We Are The Champions

Words and music by Freddie Mercury

Released as a double-A sided single with "We Will Rock You" in some countries

Highest UK Chart Position: 2 (11 weeks on chart)

Highest USA Chart Position: 4

Highest French Chart Position: 1 - for ?? weeks [and then flipped]

Highest Australian Chart Position: 11 (17 weeks on chart)

Highest Japanese Chart Position: 72 (9 weeks on chart)

Highest Dutch Chart Position: 2 (13 weeks on chart) [15-8-4-2-2-2-2-4-5-9-15-21-35]

1992 reissue

Highest USA Chart Position: 52 (14 weeks on chart)

1993 'Live At Wembley' reissue

Highest Dutch Chart Position: 12 (7 weeks on chart) [29-17-12-14-17-22-36]

Highest Australian Chart Position: 88 (2 weeks on chart)

1994 'World Cup' reissue

Highest Dutch Chart Position: 32 (2 weeks on chart) [32-39]

1996 'Ajax/Juventus' reissue

Highest Dutch Chart Position: Did not chart [did not win either!]

1998 'World Cup' reissue

Highest French Chart Position: 11

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I've paid my dues

Time after time

I've done my sentence

But committed no crime

And bad mistakes

I've made a few

I've had my share of sand

Kicked in my face

But I've come through

And I need to go on and on and on and on

We are the champions, my friend

And we'll keep on fighting till the end

We are the champions

No time for losers

Because we are the champions of the world

I've taken my bows

And my curtain calls

You've bought me fame and fortune

And everything that goes with it

I thank you all

But it's been no bed of roses no pleasure cruise

I consider it a challenge before the whole human race

And I ain't gonna lose

And I need to go on and on and on and on

We are the champions, my friend

And we'll keep on fighting till the end

We are the champions

No time for losers

Because we are the champions of the world

We are the champions, my friend

And we'll keep on fighting till the end

We are the champions

No time for losers

Because we are the champions