Another One Bites the Dust

This 1998 single represents a fascinating collision of eras, where the stadium-filling bravado of Queen is reimagined through the lens of late-90s hip-hop and R&B. Produced by Wyclef Jean for the Small Soldiers soundtrack, it strips the original track down to its most potent element: John Deacon's iconic, minimalist bassline. From there, it builds a new architecture of boom-bap percussion and street-level lyricism provided by Pras and Free. It feels less like a rock anthem and more like a gritty, high-gloss urban soundtrack, trading the original's disco-funk leanings for a harder, more rhythmic edge.

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