"We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May, and recorded and performed by Queen. One version was used as the opening track on their 1977 album News of the World. This version consists of a stamping-clapping beat, and a power chorus, being somewhat of an anthem. The stamping effects in the recording were created by the band in an old church, using the wooden floorboards to produce the sound. We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining the following year. ... The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... We Are The Champions is a power ballad written by Freddie Mercury, recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Arena rock is a loosely defined style of rock music, often also called anthem rock or stadium rock. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Brian Harold May CBE (born July 19, 1947) is an English guitarist best known as the lead guitarist and backing (sometimes lead) vocalist for the English rock band Queen. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining the following year. ... Mike Stone (a. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining the following year. ... Long Away is a song by the band Queen; it is the third track on the first side of the 1976 album A Day At The Races. ... We Are The Champions is a power ballad written by Freddie Mercury, recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. ... Its Late is a song by the rock band Queen. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Brian Harold May CBE (born July 19, 1947) is an English guitarist best known as the lead guitarist and backing (sometimes lead) vocalist for the English rock band Queen. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining the following year. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A refrain (from the Old French refraindre to repeat, likely from Vulgar Latin refringere) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the chorus of a song. ... An anthem is a composition to an English religious text sung in the context of an Anglican service. ... It has been suggested that Ecclesia (Church) be merged into this article or section. ...

When performed live, this version is usually followed by "We Are the Champions", another of the album's hits, as they were both made to lead into each other. On the 45 of the song's original vinyl record release, the song was actually the flip side of "We Are the Champions" in England, however the American record company requested to put the two songs together as a "double A side" because American radio stations were playing them back to back. This is a reason why the songs are often paired on the radio and at sporting events, where they are frequently played. The songs are also paired back to back on the album, as they were designed to run together and they are still played together to this day on American classic rock radio stations. Queen also performed the song in another arrangement (known as the "fast version"), which featured a faster tempo and a full guitar, bass and drums backing track throughout. The band would often open their live sets in the late 1970s with this version, as captured on their Live Killers double album. We Are The Champions is a power ballad written by Freddie Mercury, recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. ... ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... Live Killers is a double vinyl and compact disc live album by English rock band Queen released on June 26, 1979. ...

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 "fast" BBC studio version can also be found on King Biscuit Live: Best of, Vol. 1. Between the two versions, there is a brief cut of a female voice discussing Brahmanism, used in a BBC Radio documentary. Obviously an error, the band, however, thought it was "cool", and left it in. “Peel Sessions” redirects here. ... This page redirects from Radio 1. See Radio 1 (disambiguation). ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining the following year. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ... Brahmanism, also Brahminism, is the name given to Hinduism by some authors in the 19th century CE.[1] The term is considered derogatory by many Hindus. ...

Due to its prevalence in popular culture, "We Will Rock You" has been recognized by various authorities as being quite influential, including Rolling Stone, which ranked it ranked #330 of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004, and also the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) which placed it at #146 on its list of Songs of the Century. This article is about the music magazine. ... The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time was the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2004. ... The RIAA Logo. ... The Songs of the Century list is part of an education project by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Endowment for the Arts, and Scholastic Inc. ...

Uses in popular culture

• A version of the song was performed by Beyoncé, Britney Spears and Pink in a Pepsi TV ad only shown in the UK, Brazil, Malaysia, Romania, Philippines and Mexico. The producer of this version was Brian May. The scenario was the Collosseum 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. Brian May and Roger Taylor both make guest appearances in the ad.
• This song was used as a promotional song for "The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course". It was sung as "He will, He will, Croc you!"
• One of the more inventive, if whimsical, applications of "We Will Rock You" comes in the film A Knight's Tale (2001). 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.
• 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.
• 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!"
• Blondie's song "Good Boys" (2003) contains lyrics that are a modified quote from "We Will Rock You" sung in a rap style reminiscent of the original.
• This song was used as the official song of football (soccer) game Winning Eleven 5, also known as Pro Evolution Soccer 2 in Europe.
• In an episode of Cheers, bar patrons spontaneously stomped floorboards and broke out with the song.
• In an episode of Friends, Ross Geller recorded the audio message of the answering machine using this song, but changing the lyrics to "We will, we will, call you back".
• In an episode of Full House, while Rebecca Donaldson was in labour and doing her breathing exercises, Danny Tanner (who was with her) began sing "We Will, we will, rock you" to the beat of her breathing.
• This song was used as the promotional song for The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas movie.
• In a Taco Bell commercial with a crunchy taco, three men bang their elbows on the table and bite their tacos to the tune of "We Will Rock You", then say, "We will, we will" and a woman says "Stop doing that!" Later, they say, "You've got cheese on your face, you big disgrace!"
• In The 10th Kingdom, Virginia comes up with an alternate version of this song, "We Will Shear You," to win a sheep competition.
• In the 1994 movie D2: The Mighty Ducks during a montage of a hockey game the audience cheers "We Will Quack You" as the Mighty Ducks go onto victory. This is followed several minutes later in the credits with the Ducks singing "We Are the Champions" around a campfire.
• The song was used in the TV show Gladiators.
• In the Drake and Josh episoide "The Storm", the guests in Drake's house sing the song as entertainment when the electricity goes out.
• In the film The Recruit, Colin Farrell, sings the opening verse of the song during a card game.
• It was used by Homer the long running animated series The Simpsons in the episode "Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em...".
• This song is popular in Wii YouTube videos, as "Wii will, Wii will rock you." [1]

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• The song was also used in the senatorial political TV ad of Team Unity in the Philippines.

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• "We Will Rock You" is the first track on the compilation album VH1 Rocks.
• In the video game Final Fantasy XII, there is an earth elemental attack called "Rock You". This was confirmed by director Yasumi Matsuno to be a reference to the song in an interview at E³ 2006. [2]
• Rolling Stones #1 Best Sports anthem song ever! Rolling Stone

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Cover versions and remixes

• In 2003, a cover of the song, sung by a chorus of children, was released in a series of animated Evian adverts which aired in France, Germany and Belgium. The remix was later released as a single and entered the local charts. [3]
• 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.
• In 1991, Rick Rubin did some remixes of "We Will Rock You", released by Hollywood Records. The "Ruined Remix" also contains contributions by Flea and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
• Los Angeles-based hair metal band Warrant covered the song for the 1992 film Gladiator.
• Brazilian heavy metal band Viper covered the song in their 1992 album Evolution, as well as in their 1993 live album Maniacs in Japan.
• German hard rock / heavy metal band Pink Cream 69 covered the song in their album Food For Thought.
• A cover version of the song was played in the video game Dance Dance Revolution Extreme and was sung by Houseboyz.
• Nickelback covered the song as a bonus track, through a promotion with Wal-Mart, for their 2005 album All The Right Reasons.
• Italian darkwave band Kirlian Camera covered this song on their 1991 album Todesengel. The Fall Of Life.
• The Japanese techno artist Killingscum remixes 5ives cover of the song in the track Morning Knifreak.
• Robbie Williams covered the song at his Knebworth Park gig in 2003 and it subsequently appears on his "Live Summer 2003" album which was released in the same year.
• Prince's performance at the Super Bowl XLI started with a rendition of the song.
• Henry Rollins did a parody of "We Will Rock You" called "I Have Come To Kill You".
• In her 1996 Can't Not Tour, Alanis Morissette and her band ended the first encore (following the song, You learn) with a cover of the song. Drummer Taylor Hawkins took the microphone, while Morissette took to the drums.
• In 2003, John Farnham did a unique rendition for his greatest hits CD, featuring samples from the original recording. According to the liner notes for "One Voice: The Greatest Hits," Brian May enjoyed Farnham's fresh take on the song so much that he contributed an extended guitar solo.
• Twisted Sister remade the song.
• There is also the love version of this song, in which Beyonce, Britney Spears and P!nk's vocals could be found.
• Scum Of The Earth did a cover version on their Debut Album Blah Blah Blah Love Songs For The New Millenium. However, the song title was changed to Pornstarchampion with Modified lyrics.
• Guns N' Roses performed the song live at Freddie Mercury's tribute concert.