Single by Queen

from the album The Game

B-side Spread Your Wings (live) or We Will Rock You (live)

Released 5 October 1979

Format Vinyl record (7" / 12")

Recorded June - July 1979

Genre Rockabilly[1]

Length 2:42

Label EMI, Elektra (US)

Writer(s) Freddie Mercury

Producer Queen and Mack

Queen singles chronology

"Love of My Life"

(Live at Festhalle Frankfurt)

(1979)

"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, the track is featured on their 1980 album The Game, and also appears on the band's compilation album, Greatest Hits. The song peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. on 23 February 1980, remaining there for four consecutive weeks.It topped the Australian ARIA Charts for seven weeks.

Having composed "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" on guitar, Mercury played rhythm guitar while performing the song live, which was the first time he played guitar in concert. Queen played the song live between 1979 and 1986, and a live performance of the song is recorded in the albums Queen Rock Montreal and Queen at Wembley. Since its release, the song has been covered by a number of artists. The song was played live on 20 April 1992 during The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, performed by Robert Plant with Queen. The style of the song was described by author Karl Coryat as rockabilly in his 1999 book titled The Bass Player Book.

This thing called love I just can't handle it

this thing called love I must get round to it

I ain't ready

Crazy little thing called love

This (This Thing) called love

(Called Love)

It cries (Like a baby)

In a cradle all night

It swings (Woo Woo)

It jives (Woo Woo)

It shakes all over like a jelly fish,

I kinda like it

Crazy little thing called love

There goes my baby

She knows how to Rock n' roll

She drives me crazy

She gives me hot and cold fever

Then she leaves me in a cool cool sweat

I gotta be cool relax, get hip

Get on my track's

Take a back seat, hitch-hike

And take a long ride on my motor bike

Until I'm ready

Crazy little thing called love

I gotta be cool relax, get hip

Get on my track's

Take a back seat, hitch-hike

And take a long ride on my motor bike

Until I'm ready (Ready Freddie)

Crazy little thing called love

This thing called love I just can't handle it

this thing called love I must get round to it

I ain't ready

Crazy little thing called love