Crazy Little Thing Called Love is a song by the British rock band Queen, written by lead singer Freddie Mercury and released in 1979. The song was included in the band's album The Game and has topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980, where it remained in the number one spot for four consecutive weeks. It also peaked at the second spot at the UK Singles Chart, and topped the ARIA Charts in Australia for seven weeks.
The song, written as a tribute to the late singer Elvis Presley, was reportedly composed by Freddie Mercury in just a maximum of ten minutes, during one of the band's recording sessions in Munich, Germany. Within a day, the song was already recorded and ready to be included in the band's new album.
The song has been covered by several artists numerous times, including Maroon 5 who has included their version of the song as a bonus track in their album Hands All Over.
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