Is there a more legendary pairing than Freddie Mercury and David Bowie ? The late musical icons seemed like a match made in heaven when they joined forces for “Under Pressure,” the first single from Queen’s 10th studio album, Hot Space . And on this day , 45 years ago, Queen and Bowie released “Under Pressure” as a single in the U.S.

‘Under Pressure’ by Queen and David Bowie Was Released in the U.S. on Oct. 27, 1981

Fun fact: this was an impromptu collab . Queen was recording Hot Space at Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland. Bowie was also at the same studio, recording “Cat People (Putting Out Fire)” for the supernatural horror flick Cat People . The story goes that Bowie stopped by for a “casual chat,” which evolved into the creative firestorm that birthed a timeless classic.…