We Are the Champions

Queen

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 we mean to go on and on and on and onWe are the champions, my friends

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 brought 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 we mean to go on and on and on and on

We are the champions, my friends

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 friends

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

Background

This is one of the most successful songs by Queen and is highly regarded even today as a song that sends chills down your spine.

Queen frontman Freddie Mercury wrote the lyrics to the song, which, combined with his powerful vocals, have resulted in this unique masterpiece. It’s a ballad-rock about victory and the battling path that has lead to the victory. The song was used as the official theme song for the 1994 FIFA Football Worldcup.