QUEEN (October 22, 1977) – "We Are The Champions" b/w "We Will Rock You" Format: 7" Single: NET

Oct 21, 1977

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"We Are The Champions" was issued in the Netherlands on October 22, 1977 through EMI under catalogue number 5C 006-60045.

The single brought together two Queen compositions, with Freddie Mercury's "We Are The Champions" on the A-side and Brian May's "We Will Rock You" on the reverse.

Both recordings were produced by Queen and Mike Stone.

RECORDING

"We Are The Champions" was written by Freddie Mercury.

"We Will Rock You" was written by Brian May.

Both tracks were produced by Queen and Mike Stone.

TRACK-BY-TRACK NOTES

• We Are The Champions — Written by Freddie Mercury and issued as the A-side of the Dutch single. Produced by Queen and Mike Stone.

• We Will Rock You — Written by Brian May and selected as the B-side. Produced by Queen and Mike Stone.

RELEASE HISTORY

The Netherlands edition of "We Are The Champions" / "We Will Rock You" was released through EMI on October 22, 1977.

The release carried catalogue number 5C 006-60045 and was issued as a 7-inch vinyl single.

The October 22, 1977 release date is taken from Release Info magazine, issued by de Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.

PRODUCTION

Produced by Queen and Mike Stone

Label: EMI

RELEASE VARIANTS TABLE

Artist	Title	Label	Country	Catalogue	Date	Format
Queen	We Are The Champions / We Will Rock You	EMI	Netherlands	5C 006-60045	October 22, 1977	7" Single

TRACKLIST TABLE (ALL FORMATS)

Format	Catalogue	Tracklisting
7" Single	5C 006-60045	A. We Are The Champions B. We Will Rock You

NOTES

The Netherlands release date of October 22, 1977 is taken from Release Info magazine, issued by de Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.

"We Are The Champions" was written by Freddie Mercury.

"We Will Rock You" was written by Brian May.

Both recordings were produced by Queen and Mike Stone.

SOURCES Discogs, 45 World, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts.

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