For a time they worked daily at Musicland Studios. Business of another kind, too, had to be transacted when Queen’s EMI contract for the UK and Europe came up for renewal in the spring. Their association had proved immensely fruitful, and on 1 April it was cemented further to include the band’s next six albums. The following day war broke out between Britain and Argentina over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. A sideshow to the issue was the Argentine authorities’ ban on Queen performing in their country for the duration of the conflict. ‘Under Pressure’ was currently topping their charts and, unamused, they instantly banned it from the airwaves. When asked to comment on the war Mercury replied, ‘It’s our young men killing their young men. There’s no glory in being blown to bits.’ A week later Queen embarked on the first of their touring commitments that would span the next eight months. By the time they arrived in France, their latest single ‘Body Language’ had been released, reaching only number twenty-five in the UK charts.
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