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 12 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)

1992 Live At Wembley 1986 reissue
Highest Dutch Chart Position: 12 (7 weeks on chart)
Highest Australian Chart Position: 88 (2 weeks on chart)

1992 reissue
Highest USA Chart Position: 52 (14 weeks on chart)

1994 Football World Cup reissue
Highest Dutch Chart Position: 32 (2 weeks on chart)

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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
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause 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
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause 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
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions