1977-10-28
News Of The World
Queen
By Maeve C.
“We Will Rock You” and “We Are The Champions” open News of the World, the same pairing Queen had released as a single on 7 October 1977. The album was recorded at Sarm East and Wessex Sound Studios in London between July and September that year, with Mike Stone engineering.
All four members wrote for it. Brian May contributed “All Dead, All Dead” as well as the opener, John Deacon wrote “Spread Your Wings”, Roger Taylor brought “Sheer Heart Attack” and “Fight From The Inside”, and Freddie Mercury’s “Get Down, Make Love” leans toward funk. It reached number four in the UK and number three in the US.
Sources
Rights-holder metadata (℗ 1977 Queen Productions Ltd. (ROW)/Hollywood Records): October 28, 1977. Editorial notes name the writers of 'We Will Rock You', 'All Dead, All Dead', 'Spread Your Wings', 'Sheer Heart Attack', 'Fight From the Inside' and 'Get Down, Make Love'.MusicBrainz first release date 1977-10-28 (GB); US release 1977-11-03.
Released 28 October 1977 (EMI UK, Elektra US); recorded 6 July–16 September 1977 at Sarm East and Wessex; Mike Stone engineered; double A-side single 7 October 1977; UK No. 4, US No. 3.