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Queen - We are the Champions lyric meanings and song
facts
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| This was released as a double A-side single
with "We Will Rock You." On the album, it flows seamlessly from "We
Will Rock You," which led disc jockeys to play the songs together.
Even though CDs allow the tracks to be separated, the 2 songs are
still usually played together. |
| This is commonly played at victory
celebrations by sports teams, especially in the US. |
| In 1992, a New Jersey high school helped
revive this in the US. Students in Clifton, NJ, asked to sing this
at their graduation. The principal refused because he associated it
with Freddie Mercury, who died of AIDS the year before. This led the
students to flood New York radio station Z100 with requests for the
song, which they started playing. Queen had already been revived in
the US by "Bohemian Rhapsody," which was used in the movie
Wayne's World, and this caught on as well, prompting the record
company to re-release the single, which made #52. |
| In 2001, Queen members Brian May and Roger
Taylor recorded a new version of this with British singer Robbie
Williams. It was used in the movie A Knight's Tale. |
| Freddie Mercury wrote this. All 4 members of
Queen contributed hit songs. May wrote "We Will Rock You." |
| This was used in the end credits of the 1992
movie The Mighty Ducks, starring Emilio Estavez. Two years
later, it was played again at the end credits of the sequel, D2,
in the scene where the team is huddled around a fire and they are
singing the song. As a result, the song became more popular among
teens and children who play sports. The movie spawned a new name for
an NHL team a year after the first movie was made. Both the team (The
Mighty Ducks) and the movie are owned by Disney. (thanks, Britney -
Calabasas, CA |
| Gavin DeGraw recorded this for the 2005 Queen
tribute album Killer Queen. (thanks, Rachel - South Point, OH) |
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