Editing Under Pressure (section)

== Reception ==
"Under Pressure" has received critical acclaim since its release, with multiple publications ranking it among Queen and Bowie's best songs and among the greatest songs of all time. On release, Sandy Robertson of ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]''  called "Under Pressure" the "cornerstone" of its parent album.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Robertson |first=Sandy |title=Queen: ''Hot Space'' (EMI)**** |url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/queen-ihot-spacei-emi |magazine=[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]] |date=8 May 1982 |access-date=17 August 2021|via=Rock's Backpages {{subscription required}}}}</ref>  ''[[Record World]]'' said that "Bowie and Freddie Mercury combine for a spellbinding musical experience."<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=November 7, 1981|page=1|access-date=2023-03-02|title=Hits of the Week|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/80s/81/RW-1981-11-07.pdf}}</ref> Reviewing ''Hot Space'' decades later, [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] called "Under Pressure" as the album's "undeniable saving grace" and "the only reason most listeners remember this album".<ref name="hot space AllMusic">{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |author-link1=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=''Hot Space'' – Queen |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hot-space-mw0000195391 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=25 May 2019}}</ref> He described the song as "an utterly majestic, otherworldly duet{{nbsp}}... that recaptures the effortless grace of Queen's mid-'70s peak, but is underscored with a truly affecting melancholy heart that gives it a genuine human warmth unheard in much of their music."<ref name="hot space AllMusic" /> Similarly, Ned Raggett of AllMusic described the song as "anthemic, showy, and warm-hearted, [and] a clear standout for both acts".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Raggett |first1=Ned |title="Under Pressure" – Queen / David Bowie |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/under-pressure-mt0044908466 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=25 May 2019}}</ref>

Following [[Death of David Bowie|Bowie's death]] in 2016, Jack Hamilton of ''[[slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' called "Under Pressure" a "masterpiece" and is a reminder to the public that Bowie could be "wonderfully, powerfully human."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hamilton |first1=Jack |title="Under Pressure" Is a Reminder That David Bowie Could Also Be Wonderfully, Powerfully Human |url=https://slate.com/culture/2016/01/david-bowie-and-queens-under-pressure-is-the-greatest-song-he-never-put-on-an-album.html |website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |access-date=25 May 2019 |date=11 January 2016}}</ref> Jack Whatley wrote for ''Far Out Magazine'' "with all the animosity, wine, cocaine, and vocal battles, which helped come together to birth the song, what remains is an incredibly powerful and poignant pop song that we will likely not see matched in our lifetimes. The two juggernauts of Freddie Mercury and David Bowie collide here with perfect and enriching precision."<ref name="whatley"/>

The September 2005 edition of online music magazine ''[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]'' singled out the bassline as the best in [[popular music]] history.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1843|magazine=[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]|date=12 September 2005|access-date=23 July 2010|title=Stylus Magazine's Top 50 Basslines of all Time|archive-date=4 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804220205/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1843|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2004, [[Stylus Magazine|''Stylus'']] music critic Anthony Miccio commented that "Under Pressure" "is the best song of all time" and described it as Queen's "[[Masterpiece|opus]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/queen-hot-space.htm |title=Queen – Hot Space – On Second Thought |work=Stylus Magazine |access-date=11 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614203823/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/queen-hot-space.htm |archive-date=14 June 2007}}</ref> In 2012, ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' listed "Under Pressure" as the 21st best single of the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/best-singles-of-the-1980s/P8|title=Best Singles of the 1980s|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=20 August 2012|access-date=12 May 2013}}</ref> It was listed at number 31 on [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/vh180s.htm |title=VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's |publisher=Rock on the Net |access-date=11 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904165749/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/vh180s.htm |archive-date=4 September 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> and voted the second best collaboration of all time in a poll by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-best-collaborations-of-all-time-20110810|title=Readers Poll: Best Collaborations of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=10 August 2011 |access-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> It is ranked number 429 on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of [[The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/pete-rock-c-l-smooth-they-reminisce-over-you-1224908/|title=Under Pressure ranked #429 on Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs List|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=15 September 2021 |access-date=24 September 2021}}</ref>