We Will Rock You
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| News of the World Album Listing | ||
|---|---|---|
| (beginning of album) | "We Will Rock You" (Track 1) | "We Are the Champions" (Track 2) |
| Live Killers Album Listing | ||
| (beginning of album) | "We Will Rock You" (fast version) (Track 1) | "Let Me Entertain You" (Track 2) |
| "Sheer Heart Attack" (Track 19) | "We Will Rock You" (slow version) (Track 20) | "We Are The Champions" (Track 21) |
| Live Magic Album Listing | ||
| "Radio Ga Ga" (Track 11) | "We Will Rock You" (Track 12) | "Friends Will Be Friends" (Track 13) |
- This article is about the song and record. For the musical play, see We Will Rock You (musical).
The stomping effects in the recording were created by the band in an old church, using the wooden floorboards to produce the sound. The song is often associated with and played at sporting events.
The "fast version" is available in a studio performance. In 1977, it was recorded for John Peel's show on BBC Radio 1. This version is on the 1992 Italian bootleg CD "Queen - We Will Rock You" (On Stage CD 12018). It is part of a longer cut that starts out with the slow version. In 2002, the fast version was officially released on a promo single distributed by the tabloid The Sun.
The song was performed by Queen with guest singer Axl Rose at the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.
In 2000, the surviving members of Queen (without John Deacon) recorded a rap-style version of the song with boy band 5ive. It went to #1 in the UK. A cover version of the song was played in the video game Dance Dance Revolution Extreme and was sung by Houseboyz.
Queen about the record
Brian May:Trivia
- One of the more inventive, if whimsical, applications of "We Will Rock You" comes in the film A Knight's Tale. Featured as the soundtrack of the opening sequence of this 21st century Chaucerian tale, medieval English peasants are seen stomping and clapping in the bleachers of a jousting match. This film relies heavily upon 1970s rock classics, especially to indulge in its favorite delight of anachronistic play between modern and medieval times.
- Chicago White Sox organist Nancy Faust includes it in her playlist, and the fans put a twist on the chant: "We will, we will, SOX YOU!"
- The Detroit Pistons used the song as their theme during the Bad Boys era of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The current Pistons also play it at their home games, especially since their city gained popularity through the film Detroit Rock City.
- Nickelback covered the song as a bonus track, through a promotion with Wal-Mart, for their 2005 album All The Right Reasons.
- This song was used as the official song of soccer game Winning Eleven 5
- 5ive covered the song and released it as a single getting to #1 in the UK
- The flip side of the 45 of this song's origional vinyl record release contains "We Are The Champions", which is why the songs are often paired on the radio and in sports.
- A version of the song was performed by Beyoncé, Britney Spears and Pink in a Pepsi TV ad only shown in the UK . The scenario was a coliseum in ancient Rome; Pink, Beyoncé and Britney were female gladiators who defeated the emperor - played by Enrique Iglesias - by singing "We Will Rock You" together with the audience.
- The original lyrics to the song were "We Will Beat You", but were changed when Freddie Mercury said it "sounded stupid".[[Citing sources citation needed]]
- In an episode of Cheers, bar patrons stomped floorboards and broke out with the song.
- Some people had thought a part of the lyrics, "Somebody better put you back into your place." Was instead, "Somebody better put a bag onto your face."
External links
| Queen |
| John Deacon | Brian May | Freddie Mercury | Roger Taylor |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Queen | Queen II | Sheer Heart Attack | A Night at the Opera | A Day at the Races | News of the World | Jazz | The Game | Flash Gordon | Hot Space | The Works | A Kind of Magic | The Miracle | Innuendo | Made in Heaven |
| Live albums: Live Killers | Live Magic | Live at Wembley '86 | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl | Return of the Champions |
| Compilations: Greatest Hits | At the Beeb | Greatest Hits II | Classic Queen | Queen Rocks | Greatest Hits III | Stone Cold Classics |
| Box sets: Greatest Hits I & II | The Crown Jewels | |
| DVDs |
| We Will Rock You | The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert | Greatest Video Hits 1 | Queen Live at Wembley Stadium | Greatest Video Hits 2 | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl | Return of the Champions | Super Live in Japan |
| Musicals |
| We Will Rock You |
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