We Are The Champions - Cover Versions and Samplings

Cover Versions and Samplings

  • 1992: Guitarist Hank Marvin performed an instrumental of "We Are the Champions" as a duet with Queen guitarist Brian May on Hank's 1992 album Into the Light.
  • 1996: Musician Scatman John performed "We Are the Champions" along with other artists for the compilation Queen Dance Traxxx.
  • 1997: German band J.B.O. did a parody of the song, called "Wir sind die Champignons" (We are the champignons).
  • 2001: Robbie Williams on vocals with Queen (May/Taylor) for the soundtrack of the 2001 film A Knight's Tale.
  • 2001: Florent Pagny as duet with David Hallyday on his album 2.
  • 2003: New York-based thrashcore band Das Oath covered the song for the album Über Alles.
  • 2003: Jean-Sébastien Lavoie, a contestant of French TV show Nouvelle Star, in 2003 (#38 in France and #53 in Switzerland),
  • 2004: William Hung for his album Hung for the Holidays.
  • 2005: Gavin DeGraw the 2005 album Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen.
  • A cover version by Crazy Frog – "We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)" featuring Queen vocals was released in 2006 in time for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was popular (reaching #1 in France and being certified gold).
  • The song was also sampled or parodied by producer Rick Rubin, who remixed the song for Hollywood Records.
  • 2010: The cast of the Off-Broadway musical Avenue Q performed covers of "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions" in a video spoof of the Muppets' "Bohemian Rhapsody".
  • 2010 Katie Waissel sang it on The X Factor for her audition, and in Week 1 of the live shows.
  • 2010: Mayday Parade on the album Punk Goes Classic Rock.
  • 2012 Tony Vincent performed We Are The Champions on The Voice (Season 2). Cee Lo Green was so impressed with Vincent's rendition that he snatched him up for his Team (TeamCeeLo) and commented that Freddie Mercury would have been proud.
  • 2012: Glee New Directions in the "Nationals" episode.

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