2000, 74321 75230 2

Alternate Versions:

• Karaoke Instrumental - Japan Toshiba EMI TOLW - 3249.50
• 2003 DVD Audio 5.1 Surround Version(s) - EMI 592 7809
• Guitar Solo - Guitar Techniques November 2001
• Backing Track - Guitar Techniques November 2001

Soundtracks:

• Breaking the Rules
• Son In Law

Queen Talks

"'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' took me five or ten minutes. I did that on the guitar, which I can't play for nuts, and in one way it was quite a good thing because I was restricted, knowing only a few chords. It's a good discipline because I simply had to write within a small framework. I couldn't work through too many chords and because of that restriction I wrote a good song, I think."

Freddie Mercury - 02/05/1981, Melody Maker

Interviewer: Did you use a Fender on 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'?

"Yes. I used on of Roger's really old, beat up, natural wood Telecaster. I got bludgeoned into playing it. That was Mack's idea. I said 'I don't want to play a Telecaster. It basically doesn't suit my style.' But 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' was such a period piece, it seemed to need that period sound. So I said, 'Okay, Mack, if you want to set it up, I'll play it.' He put it through a Mesa/Boggie, which is an amplifier I don't get on well with at all; it just doesn't suit me. I tried it, and it sounded okay."

Brian May - 1982, On The Record

Covers

Cover Versions

Chords & Tabs

• Intro

D Dsus4

Lyrics