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"We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen. One version was used as the opening track on their 1977 album News of the World. This 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. When performed live, this version is usually followed by "We Are the Champions", another of the album's hits, as they were designed to run together. The double A-side 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.
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.
The "stomp, stomp, clap" sounds were later reused in the Queen + Paul Rodgers song Still Burning.
[edit] Five + Queen version
"We Will Rock You (Five + Queen)" is a cover of "We Will Rock You" featured on the 5ive album Invincible, it features Queen guitarist Brian May. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart during Summer 2000.
[edit] Tracklist
CD 1
- "We Will Rock You" (Radio Edit)
- "Keep on Movin'" (Five-A-Side Mix)
- "We Will Rock You" (Video - Enhanced Track)
CD 2
- "We Will Rock You" (Radio Edit)
- Megamix (Don't Wanna Let You Go/If Ya Gettin' Down/Keep on Movin'/We Will Rock You
- Megamix Video (Enhanced Track)
[edit] Cover versions and remixes
- 1987: Henry Rollins did a parody of "We Will Rock You" titled "I Have Come to Kill You".
- 1991: Rick Rubin did some remixes of "We Will Rock You", released by Hollywood Records. The "Ruined Remix" also contains contributions by Flea and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
- 1991: Italian band Kirlian Camera covered the song on their album Todesengel. The Fall of Life.
- 1992: Queen with guest singer Axl Rose performed the song at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.
- 1992: Warrant covered the song for the film Gladiator.
- 1992: Brazilian band Viper covered the fast version of the song in their third album Evolution, and later in a 1993 live album Maniacs in Japan.
- 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. Drummer Taylor Hawkins took the microphone, while Morissette took to the drums.
- 1997: El General remade the song in Spanish as "Nosotros Te Conmoveremos" for the compilation "Tributo a Queen: Los Grandes del Rock en Espanol."
- 2000: DJ Hurricane and Scott Weiland collaborated on a cover of the song for the album Don't Sleep.
- 2000: Queen members May and Taylor recorded a rap-style version of the song with boy band 5ive.
- 2000: Actress Kimberly Williams performs an alternate version of the song for the television miniseries The 10th Kingdom.
- 2003: John Farnham performed a rendition for his Greatest Hits CD, featuring samples from the original recording. 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. The performance subsequently appears on his Live Summer 2003 album which was released in the same year.
- 2003: a remix by KCPK, sung by a chorus of children, was released in a series of animated Evian adverts which aired in France, Germany and Belgium. The remix was later released as a single and entered the local charts[1].
- We Will Rock You was a featured song on the game Donkey Konga.
- 2003: Anastacia performed a version with Queen members May and Taylor at the 46664 Mandela concert.
- 2003: Japanese techno artist Killingscum remixed 5ives cover of the song in the track Morning Knifreak.
- 2004: The song featured in a global Pepsi-Cola TV ad campaign performed by Britney Spears, Pink and Beyoncé Knowles and produced by Brian May. The advert was set in the Coliseum of ancient Rome; Pink, Beyoncé and Britney were female gladiators who defeated the Emperor (Enrique Iglesias) by singing "We Will Rock You" together with the audience. Brian May and Roger Taylor both make guest appearances in the ad, which was shown on TV in the United Kingdom, Finland, Brazil, Malaysia, Romania, Philippines, India, Mexico, and Latin America. The campaign involved a CD giveaway by Pepsi which included exclusive remixes of the featured artists' chart toppers of the time.
- 2004: Houseboyz performed a cover version for the video game Dance Dance Revolution Extreme[2].
- 2004: Scum of the Earth did a cover version on their debut album Blah...Blah...Blah...Love Songs for the New Millennium. 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].
- 2005: Nickelback covered the song as a bonus track, through a promotion with Wal-Mart, for their album All the Right Reasons.
- 2005: Mig Ayesa performed the song in the reality show Rock Star: INXS.
- 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.
- 2007: Prince's performance at the Super Bowl XLI started with a rendition of the song.
- 2007: Japanese singer Kumi Koda covered the song in her a-nation '07 performance.
- 2007: Girl band Hope sang the song on series 4 of X Factor.
- 2007: Bon Jovi use the song as intro of their song "Summertime" in all the Lost Highway Tour.
- 2008: Finnish band Sonata Arctica plays "We Will Rock You" in concerts of their 2008 tour, using the crowd as a human drum kit.
- 2008: Japanese singer Kosaka Riyu recorded a trance version of the song.
- 2008: KoRn plays "We Will Rock You" as medley with their Coming Undone at their live concerts.
- 2008: Celine Dion performed a cover of this song as The Show Must Go On for her world tour concerts.
- Norman Cook performed a Fatboy Slim remix on "We Will Rock You".
- DJ Speedo has performed a gabber style remix for various compilation CDs.
- 2008: Stone Temple Pilots who recently reunited have played the song at many of their shows.
[edit] References
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