“We Will Rock You”
Single by Queen from the album News of the World
A-side	"We Are the Champions"
Released	October 28th, 1977
Format	12"
Genre	Arena Rock
Length	2:02
Label	Elektra Records (US)
Writer(s)	Brian May
Producer	Queen, assisted by Mike Stone
Queen singles chronology
"Long Away" (1977) "We Are the Champions" / "We Will Rock You" (US) (1977) "It's Late" (1978)

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The "fast version" is available in a studio performance. In 1977, it was recorded for John Peel's show on BBC Radio 1. John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio This version is on the 1992 Italian bootleg CD "Queen - We Will Rock You" (On Stage CD 12018). Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist 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 Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language 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.

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 #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. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published 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

Uses in popular culture

• A version of the song was performed by Britney Spears, Pink, Beyoncé Knowles in a Pepsi-Cola TV advertisement is shown in the some countries like United Kingdom, Finland, Brazil, Malaysia, Romania, Philippines, India, Mexico, and Latin America. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8 1979 known professionally as P!nk is a two-time Grammy -winning American Singer-songwriter who gained prominence Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4 1981 commonly known as Beyoncé (biːˈɑn Pepsi-Cola is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The producer of this version was Brian May. The scenario was the 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. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born 8 May 1975 is a Spanish pop Singer-songwriter and Model. Brooklyn Book Festival crowd by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|An audience at the Brooklyn Book Festival in New York City. 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. The Crocodile Hunter Collision Course is a 2002 Australian comedy - Adventure film based on the Nature documentary 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). A Knight's Tale is a 2001 action / adventure / romantic comedy directed produced and written by Brian Helgeland. Featured as the soundtrack of the opening sequence of this 21st century Chaucerian tale, medieval English peasants (actually Czech extras) are seen stomping and clapping in the bleachers of a jousting match. This film's soundtrack 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 Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area The current Pistons also play it at their home games, especially since their city gained popularity through the film Detroit Rock City. Detroit Rock City is a 1999 Cult film about four teenagers in a Kiss Cover band who try to see their idols in Detroit in 1978
• 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. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Nancy Faust (born March 11 1947) is the popular long-time stadium organist for the Chicago White Sox franchise in Major League Baseball Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records Good Boys is track number 2 from the 2003 album The Curse of Blondie by Blondie.
• This song was used as the official song of football (soccer) game Winning Eleven 5, also known as Pro Evolution Soccer 2 in Europe. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Winning Eleven is a soccer/football Video game series made by Konami Tokyo. Pro Evolution Soccer (also known as Winning Eleven 5 in Japan and World Soccer Winning Eleven 5 in the US is the first installment
• Rapper Eminem has sampled the track twice on The Eminem Show's "'Till I Collapse" and Encore's "Puke. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning The Eminem Show is the fourth Studio album by Eminem, released in 2002. "
• Rappers Chamillionaire and Lil Wayne sampled the song's well known 'boom, boom, clap' for their own song, "Rock Star", found on Chamillionaire's album, Ultimate Victory
• In an episode of Cheers, bar patrons spontaneously stomped floorboards and broke out with the song. Hakeem Seriki (born November 29 1979 better known by his Stage name Chamillionaire (pronounced Ka-MIL-yin-air kəˌmɪljəˈnεər a Portmanteau of Dwayne Michael Carter Jr (born September 27 1982 better known by his Stage name Lil Wayne, is an American Rapper. Ultimate Victory is southern rapper Chamillionaire 's second album Cheers is an American Situation comedy television series that ran eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993 This clip has been played at sporting events to get the crowd doing it and is usually followed by the actual song. This has been done at Texas Rangers games, as well as others. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft
• 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". Friends was an Dr Ross Eustace Geller, PhD (born October 18 1967 is a Fictional character on the popular US Television Sitcom Friends
• In an episode of Full House, while Rebecca Donaldson was in labour and doing her breathing exercises, Danny Tanner (who was with her) began singing "We Will, we will, rock you" to the beat of her breathing. Full House is an American Television sitcom that originally ran from September 22 1987 to May 23 1995 on ABC. Rebecca "Becky" Donaldson-Katsopolis is a fictional character on the TV Sitcom Full House played by Lori Loughlin. Daniel "Danny" Ernest Tanner is a Fictional character on the TV series Full House, played by Bob Saget.
• This song was used as the promotional song for The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas movie. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas is a 2000 feature film based on Hanna-Barbera 's animated television classic The Flintstones, produced
• 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 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. Taco Bell Corp, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands Inc, is a restaurant chain based in Irvine California specializing in Tex-Mex -inspired D2 The Mighty Ducks also known as The Mighty Ducks 2 is the second film in ''The Mighty Ducks'' trilogy and the first theatrical sequel This is followed several minutes later in the credits with the Ducks singing "We Are the Champions" around a campfire. See also Af banen (Danish film also known as We Are the Champions See also We Are the Champions (TV series " We Are the Champions
• The song was used in the TV show Gladiators. See also Gladiators (2008 UK TV series Gladiators was a British television series produced by LWT for ITV from 10 October
• In the Drake and Josh episode "The Storm", the guests in Drake's house sing a song familiar to this when the electricity goes out. Drake & Josh is an American sitcom shown on the Nickelodeon television network, starring the two stepbrothers Drake Parker ( Drake Bell
• In the film The Recruit, Colin Farrell sings the opening verse of the song during a card game. The Recruit is a spy thriller movie starring Colin Farrell, Al Pacino and Bridget Moynahan.
• It was used by Homer the long running animated series The Simpsons in the episode "Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em...". " Please Homer Don't Hammer 'Em " Plot On a trip to the extremely poor Springfield Mall, very similar to the Dixie Square Mall Homer
• In the Tour Generacion RBD the Mexican group uses the beat of it to introduce their band singing "Yo si soy Rebelde" instead and adding their popular "Yo digo R tu dices BD" to it.
• The song was also used in the senatorial political TV ad of Team Unity in the Philippines. Together Everybody Achieves More (TEAM Unity is the umbrella coalition of the administration-backed senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine Midterm Elections. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• We Will Rock You is also the title of the musical performed in the Dominion Theatre in London. It was written by Ben Elton and Queen.
• "We Will Rock You" is the first track on the compilation album VH1 Rocks. A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of
• In the video game Final Fantasy XII, there is an earth elemental attack called "Rock You". is a Console role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for Sony 's PlayStation 2, and the twelfth installment in the Final Fantasy This was confirmed by director Yasumi Matsuno to be a reference to the song in an interview at E³ 2006. (b 1965 is a former video game director at Square Enix (previously called Square) The E3 Media and Business Summit, formerly known as Electronic Entertainment Expo and commonly known as E3, is an annual Trade show for the computer [1]
• In the manga and anime Cromartie High School there is a chapter/episode named "Rock You". by Eiji Nonaka is a Japanese comedy Manga, which was subsequently adapted into an Anime and a live-action movie In the chapter/episode, the main character meets a man who looks like Freddie Mercury. Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead So he names him Freddie.
• A variation was used by Domino's Pizza during the mid-1990s as "Gotta be, gotta be. Domino's Pizza Inc ( is an international Fast food Pizza delivery corporation headquartered just outside Ann Arbor Michigan, United States . . Domino's". When the chain introduced buffalo wings in 1994, the words "buffalo wings" were added after Domino's. Buffalo wings, chicken wings, hot wings or wings are Chicken wing sections (called Wings or "flats" and drummettes
• During the MST3K episode "Final Sacrifice", Crow and Tom Servo sing along with drums on the film soundtrack, adding their own lyrics about the main character in the film- "We will, we will Rowsdower!"
• In Legoland Windsor moai statues made out of lego sing this song. Legoland Windsor is a child-oriented Theme park in Windsor Berkshire in England, themed around the Lego toy system Moai (or mo‘ai) (ˈmoʊаɪ are Monolithic human figures carved from rock on the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island Lego, officially trademarked LEGO, is a line of construction Toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately
• In 2008 the german do-it-yourself store OBI used this song in their commercial spots. The lyrics are about the service of OBI and the sentence of the chorus was changed to "Wie, wo, was, weiss OBI".

Cover versions and remixes

• 1991: Rick Rubin did some remixes of "We Will Rock You", released by Hollywood Records. Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach New York) is an American Record producer and is currently Hollywood Records is a Record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. The "Ruined Remix" also contains contributions by Flea and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16 1962 more commonly known by the Stage name Flea, is an Australian-born American Bassist, Trumpet player Chadwick "Chad" Smith (born 25 October, 1961) is the Drummer of The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Red Hot Chili Peppers are
• 1991: Italian band Kirlian Camera covered the song on their album Todesengel. This page is about the band named Kirlian Camera For other meanings of Kirlian Camera see Kirlian Camera (disambiguation Kirlian Camera The Fall of Life.
• 1992: Queen with guest singer Axl Rose performed the song at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. W Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr; February 6 1962 frequently called Axl Rose, is an American Musician, best known as the Frontman The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was an open-air concert held on Easter Monday, April 20 1992 at
• 1992: Warrant covered the song for the film Gladiator. Gladiator is a 1992 film starring Cuba Gooding Jr, James Marshall, Brian Dennehy, and Robert Loggia.
• 1992: Brazilian band Viper covered the song in their album Evolution, and later in a 1993 live album Maniacs in Japan. Viper is a Brazilian power / Speed metal band formed in 1985 initially highly influenced by Iron Maiden and the New Wave Evolution is an 1992 album by Brazilian heavy metal band Viper. Maniacs in Japan is a Live album by Brazilian heavy metal band Viper.
• 1996: Linda Ronstadt performed a soft lullaby version for her album Dedicated to the One I Love
• 1996: Alanis Morissette and her band ended the first encore of her "Can't Not" Tour (following the song, "You Learn") with a cover of the song. Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15 1946 in Tucson Arizona) is an American popular vocalist and Entertainer whose vocal styles in a variety Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1 1974 is a Canadian-born Singer-songwriter, Record producer, and Actress. Drummer Taylor Hawkins took the microphone, while Morissette took to the drums. Oliver Taylor Hawkins (born on February 17, 1972 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American musician best known as the drummer of
• 1999: Henry Rollins did a parody of "We Will Rock You" titled "I Have Come to Kill You". Henry Rollins (born February 13 1961 as Henry Lawrence Garfield) is an American singer-songwriter Spoken word Artist, Stand-up comedian, author A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject Drive by Shooting is a Hardcore punk EP by what is essentially the Rollins Band as per the line-up featured on the previous Hot Animal
• 2000: DJ Hurricane and Scott Weiland collaborated on a cover of the song for the album Don't Sleep. DJ Hurricane (born Wendell Fite is a hip hop DJ, producer and rapper Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an American Musician, lyricist and Vocalist, most
• 2000: Queen members May and Taylor recorded a rap-style version of the song with boy band 5ive. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Five (originally rendered 5ive) were a British Boy band put together in 1997 by the same team that formed the Spice Girls, Bob
• 2000: Actress Kimberly Williams performs an alternate version of the song for the television miniseries The 10th Kingdom. Kimberly Williams-Paisley (born September 14, 1971 in Rye New York) is an American Actress. The 10th Kingdom is an epic fantasy TV Miniseries written by screenplay writer Simon Moore and released by Hallmark Entertainment
• 2003: John Farnham performed a rendition for his Greatest Hits CD, featuring samples from the original recording. John Peter Farnham, AO (born July 1, 1949) is a British-born Australian pop Singer. According to the liner notes for One Voice: The Greatest Hits, Brian May contributed an extended guitar solo.
• 2003: Robbie Williams covered the song at his Knebworth Park gig. Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer The performance subsequently appears on his Live Summer 2003 album which was released in the same year. Live at Knebworth, also known as Live Summer 2003 with different cover text is a Live album by English pop singer Robbie
• 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 bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Evian is a French Brand of Mineral water coming from several sources near Évian-les-Bains, on the south shore of Lake Geneva. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The remix was later released as a single and entered the local charts^[1].
• 2003: Anastacia performed a version with Queen members May and Taylor at the 46664 Mandela concert. Anastacia (born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk on September 17 1968 is a Multi-platinum American singer and songwriter
• 2003: Japanese techno artist Killingscum remixed 5ives cover of the song in the track Morning Knifreak. DJ Five (originally rendered 5ive) were a British Boy band put together in 1997 by the same team that formed the Spice Girls, Bob
• 2004: Houseboyz performed a cover version for the video game Dance Dance Revolution Extreme^[2]. Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (stylized as Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME) is the 8th game in the Dance Dance Revolution series of
• 2004: Scum of the Earth did a cover version on their debut album Blah...Blah...Blah...Love Songs for the New Millennium. Scum of the Earth is a heavy metal band They have produced two albums BlahBlahBlahLove Songs for the New Millennium is the first album by heavy metal band Scum of the Earth. However, the song title was changed to "Pornstar Champion" with modified lyrics.
• 2005: German band Pink Cream 69 covered the song in their album Food For Thought^[3]. Pink Cream 69 is a German Hard rock band founded in 1987 in Karlsruhe, Germany by Andi Deris, Dennis Ward, Kosta Food For Thought was Pink Cream 69 's fifth studio album released in 1997
• 2005: Nickelback covered the song as a bonus track, through a promotion with Wal-Mart, for their album All the Right Reasons. Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in Hanna Alberta by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and then-drummer Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores All the Right Reasons is the fifth Studio album by the Canadian Post-grunge / Hard rock band Nickelback, released
• 2005: Mig Ayesa performed the song in the reality show Rock Star: INXS. Miguel Alfonso Ramon Legarda "MiG" Ayesa (born January 12, 1970) is an Australian rock vocalist Rock Star INXS was the first season of the Reality television show Rock Star where 15 contestants competed to become the lead vocalist for the
• 2006: Jonathan Coulton performed a cover as the finale for his online "Thing-a-Week" series^[4]
• 2006: Ace Young performed the song in Season 5 of the reality show American Idol. Jonathan Coulton (born December 1, 1970) is an American Singer-songwriter, famous for his songs containing themes of Geek culture Brett Asa "Ace" Young (born November 15 1980 in Denver, Colorado) is an American singer Grammy -nominated songwriter and actor The fifth season of American Idol began on January 17, 2006 and concluded on May 24, 2006.
• 2007: Prince's performance at the Super Bowl XLI started with a rendition of the song. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played on February 4 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb of
• 2007: Japanese singer Kumi Koda covered the song in her a-nation '07 performance. This is a Japanese name; the family name is Koda is a Japanese pop singer from Kyoto who debuted in 2000 with Take
• 2007: Girl band Hope sang the song on series 4 of X Factor. The fourth UK series of The X Factor was broadcast on ITV in autumn 2007
• 2008: Finnish band Sonata Arctica plays "We Will Rock You" in concerts of their 2008 tour, using the crowd as a human drum kit. Sonata Arctica is a Finnish Power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1996
• 2008: Michael John performed the song in Season 7 of the reality show American Idol. Michael Johns (born Michael John Lee October 20, 1978) is an Australian -born rock / soul Singer-songwriter and The seventh season of American Idol, the annual reality show and singing competition began on January 15, 2008 and concluded
• 2008: Japanese singer Kosaka Riyu recorded a trance version of the song. is a J-pop singer as well as a member of the Konami -produced J-Pop group BeForU.
• 2008: KoRn plays "We Will Rock You" as medley with their Coming Undone at their live concerts. Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing " Coming Undone " is a song written and recorded by American rock band Korn and The Matrix for Korn's seventh studio album
• 2008: Celine Dion performed a cover of this song as The Show Must Go On for her world tour concerts. Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer
• Norman Cook performed a Fatboy Slim remix on "We Will Rock You". Fatboy Slim, also known as Norman Cook, (born Quentin Leo Cook on 31 July 1963 is a British DJ and Big beat musician
• DJ Speedo has performed a gabber style remix for various compilation CDs.

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