Single:
The double-A-sided single We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions entered the Australian singles chart* on 21 November 1977 and peaked at #8. It was the #43 record on the Top 100 of 1978.
Album:
Both songs are on the Queen album News of the World which entered the Australian albums chart* on 28 November 1977 and peaked at #8.
Songwriters:
We Will Rock You: Brian May
We Are the Champions: Freddie Mercury
Producers:
Queen, Mike Stone
Record label of Australian release:
Elektra
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
WE WILL ROCK YOU
Songfacts:
Queen guitarist Brian May wrote this, and claimed the idea for the song came in a dream. He told Mojo magazine October 2008 that he wanted to “create a song that the audience could participate in.”
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/queen/we-will-rock-you
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
Songfacts:
Freddie Mercury stated: “I was thinking about football when I wrote it. I wanted a participation song, something that the fans could latch on to. Of course, I’ve given it more theatrical subtlety than an ordinary football chant. I suppose it could also be construed as my version of I Did It My Way. We have made it, and it certainly wasn’t easy. No bed of roses as the song says. And it’s still not easy.”
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/queen/we-are-the-champions
Lyrics
We Will Rock You
We Are the Champions
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