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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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s-mac wrote:
This song brings me back...Just about every radio station in every year played this while I was growing up.
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Emmelchen wrote:
yes, we will rock you
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montimer357 wrote:
this song used to rock when I was 10 years old. but now it's just boring.
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mellodrone wrote:
we are the champions and we will rock you=bookends
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LoveKeks1000 wrote:
gaaaaaaaaaiiiiiL..........
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SotirisFr wrote:
Am I the only one who doesn't like this then? :P I don't know why, I could never get into it.
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dan77b wrote:
БлЯть,Ни одного славянского наречия, блин, мы же тоже любим Фреди, Да он легенда уже, давно .СЛАВЯНЕ пишите
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beckyboots99 wrote:
brilliant!:D
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beeeyou wrote:
damn classic .
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hammers666 wrote:
great songs of them
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scarboro wrote:
One of those songs I think everyone in the world has heard. :D
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kemming wrote:
great song
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favlaxmi wrote:
another favourite song by Queen!!! A classic band!!! One of the best rock bands in THE WORLD!!!! Love you, Queen!!!!
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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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