Most reviewers compared " Panic Station " to other songs . In a review of the album , the BBC 's Ian Winwood wrote that the song " borrows from both Queen 's " Another One Bites the Dust " and Michael Jackson 's " Thriller " , without ever attaining the majesty of either tune . " '' The A.V. Club '' called it the album 's " catchiest song " and thought " it ’s not hard to imagine Bellamy strutting around the stage like Michael Hutchence , oozing sex with his stunning falsetto backing metal-pop riffs . " The reviewer , however , concluded that it " would be a real triumph if it did n’t sound so much like another band . " Helen Brown of '' The Daily Telegraph '' opined that the single had a " disco feel , " with " nods at INXS ’s " Suicide Blonde " , Queen ’s " Another One Bites the Dust " , David Bowie ’s " Fame " and Prince ’s " Kiss " — ends up sounding a bit like a Scissor Sisters number . " '' Billboard '' noted that the song is " aggressive until it serves up a 70s-sounding falsetto chorus with audacious horns . It 's all incredibly self-indulgent in an impressively restrained amount of time , with every Muse hallmark included and every riff a champion . " At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards , the song received a nomination for Best Rock Song
56th Annual Grammy Awards
56th Annual Grammy Awards
Panic Station