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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | We are the champions |
| Artist | Queen |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Album | News of the world |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2:59 |
| Dur Grp | 2:30-2:59 |
| Year | 1977 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 62 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 060-064 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | Eb |
| Time | 6/8 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Minor > Major |
| Rec Tag 2 | Major / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending on V |
| Rec Tag 4 | Without intro |
| Rec Tag 5 | Irregular measure |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | TTB |
| Voc Info 4 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | Whole Down |
| Mod (Temp) 2 | Whole Up |
| Mod T Type 1 | Near Key |
| Mod T Type 2 | Pump Up (TrDrMod) |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | Whole Down, Whole Up |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | PIANO |
| Instr 2 | VOCALS |
| Instr 3 | EG |
| Instr 4 | DRUMS |
| Instr 5 | BASS GUITAR |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | Grammy - Hall of Fame Award |
| Nominations 1 | BRIT Award - British Song of Twenty Five Year |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 4 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/queen/wearethechampions.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Freddie Mercury |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ Ive taken my bows / And my curtain calls |
| Explanation | ✱ Success achieved through struggle, compared to a victory in sports or a theatrical finale. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Sport |
| MTag 2 | Society:Social:Status |
| MTag 3 | Achievement |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | vi-V-vi-V-I-IV-I-IV |
| Ch Prog PC | I-V/VII-vi-II-V |
| Ch Prog C | I-I-iii-iii-vi-vi-IV-V, I-iii-IV-#i, ii-V-iv-vii |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 12 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, i, II, ii, bIII, iii, IV, iv, V, vi, vii, #i |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 71 |
| Mel Cmplx | 44 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 20 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 69 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 63 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 60-69 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 60-69 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 27 |
| Spot-Energy | 46 |
| Spot-Valance | 18 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 10-19 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | News of the world (Queen) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LkmsfYPSg1WBK32d09G4dX7OuLryNIJz/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Pop/Rock Anthology (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/109nIUdWE1hohnwycF9SXNTyT71jlrNrj/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 3 | Best Fake Book Ever (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 3) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YR_wlEGAV7UKoFdX_IMLGSirH6vPvL7a/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 4 | Queen Songbook (Queen) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 4) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tWUhdCFf4BJcXM6zPTSce3qOApVnkIsr/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 5 | Queen Full Band Score (Queen) |
| SB Page 1 | 2 (News of the world) |
| SB Page 2 | 1009 (Pop/Rock Anthology) |
| SB Page 3 | 783 (Best Fake Book Ever) |
| SB Page 4 | 4 (Queen Songbook) |
| SB Page 5 | 35 (Queen Full Band Score) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Arena Rock |
| Style 2 | Classic Rock |
| Style 3 | Hard Rock |
| Style 4 | Glam Rock |



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