We Will Rock You - Cover Versions

Cover Versions

1990s

• 1992: American glam metal band Warrant covered the song for the film Gladiator.
• 1992: Brazilian band Viper covered the fast version of the song in their third album Evolution, and later in a 1993 live album Maniacs in Japan.
• 1996: American recording artist Linda Ronstadt performed a soft lullaby version for her album Dedicated to the One I Love.

2000s

• 2000: American hip hop producer DJ Hurricane and vocalist Scott Weiland collaborated on a cover of the song for the album Don't Sleep.
• 2000: Actress Kimberly Williams performs an alternate version of the song for the television miniseries The 10th Kingdom.
• 2003: John Farnham performed a rendition for his Greatest Hits CD, featuring samples from the original recording.
• 2003: a remix by KCPK, sung by a chorus of children, was released in a series of animated Evian adverts which aired in France, Germany and Belgium. The remix was later released as a single and entered the local charts.
• 2004: Houseboyz performed a cover version for the video game Dance Dance Revolution Extreme.
• 2004: American pop singers Britney Spears, Beyoncé Knowles and P!nk used this song in an international commercial Pepsi campaign and the song was released on Pepsi Music 2004 CD.
• 2005: Canadian rock band Nickelback covered the song as a bonus track, through a promotion with Wal-Mart, for their album All the Right Reasons.
• 2008: Japanese singer Kosaka Riyu recorded a trance music version of the song.
• 2009: Australian Idol winner of season 7 Stan Walker did a cover on the show and recorded a version on his debut album Introducing Stan Walker (2010).