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“We Will Rock You” is a song written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen as the opening track on their 1977 album News Of The World. The album version consists of a stamping-clapping beat, and a power chorus, being somewhat of an anthem. The stamping effects were created by the band overdubbing the sounds of themselves stomping and clapping many times and adding delay effects to create a sound like many people were participating. Other than the last 30 seconds containing a guitar solo, the song is generally set in acapella form, using clapping as a rhythmic beat.
The double A-side of “We Will Rock You” and “
We Are The Champions” reached number 4 on the U.S. Billboard singles chart, becoming their second hit in the U.S. On the 45 of the song’s original vinyl record release, the song was actually the flip side of “We Are the Champions” in Britain, 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, 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 and early 1980s with this version, as captured on their 1979 Live Killers double album, on Queen Rock Montreal (2007), and on the Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl album released in 2004.
The double A-side of “We Will Rock You” and “
We Are The Champions” reached number 4 on the U.S. Billboard singles chart, becoming their second hit in the U.S. On the 45 of the song’s original vinyl record release, the song was actually the flip side of “We Are the Champions” in Britain, 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, 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 and early 1980s with this version, as captured on their 1979 Live Killers double album, on Queen Rock Montreal (2007), and on the Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl album released in 2004.
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musicaddict520 wrote:
it was one of my favorites at that age, along with several nirvana songs.
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Bunglechunk wrote:
This is my son's favourite song... he's 4 years old! Classic.
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davidthemugman wrote:
a ture old classic
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Soyerz wrote:
'Stomp, stomp clap' Never gets old.
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kealan1 wrote:
WE WILL ROCK YOU LOL
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SASSYSTEPH09 wrote:
tap tap clap tap tap clap
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the_golas wrote:
sing it!
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leekpie wrote:
THE FUCKING BEST! Love the guitar at the end.
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legends70 wrote:
The same things sort of happen in PE to me. If a big group of people are out of our activity, they will bang and clap on the on the walls.
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PIMPSTATUS22 wrote:
COREOGRAPHED? HAHA U MEAN CHOREOGRAPH,,,,,,I KNOW IM AN ASS. TOODLES QUEEN IS GAY
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elyador wrote:
a couple years ago, our PE teacher made all the girls in the class learn a coreographed dance to this song and preform it in foront of the school. It was awesome
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xenu255 wrote:
we wil we will rock rock rock you!!!!
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lolzunicorn wrote:
I used to sing this as a child and my dad would get upset thinking it meant something else :}
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Ferdokki wrote:
WE WILL, WE WILL, ROCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD Classic!
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teinowacpunka wrote:
On nadal żyje.
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Kolanan wrote:
unknown song
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Dunk_a_roos wrote:
we will rock YOU!
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CAVermeer wrote:
Love Queen love Queen always loved Queen. AHHHHH!!!! This is CLASSIC!
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jatemtudoaqui wrote:
O clássico dos clássicos! Não conheço ninguém que nunca tenha ouvido essa música...
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Evi_Ewx wrote:
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