Verse
Buddy you're a boy
Make a big noise
Playin' in the street
Gonna be a big man some day
You got mud on your face
You big disgrace
Kickin' your can
All over the place
Sing it!
Chorus
We will, we will
Rock you!
We will, we will
Rock you!
Verse
Buddy you're a
Young man, hard man
Shoutin in the street
Gonna take on the
World some day
You got blood
On your face
You big disgrace
Wavin' your banner
All over the place
Chorus
We will, we will
Rock you!
We will, we will
Rock you!
Verse
Buddy you're an
Old man poor man
Pleadin' with your
Eyes gonna make
You some peace some day
You got mud on your face
Big disgrace
Somebody better put you
Back into your place
Chorus
We will, we will
Rock you!
Sing it!
We will, we will
Rock you!
Everybody!
We will, we will
Rock you!
We will, we will
Rock you!
All right
Solo
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Buddy, you're a boy, make a big noise
Playing in the street
Gonna be a big man someday
You got mud on your face
You big disgrace
Kicking your can all over the place, singing
We will, we will rock you
We will, we will rock you
Buddy, you're a young man, hard man
Shouting in the street
Gonna take on the world someday
You got blood on your face
A big disgrace
Waving your banner all over the place
We will, we will rock you
Sing it out, we will, we will rock you
Buddy, you're an old man, poor man
Pleading with your eyes
Gonna make you some peace someday
You got mud on your face
Big disgrace
Somebody better put you back into your place
We will, we will rock you
Sing it out
Oh, we will, we will rock you
Everybody, we will, we will rock you
Oh, we will, we will rock you
Alright
Traducción literaria al español — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Amigo, eres un chico
Haces mucho ruido
Jugando en la calle
Serás un gran hombre algún día
Tienes barro en la cara
Qué vergüenza
Pateando tu lata
Por todos lados
¡Cántalo!
Te haremos, te haremos
Vibrar
Te haremos, te haremos
Vibrar
Amigo, eres un
Joven duro
Gritando en la calle
Vas a enfrentarte al
Mundo algún día
Tienes sangre
En la cara
Qué vergüenza
Agitando tu bandera
Por todos lados
Te haremos, te haremos
Vibrar
Te haremos, te haremos
Vibrar
Amigo, eres un
Viejo pobre
Suplicando con tus
Ojos, algún día
Encontrarás paz
Tienes barro en la cara
Qué vergüenza
Alguien debería ponerte
En tu lugar
Te haremos, te haremos
Vibrar
¡Cántalo!
Te haremos, te haremos
Vibrar
¡Todos!
Te haremos, te haremos
Vibrar
Te haremos, te haremos
Vibrar
Está bien
Traducción literaria al italiano — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Amico, sei un ragazzo
Fai un gran rumore
Giocando per strada
Diventerai un grande uomo un giorno
Hai fango sulla faccia
Sei una grande vergogna
Calciando la tua lattina
In ogni dove
Cantalo!
Noi ti scuoteremo!
Noi ti scuoteremo!
Amico, sei un
Giovane uomo, uomo duro
Urlando per strada
Affronterai il
Mondo un giorno
Hai sangue
Sulla faccia
Sei una grande vergogna
Sventolando la tua bandiera
In ogni dove
Noi ti scuoteremo!
Noi ti scuoteremo!
Amico, sei un
Vecchio uomo, uomo povero
Implorando con i tuoi
Occhi, troverai
Pace un giorno
Hai fango sulla faccia
Grande vergogna
Qualcuno farebbe meglio a rimetterti
Al tuo posto
Noi ti scuoteremo!
Cantalo!
Noi ti scuoteremo!
Tutti!
Noi ti scuoteremo!
Noi ti scuoteremo!
Va bene
Traducción literaria al portugués — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Amigo, você é um garoto
Fazendo um grande barulho
Brincando na rua
Vai ser um grande homem algum dia
Você tem lama no rosto
Que vergonha
Chutando sua lata
Por todo lugar
Cante!
Nós vamos, nós vamos
Agitar você!
Nós vamos, nós vamos
Agitar você!
Amigo, você é um
Jovem, homem duro
Gritando na rua
Vai conquistar o
Mundo algum dia
Você tem sangue
No rosto
Que vergonha
Agitando sua bandeira
Por todo lugar
Nós vamos, nós vamos
Agitar você!
Nós vamos, nós vamos
Agitar você!
Amigo, você é um
Velho, homem pobre
Suplicando com seus
Olhos, vai encontrar
Paz algum dia
Você tem lama no rosto
Que vergonha
Alguém deveria te colocar
De volta no seu lugar
Nós vamos, nós vamos
Agitar você!
Cante!
Nós vamos, nós vamos
Agitar você!
Todo mundo!
Nós vamos, nós vamos
Agitar você!
Nós vamos, nós vamos
Agitar você!
Tudo certo
From the album
News of the World
Queen · 1977 · Track 1
The story behind
Queen is the band behind «We Will Rock You», an arena rock song written by Brian May, the guitarist of the British group. Its structure relies on a rhythmic pattern built with claps and a bass drum, plus a guitar solo performed by May himself. The piece runs for 2:02 and was produced by Queen alongside Mike Stone, recorded at Wessex Sound Studios in London. The song first appeared on 7 October 1977, included on News of the World, Queen's sixth studio album. The corresponding music video was filmed in the backyard of drummer Roger Taylor's house. Released under the EMI label in the United Kingdom and Elektra in the United States, the single came out with «We Will Rock You» as the A-side of «We Are the Champions»; in the United States both songs shared a double A-side. Between 1980 and 1981, the track was released as a single in various countries. During that period it reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the Billboard chart in the United States. It also entered the top 10 in Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway, and the top 15 in Germany, Austria and Sweden. Additionally, the song reached number one in France. «We Will Rock You» ranks 330th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. It has been covered, sampled and remixed by more than 50 artists, and has appeared in films, series and television programmes, commercials and radio broadcasts. Together with «We Are the Champions», for more than three decades it served as a rock anthem in stadiums, sporting events, tournaments, football World Cups and the Olympic Games, associated with the idea of victory for a team, organisation or athlete. Both songs were often played together at the end of Queen's concerts, and are sometimes broadcast back to back on the radio, following the order of the album. The piece was present on every Queen tour from the News of the World Tour of 1977 to the Magic Tour of 1986, which was the band's last tour with Freddie Mercury. It was almost always performed in the antepenultimate position, followed by «We Are the Champions»; on the Magic Tour, «Friends Will Be Friends» was inserted between the two. It also formed part of Queen's performance at Live Aid in 1985, within the 20-minute slot allotted to the group. At the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert held in 1992, the song was performed at the end of the event by Axl Rose, frontman of Guns N' Roses. Years later it continued in the live repertoire of Queen + Paul Rodgers between 2005 and 2009, and of Queen + Adam Lambert from 2012 onwards. During the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games, it was performed by Jessie J alongside the current members of Queen, with footage of Freddie Mercury included as a tribute to the late singer. In addition to the studio version, a more intense variant existed, featuring elements of heavy metal, commonly known as «We Will Rock You (Fast)». This version features a faster drum track, a rhythm guitar part and a solo midway through the song, and concludes with rapid strikes by Roger Taylor on the hi-hat and snare drum, followed by rolls and hits on the crash cymbals. It was used as the opening of concerts on tours spanning from the News of the World Tour to the Hot Space Tour, generally followed by «Let Me Entertain You» —from the 1978 album Jazz— or «Brighton Rock» —from the 1974 album Sheer Heart Attack—. From The Works Tour of 1984 onwards, this version was no longer played live.
