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"Under Pressure" is a 1981 song originally recorded by Queen and David Bowie, and later included on Queen's 1982 album Hot Space. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's second number-one hit in their home country (after 1975's "Bohemian Rhapsody", which topped the chart for nine weeks), and Bowie's third UK number-one. It was also number 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s.
The song was played live at every Queen concert from 1981 until the end of Queen's touring career in 1986. It is recorded on the live albums Queen Rock Montreal and Live at Wembley '86. The song was included on some editions of Queen's first Greatest Hits compilations, such as the original 1981 Elektra release in the US. It is included on the band's compilation albums Greatest Hits II, Classic Queen, and Absolute Greatest as well as Bowie compilations such as Best of Bowie (2002) and Nothing Has Changed (2014).
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known as David Bowie (/ˈboʊ.i/), was an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, painter, and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, and was considered by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft significantly impacted popular music. During his lifetime, he sold an estimated 140 million records worldwide. In the UK, he was awarded nine platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, and released eleven number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and seven gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
Annie Lennox, OBE (born 25 December 1954), born Ann Lennox, is a Scottish singer, songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band The Tourists, she and fellow musician David A. Stewart went on to achieve major international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. With a total of eight Brit Awards, including Best British Female Artist six times, Lennox has won more than any other female artist. She has also been named the "Brits Champion of Champions".
Lennox embarked on a solo career in 1992 with her debut album, Diva, which produced several hit singles including "Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass". To date, she has released six solo studio albums and a compilation album, The Annie Lennox Collection (2009). Aside from her eight Brit Awards, she has also collected four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award. In 2002, Lennox received a Billboard Century Award; the highest accolade from Billboard Magazine. In 2004, she won both the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Into the West", written for the soundtrack to the feature film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
i'm sick'n'tired ugh!! rumours going around.
they say that i changed my sound, but i keep it underground
still my own category ain't nothing changed
metaphor, hardcore, ruffneck territory
brain food because you have to read between the lines
check rhyme by rhyme and try to comprehend my sings
but as i'm out with that so called big deal
you judge me but you still don't know how i feel
booyaa i kick your ass like a maniac, you can't hold me back
i'don't give a damn about fitting in your format
r.e.s.p.e.c.t.
you abuse this word every day and you still don't know what it means
you promised me that you'd be my friend to the end
but boom bash!! you wrote check your ass can't cash
and now you disrespect me for what i do
i used to look up to you but now i'm spitting down on you
i'm under pressure but i can handle it
i'm under pressure every day
bring me your pressure i can take it
i'm always under pressure fool, ain't nothing new!!
no you can not, you can't call me a fool
just by the fact that i never did follow your rules
now i'm in the right mood to kick you
in your always smiling face with the spikes on my boots
coming up like the living dead that's the way i act
never hesitating to make you the next
so here we go, with the flow, going on with the show
together with my crew i'm gonna show you what i know
right!! the reason why i fight is to see the new daylight
you wanna know why? good try!!
i wont give up till i die 'cause i'm right yes
and i want you motherfuckers to accept this
do what you want i'll never give you the respect
for what? you don't know how to handle that
and now it's time for you, you'd better pay attention
'cause now i'm under pressure
under pressure but i can take this
come opn bring me your pressure, easy going fool
under pressure but i can handle it
my mind is under pressure every day