"We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and recorded by British rock band Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. Rolling Stone ranked it number 330 of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and it placed at number 146 on the Songs of the Century list in 2001. In 2009, "We Will Rock You" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Other than the last 30 seconds, which contains a guitar solo by May, the song is generally set in a cappella form, using only stomping and clapping as a rhythmic body percussion beat. In 1977, "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" were issued together as a worldwide top 10 single. Soon after the album was released, many radio stations began playing the songs consecutively and without interruption. Since its release, "We Will Rock You" has been covered, remixed, sampled, parodied, referred to, and used by multiple recording artists, TV shows, films and other media worldwide.
| A-side | We Are the Champions |
| Genre | Arena rock |
| Length | 2:02 |
| Label | EMI (UK), Elektra (US) |
| Writer(s) | Brian May |
| Producer(s) | Queen, Mike Stone |
About We Will Rock You - Queen
A staple at global sporting events, the Queen song written by Brian May was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009. Rolling Stone placed it at number 330 on "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list in 2004.
Achievement of We Will Rock You - Queen
In addition to being on the album News of the World, the song and fellow Queen sporting event classic "We Are the Champions" were issued together on a 7" vinyl.
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Latest information about We Will Rock You - Queen updated on July 28 2021.
