We Are the Champions
~ Song
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Freddie Mercury |
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| publisher: | Beechwood Music Corp. EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) Queen Music Ltd. |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Queen-we-are-the-champions-lyrics [info] |
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| other databases: | https://www.whosampled.com/Queen/We-Are-The-Champions/ [info] |
| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/11014 [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0010510975 [info] |
| Songfacts: | https://www.songfacts.com/facts/queen/we-are-the-champions [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q238564 [info] |
| referred to in medleys: | Queen I Don’t Stop Them Now (order: 10) |
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| later parody versions: | We Are Brightonians We Are the Champions We're More Than Champions |
| later translated parody versions: | Wir sind die Champignons Wir sind die Champignons |
| later translated versions: | Austrofred is da Champion Mir san die Champions Somos campeones We Are the Champions |
| part of: | We Will Rock You (Queen musical) We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical) |
| is the basis for: | The Queen Symphony: V. Andante doloroso – Allegretto – Alla marcia – Moderato risoluto – Pastorale – Maestoso The Queen Symphony: VI. Andante sostenuto |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1977-12-11 | We Are the Champions (live, 1977-12-11: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA) | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1977-12-11 | We Are the Champions (mono soundboard recorded live, 1977‐12‐11: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA) | live | Queen | 3:24 |
| 1977-12-11 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | 3:19 |
| 1978-11-19 | We Are the Champions (live, 1978‐11‐19: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA) | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1978-12-01 | We Are the Champions (live, 1978-12-01: Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada) | live | Queen | 3:53 |
| 1978-12-01 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1978-12-14 | We Are the Champions (live, 1978-12-14: PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada) | live | Queen | 3:52 |
| 1979-01-24 | We Are the Champions (live, 1979-01-24: Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany) | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1979-01 – 1979-03 | We Are the Champions (live, 1979) | live | Queen | 3:27 |
| 1979-01 – 1979-03 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | 3:47 |
| 1979-02-27 – 1979 | We Are the Champions (live) | live | Queen | 3:33 |
| 1979-12-03 | We Are the Champions (live, 1979‐12‐03: City Hall, Newcastle, UK) | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1979-12-26 | We Are the Champions (live, 1979-12-26: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK) | live | Queen | 3:44 |
| 1980-09-19 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1981-02-16 | We Are the Champions (live, 1981-02-16: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan) | live | Queen | 3:29 |
| 1981-02-28 | We Are the Champions (live, 1981-02-28: Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina) | live | Queen | 3:20 |
| 1981-02-28 | We Are the Champions (live, 1981-02-28: Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Queen | 3:20 | |
| 1981-02-28 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | 3:17 |
| 1981-11-24 – 1981-11-25 | We Are the Champions (live, 1981-11-(24-25): Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada) | live | Queen | 3:28 |
| 1981-11-24 – 1981-11-25 | We Are the Champions (live, 1981-11-(24-25): Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada) | live | Queen | 3:26 |
| 1981-12-08 | We Are the Champions | cover and live | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 3:32 |
| 1982-04-16 | We Are the Champions (live, 1982-04-16: Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland) | live | Queen | 3:19 |
| 1982-05-12 | We Are the Champions / God Save the Queen (live, 1982-05-12: Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria) | live | Queen | 4:39 |
| 1982-05-21 | We Are the Champions (live, 1982‐05‐21: Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany) | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1982-06-05 | We Are the Champions (live, 1982-06-05: Milton Keynes Bowl, Buckinghamshire, England, UK) | live | Queen | 3:29 |
| 1982-06-05 | We Are the Champions (live, 1982-06-05: Milton Keynes Bowl, Milton Keynes, UK) | live | Queen | 3:29 |
| 1982-07-28 | We Are the Champions (live, 1982-07-28: Madison Square Gardens, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1982-10-19 | We Are the Champions (live, 1982-10-19: Kyuden Auditorium, Fukuoka, Japan) | live | Queen | 3:32 |
| 1982-10-19 | We Are the Champions (live) | live | Queen | 3:21 |
| 1982-10-24 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1982-10-26 | We Are the Champions (live, 1982-10-26: Kosusai Tenjijo, Nagoya, Japan) | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1984-09-15 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | 3:31 |
| 1984-09-24 | We Are the Champions (live, 1984-09-24: Deutchlandhalle, Berlin, Germany) | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1984-10-19 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | 3:15 |
| 1984-10-19 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | 3:15 |
| 1985-01-11 – 1985-01-18 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | 4:05 |
| 1985-01-11 – 1985-01-18 | We Are the Champions (live, 1985-01-12: Rock in Rio Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | live | Queen | 4:06 |
| 1985-01-11 – 1985-01-18 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1985-01-12 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | 4:06 |
| 1985-05-11 | We Are the Champions (live, 1985-05-11: Yoyogi Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan) | live | Queen | 3:56 |
| 1985-05-11 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | 3:58 |
| 1985-05-11 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | 3:49 |
| 1985-05-11 | We Are the Champions (live, 1985-05-11: Tokyo, Japan) | live | Queen | 4:00 |
| 1985-05-11 | We Are the Champions (live, 1985-05-11: 国立代々木競技場, Jinnan, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan) | live | Queen | 3:52 |
| 1985-05-11 | We Are the Champions (live, 1985-05-11: 国立代々木競技場, Jinnan, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan) | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1985-05-15 | We Are the Champions (live, 1985-05-15: Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka, Japan) | live | Queen | 3:50 |
| 1985-07-13 | We Are the Champions (live, 1985-07-13: Live Aid 1985) | live | Queen | 3:41 |
| 1985-07-13 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | 3:37 |
| 1985-07-13 | We Are the Champions (live, 1985-07-13: Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK) | live | Queen | 3:38 |
| 1985-07-13 | We Are the Champions (live, 1985‐07‐13: Live Aid 1985, Wembley Stadium, London, UK) | live | Queen | 3:43 |
| 1985-07-13 | We Are the Champions (live, 1985-07-13: Wembley Stadium, London, UK) | live | Queen | 3:45 |
| 1985-07-13 | We Are the Champions (live, 1985-07-13: Wembley Stadium, London, UK) | live | Queen | 3:45 |
| 1985-07-13 | We Are the Champions (Live Aid) | live | Queen | 3:57 |
| 1986-06-21 | We Are the Champions (live, 1986-06-21: Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany) | live | Queen | 3:47 |
| 1986-06-21 | We Are the Champions (live FM broadcast recorded at Maimarktgelände, Manheim, Germany, 21st June 1986) | live | Queen | 3:39 |
| 1986-06-21 | We Are the Champions (live, 1986-06-21: Reigns the World: Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany) | live | Queen | 3:46 |
| 1986-07-11 | We Are the Champions (live, 1986‐07‐11: Wembley Stadium, London, UK) | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1986-07-11 | We Are the Champions (live, 1986-07-11: Wembley Stadium, London, UK) | live | Queen | ?:?? |
| 1986-07-11 | We Are the Champions (live, 1977-05-12) | live | Queen | 4:12 |
| 1986-07-11 – 1986-07-12 | We Are the Champions (live, 1986-07-11: Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK) | live | Queen | 4:21 |
| 1986-07-11 – 1986-07-12 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | 4:12 |
| 1986-07-11 – 1986-07-12 | We Are the Champions (live) | live | Queen | 4:05 |
| 1986-07-12 | We Are the Champions (live, 1986-07-12: Wembley Stadium, London, UK) | live | Queen | 4:05 |
| 1986-07-12 | We Are the Champions (live, 1985: Japan) | live | Queen | 4:01 |
| 1986-07-12 | We Are the Champions (live, 1986‐07‐12: Wembley Stadium, London, UK) | live | Queen | 4:03 |
| 1986-07-12 | We Are the Champions (Queen cam) (live, 1986-07-12: Wembley Stadium, London, England) | live | Queen | 4:08 |
| 1986-07-27 | We Are the Champions (live, 1986-07-27: Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary) | live | Queen | 3:52 |
| 1986-07-27 | We Are the Champions (live, 1986-07-27: Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary) | live | Queen | 3:52 |
| 1986-08-09 | We Are the Champions (live, 1986-08-09: Electric Magic: Knebworth Park, Knebworth, UK) | live | Queen | 3:43 |
| 1986-08-09 | We Are the Champions (live, 1986-08-09: Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England, UK) | live | Queen | 2:03 |
| 1992-04-20 | We Are the Champions (live, 1992-04-20: Wembley Stadium, London, UK) | cover and live | Liza Minnelli | 5:42 |
| 1992-04-20 | We Are the Champions (live, 1992-04-20: Wembley Stadium, London, UK) | live | Queen + Liza Minnelli and Cast | 6:45 |
| 1999 | We Are the Champions | cover | The Busters | 2:39 |
| 2001-11-24 | We Are the Champions (live, 2001-11-24: Ocean, Hackney, London, England, UK) | live | SAS Band | ?:?? |
| 2002-04-30 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen | 6:48 |
| 2002-04-30 | We Are the Champions (live, 2002-04-30: Museumplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands) | live | Queen | 5:38 |
| 2002-06-03 | We Are the Champions (live, 2002-06-03: Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK) | live | Queen + Will Young | 2:41 |
| 2002-06-03 | We Are the Champions (live, 2002-06-03: Buckingham Palace, London, UK) | live | Queen + Will Young + The London Cast of “We Will Rock You” + Phil Collins on drums | 2:38 |
| 2002-07-12 – 2002-07-13 | We Are the Champions (We Will Rock You, 2002 original London cast) | live | Queen | 2:26 |
| 2003-11-29 | We Are the Champions (live, 2003-11-29: Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa) | live | Queen & Anastacia | 3:27 |
| 2003-11-29 | We Are the Champions (live, 2003-11-29: Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa) | live | Queen / Anastacia & Cast | 3:20 |
| 2004-05 | We Are the Champions | cover and live | The Bad Plus | 6:06 |
| 2004-09-21 | We Are the Champions (Live at Irving Plaza, New York, NY, 9/21/04) | cover and live | Green Day | 5:16 |
| 2004 | We Are the Champions | live | Miquel Fernández | 3:01 |
| 2004 | We Are the Champions (“Wetten Das” German TV live performance, 2004) | live | Queen + The German Cast | 2:10 |
| 2005-01-15 | We Are the Champions (live, 2005-01-15: Böblingen, Germany) | cover and live | Green Day | ?:?? |
| 2005-04-28 | We Are the Champions (live, 2005-04-28: Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany) | live | Queen + Paul Rodgers | 4:30 |
| 2005-05-09 | We Are the Champions (live, 2005-05-09: Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom) | live | Queen + Paul Rodgers | 4:30 |
| 2005-07-02 | We Are the Champions (live, 2005-07-02: Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal) | live | Queen + Paul Rodgers | 4:32 |
| 2005-10-29 | We Are the Champions (live, 2005-10-29: Yokohama Arena, Shin-Yokohama, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) | live | Queen + Paul Rodgers | 4:35 |
| 2005 | We Are the Champions (We Will Rock You, 2005 Köln cast) | live | Serkan Kaya & Ensemble | 2:26 |
| 2006-04-05 | We Are the Champions (live, 2006-04-05: HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, United States) | live | Queen + Paul Rodgers | 5:14 |
| 2006-12-09 | We Are the Champions (live, 2006-12-09: Walter-Köbel-Halle Rüsselsheim, Germany) | cover and live | The Queen Kings | ?:?? |
| 2006-12 | We Are the Champions (live, 2006-12: Cafe Hahn, Koblenz, Germany) | cover and live | The Queen Kings | 4:54 |
| 2007-04-14 | We Are the Champions (live, 2007-04-14: Hückeswagen, Germany) | cover and live | The Queen Kings | ?:?? |
| 2007-12-12 | We Are the Champions (live, 2007-12-12: Walter-Köbel-Sporthalle, Rüsselsheim, Germany) | cover and live | The Queen Kings | ?:?? |
| 2008-09-12 | We Are the Champions (live, 2008-09-12: Freedom Square, Kharkiv, Kharkivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine) | live | Queen + Paul Rodgers | 2:59 |
| 2008-09-16 | We Are the Champions (live, 2008-09-16: Olympiysky Sports Palace, Moskva, Russia) | live | Queen + Paul Rodgers | ?:?? |
| 2008-09-23 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen + Paul Rodgers | ?:?? |
| 2008-09-24 | We Are the Champions | live | Queen + Paul Rodgers | 4:32 |
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