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  • We Will Rock You
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  • We Will Rock You
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  • 2000 singles
  • EMI Records singles
  • Hollywood Records singles
  • 1977 singles
  • 1977 songs
  • Elektra Records singles
  • Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients
  • UK Singles Chart number-one singles
  • Number-one singles in France
  • Queen (band) songs
  • Songs from We Will Rock You (musical)
  • Songs written by Brian May
  • Five (band) songs
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  • %22We Will Rock You%22 is a song written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. Rolling Stone ranked it number 330 of %22The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time%22 in 2004, and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) placed it at number 146 on its list of Songs of the Century. In 2009, %22We Will Rock You%22 was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.Other than the last 30 seconds containing a guitar solo by May, the song is generally set in a cappella form, using only stomping and clapping as a rhythmic beat. In 1977, %22We Will Rock You%22 and %22We Are the Champions%22 were issued together as a worldwide top ten single. Soon after the album was released, many radio stations began playing the songs consecutively and without interruption.Since its release, %22We Will Rock You%22 has been covered, remixed, sampled, parodied, referenced and used by multiple recording artists, TV shows, films and other media worldwide. Since its release, the song has become a staple at sports events around the world as a stadium anthem, mostly due to its simple rhythm.
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  • We Will Rock You
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