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| "We Are the Champions" | ||||
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| Single by Queen | ||||
| from the album News of the World | ||||
| B-side | "We Will Rock You" | |||
| Released | 7 October 1977[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Arena rock | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | EMI (UK) Elektra (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Freddie Mercury | |||
| Producer(s) | Queen, assisted by Mike "Clay" Stone | |||
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| "We Are the Champions" on YouTube | ||||
"We Are the Champions" is a song by the British rock band Queen, released from the band's sixth album News of the World (1977).[2] Written by lead singer Freddie Mercury, it remains among rock's most recognisable anthems.[3] The song was a worldwide success, reaching number two in the UK, number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, number three in Canada, and the top ten in many other countries.[4][5] In 2009 it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame[6] and was voted the world's favourite song in a 2005 Sony Ericsson world music poll.[7]
Written with audience participation in mind, Mercury said "We" in the song's title refers to everyone who is singing it.[8] Brian May called the song "unifying and positive".[9] "We Are the Champions" has become an anthem for victories at sporting events,[10] including as an official theme song for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and has been often used or referenced in popular culture. The song has also been covered by many artists.
On 7 October 2017, Queen released a Raw Sessions version of the track to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of News of the World. It was made from previously unheard vocal and instrumental takes from the original multi-track tapes. It also presents for the first time the original recorded length of the track, which is two choruses more than the 1977 edited single.[11]
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 58.
- ^ "BRITs 25 Song Award: We Are The Champions – Queen". BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2011
- ^ "We Are the Champions: Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 January 2011
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- ^ Haines, Lester (29 September 2005). "'We Are The Champions' voted world's fave song". The Register. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ LIFEQueen: The Music. The Life. The Rhapsody. Time Home Entertainment. October 2018.
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Its soaring, triumphant melody is known at sporting events and award ceremonies the world over
- ^ "We Are The Champions & We Will Rock You – The Unheard 'Raw Sessions'". Queen Online. Retrieved 27 October 2017.