Staying Power es la primera canción del disco Hot Space.
Composición
Letras y música: Freddie Mercury
Arreglos: Freddie Mercury y Arif Mardin
Acreditada a: Freddie Mercury
Escrita en: Mi mixolidio
Compás: 4/4
Género: Disco
Producción
Producción: Queen, Mack y Arif Mardin
Ingeniería de sonido: Mack
Mezclas: Mack
Personal
Freddie Mercury - voz principal y coros, sintetizador, caja de ritmos y sintetizador de bajo
Brian May - guitarra rítmica
Roger Taylor - batería electrónica
John Deacon - guitarra rítmica
Equipamiento
Guitarra eléctrica Red Special
Guitarra eléctrica Fender Telecaster
Sintetizador Roland Jupiter-8
Versiones oficiales de la canción
1) Versión de estudio (4:12): Primera canción del disco Hot Space.
Versiones oficiales de la canción (en vivo)
1) Versión del Live at the Bowl (4:03): Grabada en Milton Keynes, Inglaterra (5 de junio de 1982). Aparece en el disco Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl y en la reedición de 2011 de Hot Space.
Video en vivo
Live at Milton Keynes Bowl (5 de junio de 1982):
Letra de la canción
Let me show it to you yeah
See what I got - I got a hell of a lot
Tell me what you feel
Is it real is it real?
You know I got what it takes
And I can take a lot
Did you hear the last call baby?
You and me got staying power yeah!
You and me we got staying power
Staying power (I got it I got it)
I wonder when we're gonna make it
I wonder when we're gonna shake it
Rock me baby rock me
C'mon you can shock me
Let's catch on to the groove
Make it move make it move
You know how to shake that thing
We'll work it work it work it
You and I can play ball baby
You and me got staying power yeah
You and me we got staying power
I wonder when we're gonna make it
I wonder when we're gonna shake it
Fire down below I'm just a regular dynamo
Want some smooth company
Don't lose control just hang on out with me
Got to get to know each other
But we got plenty of time
Did you hear the last call baby?
You and me got staying power yeah
You and me we got staying power
Power power power...
I wonder when we're gonna stick it
I wonder when we're gonna trick it
Blow baby blow let's get down and go go
Get yourself in the mood
Got to give a little bit of attitude
Baby don't you crash
Let just trash trash trash
Did you hear the last call baby?
You and me got staying power yeah
You and me we got staying power
(I like it) Staying power
Yeah yeah
Gotcha
Video oficial para letra de la canción
