Another One Bites the Dust was written by a Queen member.
`` Another One Bites the Dust '' is a 1980 song by British rock band Queen . Written by bass guitarist John Deacon , the song featured on the group 's eighth studio album The Game ( 1980 ) . John Richard Deacon ( born 19 August 1951 ) is an English retired musician , best known for being the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen .