We Will Rock You is a song by Queen. It was written by Brian May for the band's 1977 album News of the World. It was also released as a double A-side single with We Are The Champions.
History[]
Composition[]
The song was written in response to two events which occurred in the A Day at the Races Tour: the first at the Boston Garden, where the fans stomped making a distinctive sound, The second at Bingley Hall in Staffordshire, England, when the crowd sang "You'll Never Walk Alone".
Reception[]
Rolling Stone critic Dave Marsh infamously criticized the song and called Queen a "fascist rock band" in his review of Jazz, despite it not even being on the album. Marsh claimed: "This group has come to make it clear exactly who is superior and who is inferior." and that We Will Rock You "is a marching order: you will not rock us, we will rock you. Indeed, Queen may be the first truly fascist rock band."
We Will Rock You is placed in many song lists, ranking #330 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and #146 in RIAA Songs of the Century.
Music Video[]
The music video was filmed on a snowy day in January 1978, in Roger Taylor's back garden at his mansion in Surrey. Freddie Mercury was drunk when it was filmed.
Gallery[]
Main article: We Will Rock You/Gallery
