Queen and David Bowie recorded "Under Pressure" (Freddie Mercury - Brian May - Roger Taylor - John Deacon - David Bowie) in 1981 as the result of a jam session. The next year it topped the U.K. charts while reaching the Billboard top thirty. This is on the LP "Hot Space".

The Used (Bert McCracken on vocals, Quinn Allman, Jeph Howard, and Branden Steinckert) and My Chemical Romance (Gerard Way on lead vocal, Bob Bryar, Frank Iero, Ray Toro and Mike Way) issued a version in 2005. The single appeared on the 2004 The Used re-released album "In Love And Death". This time the single peaked in the top forty.